[theme-reviewers] Ticket #8055: Need help.

jay Cauvain wp at stormfire.me
Thu Jun 7 06:48:41 UTC 2012


Wouldn't it just be simpler to amend the issue rather than argue about it?
because I can see exactly where this is headed.
On Jun 7, 2012 7:12 AM, "Gazpo Themes" <themes at gazpo.com> wrote:

> So how does theme reviews work? Don't they have same rule for everyone?
> Even the themes accepted on 4th june are using same code and being accepted
> and I am being rejected for the very same reason?
>
> Sami.
>
>
> On Thu, Jun 7, 2012 at 9:02 AM, Konstantin Obenland <
> konstantin at obenland.it> wrote:
>
>> The problem is that the output is not filterable in its entirety, and
>> Plugins can't modify it.
>>
>> The requirement<http://codex.wordpress.org/Theme_Review#Function_Parameters.2C_Filters.2C_and_Action_Hooks> is
>> pretty clear on this: "wp_title(): Themes are *required* to modify
>> output via filter (wp_title)"
>>
>> So no, the way Twenty Eleven and countless other Themes do it is not
>> correct, as frumph pointed out.
>> The example Cais gave earlier is great, as is Chip's on StackExchange<http://wordpress.stackexchange.com/questions/32622/when-calling-wp-title-do-you-have-to-create-some-kind-of-title-php-file>
>> .
>>
>> Konstantin
>>
>>
>> On 07.06.2012, at 07:26, Gazpo Themes wrote:
>>
>> I am still confused, most of the recently accepted themes are using
>> following code. I have used exactly same but theme reviewer is not
>> accepting mine. What's the problem with it?
>>
>> <title><?php
>>     global $page, $paged;
>>     wp_title( '|', true, 'right' );
>>     bloginfo( 'name' );
>>
>>     $site_description = get_bloginfo( 'description', 'display' );
>>     if ( $site_description && ( is_home() || is_front_page() ) )
>>         echo " | $site_description";
>>
>>     if ( $paged >= 2 || $page >= 2 )
>>         echo ' | ' . sprintf( __( 'Page %s', 'silverorchid' ), max(
>> $paged, $page ) );
>>
>>     ?></title>
>>
>> Thanks.
>> Sami.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Jun 7, 2012 at 3:11 AM, Edward Caissie <edward.caissie at gmail.com>wrote:
>>
>>> Yes, there is some confusion here ...
>>>
>>> 1. The use of the template tag `wp_title` is expected; but,
>>> 2. `wp_title` is expected to be use "correctly" as well.
>>>
>>> Essentially, after varied discussions and input from several people, it
>>> was decided the correct / best practice method of using the template tag
>>> was to initially use the standard parameters then filter any "decorative"
>>> text, etc. into it afterward. The example in TwentyEleven works but could
>>> be improved upon to maintain the extensibility of the `wp_title` template
>>> tag.
>>>
>>> As an example from Desk Mess Mirrored, which generates a very similar
>>> output to TwentyEleven (and TwentyTen) see the following code:
>>>
>>> Use `<?php wp_title( '|', true, 'right' ); ?>` in the header.php
>>> template; and,
>>>
>>> Use something similar to the following as the filtered function:
>>>
>>> `<?php
>>> /**
>>>          * Use as filter input
>>>          *
>>>          * @param   string $old_title - default title text
>>>          * @param   string $sep - separator character
>>>          * @param   string $sep_location - left|right - separator
>>> placement in relationship to title
>>>          *
>>>          * @return  string - new title text
>>>          */
>>>         function dmm_wp_title( $old_title, $sep, $sep_location ) {
>>>             global $page, $paged;
>>>             /** Set initial title text */
>>>             $dmm_title_text = $old_title . get_bloginfo( 'name' );
>>>             /** Add wrapping spaces to separator character */
>>>             $sep = ' ' . $sep . ' ';
>>>
>>>             /** Add the blog description (tagline) for the home/front
>>> page */
>>>             $site_tagline = get_bloginfo( 'description', 'display' );
>>>             if ( $site_tagline && ( is_home() || is_front_page() ) )
>>>                 $dmm_title_text .= "$sep$site_tagline";
>>>
>>>             /** Add a page number if necessary */
>>>
>>>             if ( $paged >= 2 || $page >= 2 )
>>>                 $dmm_title_text .= $sep . sprintf( __( 'Page %s',
>>> 'desk-mess-mirrored' ), max( $paged, $page ) );
>>>
>>>             return $dmm_title_text;
>>>         }
>>>     add_filter( 'wp_title', 'dmm_wp_title', 10, 3 );
>>> ?>`
>>>
>>> Again, this is only a (working) example, and it is not a definitive
>>> requirement that themes do this explicitly; but, it will make plugin
