[theme-reviewers] Theme Frameworks and the directory

[Philip M. Hofer (Frumph)]

back to the original conversation starter.    Isn't a framework basically just a more advanced configurable parent theme and are not parent themes what we allow on the repository?

I don't mind not accepting frameworks but I think we should get a nice specific definition of what a framework is, to me; they're just very customizable themes yes?  I don't know, I never did understand what exactly constituted a framework.   If I could get more of a clarification.


  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Chip Bennett 
  To: theme-reviewers at lists.wordpress.org 
  Sent: Thursday, December 30, 2010 5:04 PM
  Subject: Re: [theme-reviewers] Theme Frameworks and the directory


  I have to disagree.


  *I* just successfully figured out the Settings API. If *I* can do that, then *anyone* who even *thinks* himself a WordPress/PHP developer can do so, too.


  Seriously. The Settings API is straightforward and powerful, and the learning curve is *not* very high.


  Chip


  On Thu, Dec 30, 2010 at 3:57 PM, Doug Stewart <zamoose at gmail.com> wrote:

    On Thu, Dec 30, 2010 at 3:55 PM, Otto <otto at ottodestruct.com> wrote:

    > The Settings API does exactly that, but I admit that it may be overly
    > complicated for some people.
    >


    Note I said "easy" and "options /page/". The Settings API is extremely
    complex for non-coders and a simple build_option_page($options_array)
    (pluggable, of course) would go a long way towards alleviating a lot
    of duplicated effort.



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