On the question of "fopen", "base64_decode" and other troublesome functions.<br><br>WordPress.org can say openly, something like:<br><br>"Certain functions and patterns, although rarely, but occasionally useful can not be used in Themes submitted to Extend. The reason is that it allows us to scan for malware and keep our repository safer. You can still use these functions if you must, but then we can not host your theme."<br>
<br>Then Otto and the guys could write good filters to disallow dangerous scripts without worrying about legitimate code.<br>