>>> authors much happier and your end-users as well, especially those that use
>>> SEO plugins which typically hook into the `wp_title` template tag.
>>>
>>> Hope that makes some sense of the issue ...
>>>
>>>
>>> Cais.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Wed, Jun 6, 2012 at 6:39 PM, Kirk Wight <kwight at kwight.ca> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I think the confusion is in terminology. There are both a wp_title
>>>> filter and a wp_title template tag; the requirement refers to the template
>>>> tag which, if taken as-is from Twenty Eleven, should be fine.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 6 June 2012 16:08, Philip M. Hofer (Frumph) <philip at frumph.net>wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>   This one is new to me, the reference is here:
>>>>>
>>>>> http://codex.wordpress.org/Theme_Review#Required_Hooks_and_Navigation
>>>>>
>>>>>  apply_filters(‘wp_title is found in wp-includes/general-template.php
>>>>>
>>>>>  It determines what the title is supposed to output, however it
>>>>> doesn’t do everything that people want it to, in most cases it doesn’t
>>>>> output the bloginfo appropriately on the home page that is specific for the
>>>>> theme.
>>>>>
>>>>>  It’s not that the codex is wrong at being a requirement, it’s more
>>>>> so that the current standards do not have enough documentation and core
>>>>> automatic themes are not utilizing the filter appropriately.
>>>>>
>>>>>  Example twentyeleven theme:
>>>>>
>>>>> <title><?php
>>>>>     /*
>>>>>      * Print the <title> tag based on what is being viewed.
>>>>>      */
>>>>>     global $page, $paged;
>>>>>
>>>>>     wp_title( '|', true, 'right' );
>>>>>
>>>>>     // Add the blog name.
>>>>>     bloginfo( 'name' );
>>>>>
>>>>>     // Add the blog description for the home/front page.
>>>>>     $site_description = get_bloginfo( 'description', 'display' );
>>>>>     if ( $site_description && ( is_home() || is_front_page() ) )
>>>>>         echo " | $site_description";
>>>>>
>>>>>     // Add a page number if necessary:
>>>>>     if ( $paged >= 2 || $page >= 2 )
>>>>>         echo ' | ' . sprintf( __( 'Page %s', 'twentyeleven' ), max(
>>>>> $paged, $page ) );
>>>>>
>>>>>     ?></title>
>>>>>
>>>>> This could actually be written as such:
>>>>>
>>>>> add_filter(‘wp_title’, ‘twentyeleven_wp_title’);
>>>>>
>>>>> function twentyeleven_wp_title($title) {
>>>>> global $wp_query, $paged, $page;
>>>>>     // add the blog name.
>>>>>     $title .= get_bloginfo(‘name’);
>>>>>     // Add the blog description for the home/front page.
>>>>>     $site_description = get_bloginfo( 'description', 'display' );
>>>>>     if ( $site_description && ( is_home() || is_front_page() ) )
>>>>>         $title .= " | $site_description";
>>>>>     // add a page number if necessary
>>>>>     // Add a page number if necessary:
>>>>>     if ( $paged >= 2 || $page >= 2 )
>>>>>         $title .= ' | ' . _x( 'Page %s', 'twentyeleven' ), max(
>>>>> $paged, $page ) ;
>>>>>     return $title;
>>>>> }
>>>>>
>>>>> ^  little unsure of the _x( part and I’m doing this from memory.
>>>>>
>>>>> But the biggest issue probably is lack of documentation to make that a
>>>>> requirement and people in the know not using it.
>>>>>
>>>>> However, as you can see.   It *should* be done this way.
>>>>>
>>>>> So the end result would be:
>>>>>
>>>>> <title><?php wp_title( ‘|’, true, ‘right’); ?></title>
>>>>>
>>>>>  ^^ Now, the problem will be the output.    Someone else want to
>>>>> chime in on if this is correct?
>>>>>
>>>>>  - Phil
>>>>>
>>>>>   *From:* Gazpo Themes <themes at gazpo.com>
>>>>> *Sent:* Wednesday, June 06, 2012 12:52 PM
>>>>> *To:* theme-reviewers at lists.wordpress.org
>>>>> *Subject:* [theme-reviewers] Ticket #8055: Need help.
>>>>>
>>>>> Hello,
>>>>> I need help about my theme ticket (
>>>>> http://themes.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/8055)
>>>>>
>>>>> The theme reviewer has suggested: 'Themes must use wp_title filter.'
>>>>> I have used the wp_title from the twenty eleven theme, and I can see
>>>>> that it works fine. Can someone tell me what's wrong with it?
>>>>>
>>>>> Also about the header banner, it is by default linked to the local
>>>>> site where it will be installed. I really can't see where the problem is.
>>>>>
>>>>> Can someone please tell me about above issues, I will highly
>>>>> appreciate.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks.
>>>>> Sami.
>>>>>
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