My initial thought is that dynamic sidebar content - either as a traditional "sidebar", or in the footer - is *expected* end-user functionality for Themes, and as such should be required.<div><br></div><div>At the very least, it makes sense to me that the functionality be included as *required* in the guidelines. Themes that have valid reasons for omitting this functionality can still request an exception.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Chip</div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Aug 31, 2012 at 3:48 PM, Justin Tadlock <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:justin@justintadlock.com" target="_blank">justin@justintadlock.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">I've been thinking about the requirement for dynamic sidebars for a while.<br>
<a href="http://codex.wordpress.org/Theme_Review#Theme_Features" target="_blank">http://codex.wordpress.org/<u></u>Theme_Review#Theme_Features</a><br>
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For the most themes, this makes sense. If your theme has sidebars (most do), use the functions in place to do so.<br>
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Right now, I'm building a minimalistic blogging theme that focuses solely on the content. But, I'm undecided if I want to add sidebars. If anything, the theme would support a sidebar in the footer area. It just depends on whether it fits into the design.<br>
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I think this is one of those times where an exception would be okay. But, I'd like to just get everyone's thoughts on it beforehand.<br>
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You can follow the development of the theme here (it's a long way from being ready):<br>
<a href="https://github.com/justintadlock/just-me" target="_blank">https://github.com/<u></u>justintadlock/just-me</a><br>
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