Include wp_link_pages() to support navigation links within a post.
Display post title and post content.
The title should be plain text instead of a link pointing to itself.
Display the post date.
Respect the date and time format settings unless it’s important to the design. (User settings for date and time format are in Administration Panels > Settings > General).
For output based on the user setting, use the_time( get_option( ‘date_format’ ) ).
Display the author name (if appropriate).
Display post categories and post tags.
Display an “Edit” link for logged-in users with edit permissions.
Display comment list and comment form.
Show navigation links to next and previous post using previous_post_link() and next_post_link().
Author comment should be highlighted differently.
Display gravatars (user avatars) if appropriate.
Support threaded comments.
Display trackbacks/pingbacks.
This file shouldn’t contain function definitions unless in the function_exist() check to avoid redeclaration errors. Ideally all functions should be in functions.php.
Display a list of posts in excerpt or full-length form. Choose one or the other as appropriate.
The search results page show the search term which generated the results. It’s a simple but useful way to remind someone what they just searched for — especially in the case of zero results. Use the_search_query() or get_search_query() (display or return the value, respectively). For example:
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