I'll check the queue right now... :)<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Aug 1, 2012 at 10:24 AM, Chandra Maharzan <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:maharzan@gmail.com" target="_blank">maharzan@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Cool. Who assigns a ticket? I request over at the Queue and haven't<br>
got anything yet. Would love to start. Thanks.<br>
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On Wed, Aug 1, 2012 at 9:04 PM, Chip Bennett <<a href="mailto:chip@chipbennett.net">chip@chipbennett.net</a>> wrote:<br>
> Generally speaking, no. I can't think of anything. Themes are expected to<br>
> conform to the current Guidelines at the time of submission. The reason that<br>
> Theme Name is "grandfathered" is that changing the Theme Name changes the<br>
> Theme Slug, which in turn breaks automatic update notification for end<br>
> users.<br>
><br>
> I would recommend to just go ahead and review some Themes. If you observe a<br>
> "required" issue, note it in the review. If the developer pushes back on any<br>
> of the review comments, just try to work it out in-ticket. And if you need<br>
> assistance, don't hesitate to ask another reviewer or an admin to offer a<br>
> second opinion on the ticket.<br>
><br>
> Thanks,<br>
><br>
> Chip<br>
><br>
><br>
> On Wed, Aug 1, 2012 at 10:09 AM, Chandra Maharzan <<a href="mailto:maharzan@gmail.com">maharzan@gmail.com</a>><br>
> wrote:<br>
>><br>
>> So, is there anything else that can skip the guidelines apart from<br>
>> name for already hosted themes? I am interested in reviewing themes so<br>
>> want to understand this better. Thanks for your responses Chip.<br>
>><br>
>> On Wed, Aug 1, 2012 at 8:49 PM, Chip Bennett <<a href="mailto:chip@chipbennett.net">chip@chipbennett.net</a>> wrote:<br>
>> > "For obvious reasons, we are quite reluctant to ask a Theme already<br>
>> > hosted<br>
>> > in the WPORG repository to change its name."<br>
>> ><br>
>> > I'm not sure how that statement can be misconstrued to mean that we<br>
>> > would<br>
>> > allow a Theme to use deprecated functions.<br>
>> ><br>
>> > Chip<br>
>> ><br>
>> ><br>
>> > On Wed, Aug 1, 2012 at 10:01 AM, Chandra Maharzan <<a href="mailto:maharzan@gmail.com">maharzan@gmail.com</a>><br>
>> > wrote:<br>
>> >><br>
>> >> I am emailing because I saw this (new version) being approved just 3<br>
>> >> days ago. Does that mean, when the theme is updated, you guys don't<br>
>> >> review the all the guidelines ? only the difference ? even if uses<br>
>> >> deprecated functions and may not work with new WP versions ?<br>
>> >><br>
>> >> On Wed, Aug 1, 2012 at 8:41 PM, Chip Bennett <<a href="mailto:chip@chipbennett.net">chip@chipbennett.net</a>><br>
>> >> wrote:<br>
>> >> > That Theme was first approved in 2009, and therefore predates the<br>
>> >> > current<br>
>> >> > Theme Review guidelines, including the Theme Name requirement.<br>
>> >> ><br>
>> >> > For obvious reasons, we are quite reluctant to ask a Theme already<br>
>> >> > hosted in<br>
>> >> > the WPORG repository to change its name.<br>
>> >> ><br>
>> >> > Chip<br>
>> >> ><br>
>> >> > On Wed, Aug 1, 2012 at 9:33 AM, Chandra Maharzan <<a href="mailto:maharzan@gmail.com">maharzan@gmail.com</a>><br>
>> >> > wrote:<br>
>> >> >><br>
>> >> >> Hi Guys,<br>
>> >> >><br>
>> >> >> I have been looking into the theme review guidelines and been<br>
>> >> >> finding<br>
>> >> >> few things such as the Twenty Eleven error. :) Now I found another<br>
>> >> >> one. iStudio Theme: <a href="http://wordpress.org/extend/themes/istudio-theme" target="_blank">http://wordpress.org/extend/themes/istudio-theme</a><br>
>> >> >><br>
>> >> >> While the guidelines say you can't add a theme in the name:<br>
>> >> >> <a href="http://codex.wordpress.org/Theme_Review#Theme_Name" target="_blank">http://codex.wordpress.org/Theme_Review#Theme_Name</a>, this theme still<br>
>> >> >> has it and I saw it was just approved in the Most recently updated<br>
>> >> >> themes. Perhaps, this can go in their next update. Just a heads up<br>
>> >> >> to<br>
>> >> >> the Review Team.<br>
>> >> >><br>
>> >> >> Thanks,<br>
>> >> >> Chandra<br>
>> >> >><br>
>> >> >> --<br>
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