To clarify:<div><br></div><div>What is *required* is that the Theme documents anything unusual, out-of-the-ordinary, or otherwise not particularly straight-forward to the end user. Usually, such documentation would go in a README file, but it (right now) doesn't *have* to. It could be in the form of contextual help, or in a Theme admin options/help page, etc.</div>
<div><br></div><div>We have had (extremely early/preliminary) discussions regarding implementing the README markdown-parser for Extend/Themes listing pages, as currently exists for Extend/Plugins listing pages. If that one day becomes reality, then we will almost certainly make a markdown-compliant README file *required*. But when (or even if) that ever happens remains to be seen - and probably somewhere far in the future.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Until then: just remember that the intent of a README file in a Theme is to provide any necessary information or Theme documentation that the Theme end user might require in order to make full use of the Theme.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Chip<br><div><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, Jan 1, 2011 at 10:40 AM, Edward Caissie <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:edward.caissie@gmail.com">edward.caissie@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">Happy New Year!<br><br>@Darren - No specific format but the discussions have lead to the idea of following the basic layout as a plugin readme file.<br>
<br>This might be something that gets implemented over time, we're still looking at how to make the best use of the idea.<br>
<br><br>Cais.<br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div></div><div class="h5">On Fri, Dec 31, 2010 at 8:15 PM, Darren <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:darren@zomghow.com" target="_blank">darren@zomghow.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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<p>Just wondering as its only recommended is a certain format required for it's content if added?</p>
<p>And a happy new year to everyone! Hope you all the best in 2011 :)</p>
<div class="gmail_quote">On 1 Jan 2011 00:38, "Jay" <<a href="mailto:furcifer@furcifer.me" target="_blank">furcifer@furcifer.me</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"></div>
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