Using post formats

- There is one panel in the right sidebar,…sitting right under the Publish panel,…that I've only mentioned in passing before.…That is the post formats panel,…and you'll remember I collapsed it earlier.…I also mentioned that, at least for now,…you should avoid using it.…So now I'll explain why.…The post formats panel is meant to give you the ability…to specify what type of post you are creating.…An image post, a video post,…a gallery post, a quote, et cetera.…This stems from a project that was started some years ago…to make WordPress more modularized,…however, during that project it became clear…that while the intention was good,…the implementation of post formats…was more confusing than helpful,…and the project lost traction and interest.…

Today, we're left with this single panel…and its function is at best, arbitrary.…Depending on the theme you've activated,…you may or may not see the post formats panel at all.…Different themes have different post formats support,…and what happens when you apply a specific post format…