<font color="#333333"><font><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Agreed with the Chip on a plugin territory, however if the shortcodes are properly implemented it should not be holding down the approval. I would not fail a Theme for shortcode usage, if everything else including this checks out.</font></font></font><div>
<font color="#333333"><font><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br></font></font></font></div><div><font color="#333333"><font><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Emil<br></font></font></font><br><div class="gmail_quote">
On Thu, Feb 16, 2012 at 4:35 PM, Chip Bennett <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:chip@chipbennett.net">chip@chipbennett.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
As with (almost) every guideline: exceptions are allowed, on a case-by-case basis. So, it's certainly up for discussion. :)<span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><div><br></div></font></span><div><span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888">Chip</font></span><div>
<div class="h5"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Feb 16, 2012 at 4:31 PM, Mario Peshev <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:mario@peshev.net" target="_blank">mario@peshev.net</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Does it apply for very serious and powerful themes (like lite version of premium themes that ask for submission in WPORG repo)?<div>
<br>I have a similar case right now, very powerful portfolio theme with a custom post type that asks for permission. Does it stand a chance?<span><font color="#888888"><br clear="all">
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<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Feb 17, 2012 at 12:29 AM, George Mamadashvili <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:georgemamadashvili@gmail.com" target="_blank">georgemamadashvili@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
I'm 100% agree with that, but can we not-approves theme by this resolution? and suggest author to remove them for the next release? <div><div></div><div><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Feb 17, 2012 at 2:14 AM, Chip Bennett <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:chip@chipbennett.net" target="_blank">chip@chipbennett.net</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Such shortcodes are Plugin territory. They create content, and represent a means of Theme lock-in.<div><br></div><div>
Chip<br>
<br><div class="gmail_quote"><div>On Thu, Feb 16, 2012 at 4:11 PM, George Mamadashvili <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:georgemamadashvili@gmail.com" target="_blank">georgemamadashvili@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
</div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div>Do we have any rules about using shortcodes in theme? This theme registers 19, they've shortcode for every simple thing like - get current year.
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