<div dir="ltr">Let's strip the Themes all the way down to CSS and use the plugin<div>for the rest, that way we will not have issues like that ;)</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Jul 14, 2013 at 7:32 PM, Daniel <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:danielx386@gmail.com" target="_blank">danielx386@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 second what Srikanth said<br>
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On Mon, Jul 15, 2013 at 10:26 AM, Srikanth Koneru <<a href="mailto:tskk79@gmail.com">tskk79@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> Agree with Chip, use a plugin, set them once and forget about them, Switch<br>
> as many themes as they wish and no adverse effects for them especially since<br>
> they are very important tools.<br>
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> On Mon, Jul 15, 2013 at 5:51 AM, Chip Bennett <<a href="mailto:chip@chipbennett.net">chip@chipbennett.net</a>> wrote:<br>
>><br>
>> A Plugin developer not updating a Plugin is not analogous to a user<br>
>> switching Themes. Plugin developers may or may not update their Plugins any<br>
>> more or less often than Theme developers update their Themes. But end users<br>
>> can, do, and will switch Themes - often frequently.<br>
>><br>
>> Site analytics, authentication/verification, etc. don't have anything to<br>
>> do with presentation of user content, but are quite important for end users<br>
>> who choose to use those tools.<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>> On Sun, Jul 14, 2013 at 8:13 PM, Emil Uzelac <<a href="mailto:emil@uzelac.me">emil@uzelac.me</a>> wrote:<br>
>>><br>
>>> Theme author's should be allowed to add this in Theme Options<br>
>>> and like Chip says if there's no impact to the Theme in any way<br>
>>> it's fine.<br>
>>><br>
>>> Now, as far as what happens when user switches the Theme<br>
>>> is completely up to user, their responsibility.<br>
>>><br>
>>> What happens when plugin author does not update the plugin,<br>
>>> it may break right? same thing when they switch the Theme :)<br>
>>><br>
>>><br>
>>> On Sun, Jul 14, 2013 at 6:56 PM, Chip Bennett <<a href="mailto:chip@chipbennett.net">chip@chipbennett.net</a>><br>
>>> wrote:<br>
>>>><br>
>>>> Partly rhetorical questions:<br>
>>>><br>
>>>> 1) What is the purpose of Google Webmaster Tools and Alexa?<br>
>>>> 2) Do those things impact the presentation of user content?<br>
>>>> 3) Would the end user be adversely impacted if those things were lost<br>
>>>> when switching Themes?<br>
>>>><br>
>>>><br>
>>>> On Sun, Jul 14, 2013 at 7:28 PM, Jason Clarke <<a href="mailto:jgc@jasonclarke.org">jgc@jasonclarke.org</a>><br>
>>>> wrote:<br>
>>>>><br>
>>>>> Hi Admins,<br>
>>>>><br>
>>>>> Long-time listener, first-time caller here- in reviewing my first<br>
>>>>> theme, I remembered a recent list discussion on how Analytics-specific<br>
>>>>> fields in themes are not allowed because they're considered plugin<br>
>>>>> territory.<br>
>>>>><br>
>>>>> On a related note, I'm assuming that other similar fields such as<br>
>>>>> "Google Webmaster Tools ID" and "Alexa ID" are also plugin territory- can<br>
>>>>> the admins confirm this is the case?<br>
>>>>><br>
>>>>> Thank you!<br>
>>>>> Jason<br>
>>>>><br>
>>>>> PS - As a side/related note, it would be super helpful if the list<br>
>>>>> archives where somehow searchable - that might be one more avenue for<br>
>>>>> newbies like myself to check before emailing the list (assuming guidelines<br>
>>>>> haven't changed).<br>
>>>>><br>
>>>>> --<br>
>>>>> Jason Clarke<br>
>>>>> <a href="http://jasonclarke.org" target="_blank">http://jasonclarke.org</a><br>
>>>>><br>
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