<p dir="ltr">Yes. Footer credit link may be only ThemeURI or AuthorURI, both of which must be appropriate.</p>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Sep 10, 2013 4:43 PM, "Matt Beall" <<a href="mailto:mbeall@starverte.com">mbeall@starverte.com</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div style="word-wrap:break-word"><div><font face="Helvetica Neue">If a theme hardcodes the links in the footer, instead of using ThemeURI or AuthorURI, what are the requirements for the links?</font></div><div><font face="Helvetica Neue"><br>
</font></div><div><font face="Helvetica Neue">For example, a theme I'm reviewing uses a corporate website as the AuthorURI which is not appropriate for the AuthorURI. Does this also mean it is inappropriate to hardcode this link in the footer?</font></div>
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