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Is the post format feature available to all themes?
The Post Formats feature provides a standardized list of formats available to all themes that support the feature. A theme may not support every format on the list; in such a case, it is good form to make this known to users.
What do you need to know about post formats in WordPress?
Post formats is an optional value added to WordPress posts which allows theme developers to define visual representation of a post. Theme developers can create themes with support for post formats. A number of post formats are available, however it is not possible for themes or plugins to introduce custom post formats.
What makes a WordPress post a video post?
A post in video post format usually contains a video either embedded from a third party video hosting service like YouTube or uploaded and played directly from WordPress. Since WordPress version 3.6 there is support for native video upload and playback.
What’s the difference between image and video posts?
An image post, on the other hand, would typically just contain a single image, with or without a caption/text to go along with it. An audio/video post would be the same but with audio/video added in. Any of these three could use either plugins or standard Embeds to display their content.
What are the different post formats in WordPress?
Post formats expand the micro-blogging face of WordPress as you can create your post as an aside, a status update, a quote, a gallery, a video, a link or an image, and style each to your heart’s content. Bottom line: The post formats feature makes WordPress a more complete blogging platform.
Do you need a plugin to use post format?
The Post Formats feature provides a standardized list of formats that are available to all themes that support the feature. Themes are not required to support every format on the list. New formats cannot be introduced by themes or even plugins.
What is an example of a post format?
For example, the aside, link, and status formats will typically be displayed without title or author information. They are simple, short, and minor. The aside could contain perhaps a paragraph or two, while the link would probably be only a sentence with a link to some URL in it.
How to change post format in WordPress theme?
In the theme, use get_post_format() to check the format for a post, and change its presentation accordingly. Note that posts with the default format will return a value of FALSE.