I think we need to be very judicious about linking external resources. Just one reason why:<div><a href="http://wpmu.org/beware-fake-jquery-calls-in-wordpress-plugins-from-the-repo">http://wpmu.org/beware-fake-jquery-calls-in-wordpress-plugins-from-the-repo</a></div>
<div><br></div><div>That's an extreme case, but elucidates an important principle: external = completely uncontrolled.</div><div><br></div><div>APIs such as Google Fonts are one thing, and have a higher degree of likelihood of being secure; but otherwise, I would tend to lean toward requiring that resources be bundled *with* the Theme.</div>
<div><br></div><div>If you want to use the style definitions in an external stylesheet, I can't think of any good reason not to bundle that stylesheet with the Theme.</div><div><br></div><div>Chip<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">
On Tue, Nov 15, 2011 at 3:25 PM, 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;">
Although functionally referencing an external stylesheet would be fine it may not prove to be the best for the end-user as they essentially would be giving up (and likely without their knowledge) control over their site's look and feel.<br>
It should be an unwritten expectation the Theme's stylesheet(s) are included with the Theme itself and are not affected or offset by any external sources unless optionally provided by the Theme / end-user interaction.<br>
<br>That being the case, accepting the use of "external stylesheets" might be considered but only as an optional feature not as the primary source of the Theme's styles.<br><br><br clear="all">Cais.<div class="HOEnZb">
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<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Nov 15, 2011 at 2:31 PM, Angelo Bertolli <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:angelo.bertolli@gmail.com" target="_blank">angelo.bertolli@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
Is it ok to reference external style sheets in themes, for example:<br>
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<a href="http://www.w3.org/StyleSheets/Core/" target="_blank">http://www.w3.org/StyleSheets/Core/</a><br>
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Or rather even having the style sheet stored where you host the theme?<br>
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