[theme-reviewers] Regarding feedbacks about themes

Fri Aug 26 06:05:24 UTC 2011

Thanks for the look up,
I will definitely check those for the next update. :)

2011/8/25, Emil Uzelac <emil at themeid.com>:
> I am going little bit further, however this is only to serve you better
>
> In functions.php you are using wp_register, there is no need to do that,
> please see what can be done about that, just below yours:
> http://pastebin.com/TzFvciQb this does not break anything, however it will
> help you in a long run. I can see that this was partially "learned" from
> http://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/wp_enqueue_script and that
> needs to be updated soon.
>
> Sleekblack pagination in functions.php http://pastebin.com/Tbjcssuz is also
> not needed, or at least it could be trimmed down. Simpler way of doing this
> is http://pastebin.com/GLPTXkgM.
>
> In header.php you have ?php wp_enqueue_script('jquery'); ?> not needed,
> array('jquery') in http://pastebin.com/TzFvciQb will do the trick.
>
> Also:
>
>    - <meta http-equiv="Content-Style-Type" content="text/css" /> this is
>    implied and not needed.
>    - <meta http-equiv="Content-Script-Type" content="text/javascript" />
>    this line as well, all browser will understand <script
>    type='text/javascript>. Both are very much deprecated.
>
>
> Once again none of this will cause any issues (at least not to my
> knowledge).
>
> This wasn't the way of going over the review, but... (no hate please) :)
>
> Cheers,
> Emil
>
>
>
>
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> emil at themeid.com | http://themeid.com
> Make everything as simple as possible, but not simpler. - Albert Einstein
>
>
>
> On Wed, Aug 24, 2011 at 9:57 PM, Carla Izumi Bamford <
> decadent.muse.org at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Thank you so much!
>>
>> I'll be sure to tell her that.
>>
>> 2011/8/25, Emil Uzelac <emil at themeid.com>:
>> > This is very simple "fix". Simply forward them to
>> > http://wp-themes.com/sleek-black/ where your Theme looks good and in
>> working
>> > condition. User's responsibility is to keep the platform up to date as
>> well
>> > as any plugins they might have and sadly many of them don't even bother.
>> > Your Theme passed the requirements and that should be good enough for
>> you.
>> >
>> > I had a user who tried using my Theme on 2.8 version of WordPress and
>> yes,
>> > nothing will work. It is also good to mention or even "require" the
>> latest
>> > WordPress install.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Cheers,
>> > Emil
>> >
>> > ----
>> > *Emil Uzelac* | ThemeID | T: 224-444-0006 | Twitter: @EmilUzelac | E:
>> > emil at themeid.com | http://themeid.com
>> > Make everything as simple as possible, but not simpler. - Albert
>> > Einstein
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > On Wed, Aug 24, 2011 at 9:26 PM, Carla Izumi Bamford <
>> > decadent.muse.org at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >
>> >> I've had a feedback saying that my theme has somehow broke her
>> Wordpress.
>> >> I'm at lost, and I really can't believe since my theme is absolutely
>> safe,
>> >> so I wanted know your opinions about this.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Here's the e-mail:
>> >>
>> >>
>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>> >> Carla, I added your 'sleek black' theme to my Wordpress website and
>> >> it completely wiped not only the website, but also the login page - it
>> >> has taken me 10 days to reset the website. Please can you remove the
>> >> theme from the Wordpress gallery - it's dangerous!!!!
>> >>
>> >>
>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>> >>
>> >> and my response:
>> >>
>> >>
>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>> >> Hi, I doubt that it is caused by the Sleek Black theme.
>> >>
>> >> Have you had any other themes or plugins installed?
>> >>
>> >> Wordpress themes have no power to delete the Wordpress itself,
>> >> and I have almost 20,000 downloads and I never had anyone having
>> >> problem with it.
>> >>
>> >> I hope you can figure out what caused the problem.
>> >>
>> >>
>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> her second e-mail:
>> >>
>> >>
>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>> >> I have used several different themes on my wordpress site and never
>> >> had any problems. Recently I had the same problem with another theme
>> >> available in the online gallery. The last problem I had was caused by
>> >> the fact that the theme was not designed with CSS stylesheets, which
>> >> is a requirement for Wordpress.
>> >>
>> >> I'm not going to test yours again, for obvious reasons, but you might
>> >> like to check that you have complied with the requirements for
>> >> Wordpress-powered sites. I would think it unlikely that this is an
>> >> isolated incidence, and it's certainly very bad advertising for you as
>> >> a designer.
>> >>
>> >> Good luck!
>> >>
>> >>
>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> my response to this:
>> >>
>> >>
>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>> >> Thank you for your concerns about the theme.
>> >>
>> >> but just want you to know that,
>> >> all Wordpress themes on Wordpress.org are revised fully and
>> >> processionally reviewed by Wordpress administrators.
>> >> They have very strict guidelines on, even for small errors on a theme.
>> >>
>> >> and if my themes had such critical problem it would have been stated
>> >> before even the themes in on public.  =)
>> >> and my theme is obviously approved by Wordpress which means it is
>> >> validly coded, with no problems.
>> >> Hope that helps,
>> >>
>> >> sorry to hear about your problems and good luck with your website! =)
>> >>
>> >>
>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Her response to this:
>> >>
>> >>
>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>> >> I will contact them in that case, to let them know about the problems
>> >> your 'theme' has caused me, since you seem so sure of yourself.
>> >>
>> >> You would do well not to be so arrogant, in the meantime.
>> >>
>> >>
>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> I'm kind of upset to be honest,
>> >> since I never had anyone saying such thing about my themes. :/
>> >> I really want to know your guys opinion.
>> >> Thank you!
>> >>
>> >>
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>> >> http://carla-izumi-bamford.com/
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