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39;m not sure I'm comfortable with it honestly. It's one thing to o=
ffer your own custom theme options but it's another thing altogether to=
 bundle, in most cases, someone=A0else's=A0plugin. Not sure how I feel =
about that.<div>

<br></div><div><font color=3D"#888888">James</font><div><div></div><div cla=
ss=3D"h5"><br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Mon, May 2, 2011 at 8:01 AM=
, Chip Bennett <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:chip at chipbennett.net=
" target=3D"_blank">chip at chipbennett.net</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p=
x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
This is probably a good topic for a wider discussion.<div><br></div><div>My=
 initial thought is that *simple* Plugin functionality (e.g. breadcrumbs) b=
eing *properly incorporated* (i.e. not simply being bundled, and with prope=
r function_exists checking for the original) is acceptable. But at some poi=
nt, the complexity of the Plugin (e.g. Yoast SEO) should preclude it from b=
eing incorporated into the Theme.</div>


<div><br></div><div><font color=3D"#888888">Chip</font><div><div></div><div=
><br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Mon, May 2, 2011 at 12:16 AM, Emil U=
zelac <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:emil at themeid.com" target=3D"_=
blank">emil at themeid.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br>

<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p=
x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<font color=3D"#333333"><font size=3D"2"><font face=3D"arial,helvetica,sans=
-serif">If the plugin is properly implemented there should be no problems. =
For example Coraline Theme implemented Theme options based on a plugin, so =
it&#39;s OK. Yoast Breadcrumbs are still current=A0<a href=3D"http://yoast.=
com/wordpress/breadcrumbs/" target=3D"_blank">http://yoast.com/wordpress/br=
eadcrumbs/</a> and I am not sure about=A0<a href=3D"http://themes.svn.wordp=
ress.org/billions/1.1.2/core/plugins/seo-features.php" target=3D"_blank">ht=
tp://themes.svn.wordpress.org/billions/1.1.2/core/plugins/seo-features.php<=
/a>. Now there is one thing to pay attention to and that is if they can be =
disabled (turned off) from i.e. Theme Options, just in case that user wants=
 to use something else. I am sure that breadcrumb will not cause issues, ho=
wever meta plugin could if the user installs any other SEO plugin. If one i=
s &quot;hardcoded&quot; and other one installed as &quot;real&quot; plugin =
from plugins they could affect=A0each other and or create double meta tags,=
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<font color=3D"#333333" face=3D"arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></=
div><div><font color=3D"#333333"><font size=3D"2"><font face=3D"arial,helve=
tica,sans-serif"></font></font></font><font color=3D"#333333" face=3D"arial=
, helvetica, sans-serif">Cheers,</font></div>




<div><font color=3D"#333333" face=3D"arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Emil<br>=
</font><div><font color=3D"#333333"><font size=3D"2"><font face=3D"arial,he=
lvetica,sans-serif"><br></font></font></font></div><div>

<font color=3D"#333333"><font size=3D"2"><font face=3D"arial,helvetica,sans=
-serif"><br clear=3D"all"></font></font></font><div><strong><font face=3D"a=
rial, helvetica, sans-serif">----</font></strong></div><div><font face=3D"a=
rial, helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>Emil Uzelac</strong> | ThemeID | T: <a=
 href=3D"tel:224-444-0006" value=3D"+12244440006" target=3D"_blank">224-444=
-0006</a> | Twitter: @EmilUzelac | E: <a href=3D"mailto:emil at themeid.com" t=
arget=3D"_blank">emil at themeid.com</a> | <a href=3D"http://themeid.com/" tar=
get=3D"_blank">http://themeid.com</a></font></div>





<div><font color=3D"#999999" face=3D"arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Make eve=
rything as simple as possible, but not simpler. - Albert Einstein</font></d=
iv><br>
<br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div>On Sun, May 1, 2011 at 11:00 PM, Vi=
cky Arulsingam <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:vicky.arulsingam at gma=
il.com" target=3D"_blank">vicky.arulsingam at gmail.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<=
br>


</div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-l=
eft:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div>

What&#39;s the official word on themes bundling plugins? The theme I&#39;m =
currently reviewing (<a href=3D"http://themes.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/339=
8" target=3D"_blank">http://themes.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/3398</a>) is i=
ncluding Yoast Breadcrumbs and Add Meta Tags as part of the download packag=
e.<br clear=3D"all">





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