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Given template parts can be used and called directly in PHP templates, I'm not sure this should be disallowed entirely. At the very least, the "is block theme" check seems a bit too broad, we should be checking on add_theme_support( 'block-template-parts' ).

In my opinion, the fact that we have to add code to PHP templates is a problem in itself. It seems inconsistent that we can add template parts via the UI, but then have to write code to display them.

Additionally, when adding a template part in a PHP template, we need to add code like block_template_part( 'slug), but the slug for template parts created via the UI is automatically generated from the title. So users have no official way to know what the slug is. They have to go into the template part editor and guess the slug from the URL parameter:

There had been ongoing efforts to prohibit the creation of template parts in classic themes. This PR fixes the exceptions that are not in line with this effort. If the creation of template parts should be allowed, I think all of these places need to be changed at the same time in a follow-up.

Yeah, I lean towards allowing creating template parts if the theme is adding support for them, and things like slug editing should also be exposed. On classic themes there are a lot of elements that can be created in the UI, but won't be displayed unless there is code added to the PHP template (creating meta fields, widget areas, etc). Curious about other thoughts, though.

I don't have a strong opinion on this but it seems quite harmless as is on trunk. Maybe folks with more experience in themes can chime in -cc @carolinan @MaggieCabrera .

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Yes I believe that the following was intended to always be behind the block-template-parts theme support flag.
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Now on the other hand, it may not need to be prioritized unless more people and more users speak up, or if there are many new support requests, since there is a suggestion to unify template parts and synced patterns.

As I understand it, there are two things expected of a classic theme with block-template-parts support:

• Theme developers can place template parts in the parts directory.
• Theme developers can embed those template parts in PHP templates.

In any case, I think creating template parts via the UI should be prohibited in classic themes. For example:

"Add New Template Part" menu item in the site editor:

"Start blank" button of the Template Part block: