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[Theme handbook] Links on the reference page point to codex

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Description

Issue Description

The reference pages in the theme developer handbook has lists of links to template tags and conditional tags,
but the links are to the old codex pages.
The list needs to be checked to confirm if it is still complete and relevant.

The page is also missing a link to one of the most important pages, the developer code reference:
https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/

URL of the Page with the Issue

https://developer.wordpress.org/themes/references/
And child pages:
https://developer.wordpress.org/themes/references/list-of-template-tags/
https://developer.wordpress.org/themes/references/list-of-conditional-tags/

Section of Page with the issue

Why is this a problem?

It is a problem because the links are outdate and we need to make sure that none of the functions are deprecated and that any new functions are added.

Suggested Fix

Update the links.

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start with the references page and its list-of-template-tags and list-of-conditional-tags child pages. Review each linked entry against the current developer code reference, checking completeness, relevance, and deprecated functions. Done means outdated links are updated, needed entries are included, and the developer code reference link is added.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Domain
documentation
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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