<div dir="ltr">There are two separate questions here (note: good reason to start separate email threads for separate topics):<div><br></div><div>1) Appropriate links in the admin footer</div><div>2) Sponsored links, anywhere</div>
</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Jul 12, 2013 at 12:54 PM, Ayman Al Zarrad <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:aymanalzarrad@yahoo.com" target="_blank">aymanalzarrad@yahoo.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><div style="font-size:14pt;font-family:times new roman,new york,times,serif"><div>I think that adding links to the footer is ok only on theme options page but it shouldn't appear anywhere else.</div>
<div>If I'm mistaken please correct me...</div><div><br></div> <div style="font-family:'times new roman','new york',times,serif;font-size:14pt"> <div style="font-family:'times new roman','new york',times,serif;font-size:12pt">
<div dir="ltr"> <hr size="1"> <font face="Arial"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold">From:</span></b> devcorn <<a href="mailto:wp@devcorn.com" target="_blank">wp@devcorn.com</a>><br> <b><span style="font-weight:bold">To:</span></b> Discussion list for WordPress theme reviewers. <<a href="mailto:theme-reviewers@lists.wordpress.org" target="_blank">theme-reviewers@lists.wordpress.org</a>> <br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Sent:</span></b> Friday, July 12, 2013 6:51 PM<br> <b><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject:</span></b> Re: [theme-reviewers] Adding links to
footer in dashboard section?<br> </font> </div><div><div class="h5"> <div><br><div><div dir="ltr">I seen a theme, not on WordPress theme directory.. <div><br></div><div>where developer put that this free theme development is sponsored/supported by some organization link.. but that was only on themes options page.</div>
</div><div><br><br><div>On Fri, Jul 12, 2013 at 10:18 PM, Chip Bennett <span dir="ltr"><<a rel="nofollow" href="mailto:chip@chipbennett.net" target="_blank">chip@chipbennett.net</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">"This Theme is sponsored by"?</div><div><div><div>
<br><br><div>On Fri, Jul 12, 2013 at 12:47 PM, devcorn <span dir="ltr"><<a rel="nofollow" href="mailto:wp@devcorn.com" target="_blank">wp@devcorn.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">just want to add something, is it allowed if someone put footer link ( only on theme options page, no public facing ) like [ [ This theme is sponsored by : Link . ] ].. <div>
and also the metabox (feed or info ) on dashboard like some plugin developers do??<div>
<br></div><div>-Ash</div></div></div><div><div><div><br><br><div>On Fri, Jul 12, 2013 at 8:16 PM, Srikanth Koneru <span dir="ltr"><<a rel="nofollow" href="mailto:tskk79@gmail.com" target="_blank">tskk79@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Admin footer links are global too. not-approved it is.<br></div><div><div><div>
<br><br><div>On Fri, Jul 12, 2013 at 8:14 PM, Chip Bennett <span dir="ltr"><<a rel="nofollow" href="mailto:chip@chipbennett.net" target="_blank">chip@chipbennett.net</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Admin footer links: discouraged, but probably okay if done only on the Theme's settings page. Definitely not globally. That's just spammy.<div>
<br></div><div>Deregistering core-bundled script: absolutely not, under any circumstances for any reason - either on the front end or in the admin.</div>
</div><div><br><br><div><div><div>On Fri, Jul 12, 2013 at 10:42 AM, Srikanth Koneru <span dir="ltr"><<a rel="nofollow" href="mailto:tskk79@gmail.com" target="_blank">tskk79@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
</div></div><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><div><div dir="ltr">Are themes allowed to add links to footer in dashboard and deregister core bundled jquery?<br>
<a rel="nofollow" href="http://themes.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/13333" target="_blank">http://themes.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/13333</a><br>
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