Default post format setting does not respect theme support

[seanleavey]

In options-writing.php, the Default Post Format setting does not check whether the current theme supports the built-in formats. Would it not be more intuitive if only the formats supported by the current theme were in the list to select? Then a description could be added underneath to say "these are the formats supported by the currently selected theme".

Alternatively, there could be a filter added to get_post_format_strings in wp-includes/post-formats.php to allow themes/plugins to remove available formats from this list.

[MadtownLems]

I just came here to submit this exact issue. None of our themes use Post Formats (and I think they're becoming rarer and rarer). When users visit Settings->Writing, though, they are presented with a variety of Post Formats that don't even really exist and mean nothing, and thus a confusing setting that has no impact.

I think the Default Post Format option should only exist if the current theme supports Post Formats.

[sabernhardt]

I removed the version again because the issue is not new to trunk (see ​Trac version in the handbook). The ticket was opened when 4.9 was available, and this could go all the way back to 3.6.

[MadtownLems]

Replying to sabernhardt:

I removed the version again because the issue is not new to trunk

Ah perfect, thank you for the explanation!