[theme-reviewers] Themes Must Support the Following functions?

[Edward Caissie]

This is where I disagree ...

A link is much different than a form in most cases, especially this one.

Here is the exact code being used to generate the login link:

<?php $login_url = get_bloginfo( 'url' ) . '/wp-admin/'; ?>
>

Then a simple 'echo $login_url;' statement afterward.

This, IMHO, in no way lends itself to a form except by default, thus using
WordPress' core login form functionality.


Cais.

On Tue, Jul 27, 2010 at 7:38 AM, <chip at chipbennett.net> wrote:

> > Just something that has come up with the Cleanup and Copyediting of the
> > Theme Review page ...
> >
> >> Themes must support the following functionality:
> >>
> >>    - Login Form -
> >> wp_login_form()<http://codex.wordpress.org/Template_Tags/wp_login_form>
> >>    - Comment Form -
> >> comment_form()<http://codex.wordpress.org/Template_Tags/comment_form>
> >>    - Automattic feed links -
> >> add_theme_support('automatic-feed-links')<
> http://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/add_theme_support#Feed_Links
> >
> >>
> >> I can see the usefulness of comment_form() and add_theme_support(
> > 'automatic-feed-links' ) but I am not understanding the "must support"
> > reasoning behind the wp_login_form() function.
> >
> > Perhaps if the theme uses its own login form then the wp_login_form
> should
> > be called to create the form, but under what other conditions _must_ it
> be
> > supported? or does the function just simply need to be used regardless of
> > the theme author's administration panels access link ideas.
> >
> >
> > Cais
> >
> > PS: This was also an item listed on the NoNa theme review comments (
> > http://themes.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/306), or in other words how must
> > this be addressed when a login form is not used in a theme? EAC
> >
>
> IMHO, I think it should be required *only if* the front-end presents a
> login link. Not all will, nor should all be required to, display such a
> link. But if a Theme does, it should use wp_login_form().
>
> Chip
>
>
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