I would suggest making a n ote in the readme.txt file to indicate why the theme's screenshot does not appear like it would with the initial installation defaults ... I can understand you point and accept the reasoning.<br>
<br>I would suggest to also insure the "images" in the screenshot are as generic as possible.<br><br><br>Cais.<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Mar 22, 2011 at 10:43 AM, Devin Price <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:devin@wptheming.com">devin@wptheming.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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I am about to release an update to my theme "Portfolio Press" and
wanted discuss the requirement that screenshot.png "Should be a
"reasonable facsimile" of the Theme after it is initially activated
with default options."<br>
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I think the text should state "Should be a "reasonable facsimile" of
the Theme with default options".<br>
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My theme might be an edge case, but when a user is looking for a
portfolio theme, I think they want to see what the portfolio will
look like when displayed. The image here:
<a href="http://wordpress.org/extend/themes/search.php?q=portfolio" target="_blank">http://wordpress.org/extend/themes/search.php?q=portfolio</a> for
"Portfolio Press" really gives you no idea what the theme looks like
for its primary purpose because it won't have portfolio items on
initial activation.<br>
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I had my theme fail the review before because I included a
screenshot of this page: <a href="http://themequery.com/portfolio/" target="_blank">http://themequery.com/portfolio/</a>. But if
at all possible, I'd like to change it back to that and still meet
the guidelines. I think it's a better indication of what the user
will be looking for when selecting a portfolio theme.<br>
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Thanks all.<br><font color="#888888">
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<p>Devin Price<br>
<a href="http://www.wptheming.com" target="_blank">WP Theming Inc.</a><br>
Twitter: <a href="http://twitter.com/devinsays" target="_blank">@devinsays</a></p>
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