Why do we need comments.php (and other questions)

  • Can I get some love/help on why my theme was turned down? I didn’t get any answers from Fingli on my last attempt to submit my theme.
    https://themes.trac.www.ads-software.com/ticket/2811

    One thing I noticed is that WordPress automatically inserts comments if you don’t have a comments.php file, so my first question is why is this a requirement? Wouldn’t it be better to just let people to use the built-in functionality?

    My second question is why I was turned down for using the field $user_url which is clearly defined here:
    https://codex.www.ads-software.com/Author_Templates#Custom_Author_Information

    The code is:

    // If coauthors isnt installed
				$curauth = $wp_query->get_queried_object();
				if (trim(str_replace("https://","",$curauth->user_url))) {
					the_author_link();
				} else {
					the_author_posts_link();
				}

    I’m starting to suspect that WordPress doesn’t want theme hobbyists like me anymore.

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