[theme-reviewers] How to request "grandfathered" exception to WP 3.9 Theme guidelines?

[Bruce Wampler]

I'm trying to avoid specifics on this general group, but, to generalize...

Using the WP Settings API runs all settings through validation checks which
often filter the content, possibly deleting part of a particular setting
through the filter (think JavaScript). So, my existing validation/filters
allow one kind of content to be accepted (for those with raw html
capability only). The new guidelines prohibit that kind of content in some
places, so to comply with the new guidelines, I would have to simply change
the validation filter to remove that content. But that same filter will
then also remove that content from any users who had previously had the now
prohibited content. So their sites will now be broken just by updating to
the new version and opening the admin page - the previously valid settings
will be filtered out.

A plugin (which has been suggested as a way around this requirement) is not
a solution in this case because they would have to install the plugin
before updating to a new 3.9 compliant version of the theme, and then
simply deactivating the plugin would revert to removing the settings which
is not very user friendly behavior. So the only solution I can see to not
screw my exiting users is to ask to get this one thing grandfathered for my
existing themes.




On Thu, Mar 6, 2014 at 9:51 AM, Derek Herman <derek at valendesigns.com> wrote:

> Hey Bruce,
>
> I just read the WordPress 3.9 proposal and didn't see anything about
> settings being erased - could you please elaborate on what would cause that?
>
> Cheers,
> Derek Herman
> http://valendesigns.com
>
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