[theme-reviewers] Fwd: A Question About Theme Review/Submission

[Chip Bennett]

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On Tue, May 24, 2011 at 4:31 PM, Marianne Franco
<marianne.franco at gmail.com>wrote:

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> From: Shawn Grundy <smgrundy at live.com>
> Date: Tue, May 24, 2011 at 2:29 PM
> Subject: Re: [theme-reviewers] A Question About Theme Review/Submission
> To: theme-reviewers at lists.wordpress.org
>
>
>  You might try creating it as a basic theme that supports all required core
> functionality, then extend the theme via a custom plugin that adds the
> custom post types and other custom features. Though niche themes are
> wonderful in terms of specific applications, the problems arise when
> customers (users) need or want to switch themes. It becomes difficult, (or
> perhaps impossible for the average end-user) to switch if the theme controls
> the content "too much".
>
> For example, if your theme relies on custom post types for it's content,
> and somewhere down the line you stop development on the theme, the user is
> then forced to either (1) Use an older version of WordPress if certain
> functionality within the theme is no longer supported by the core, (2) Try
> and locate a theme that will display the content correctly (not likely), or
> (3) try to code the changes into a new theme/plugin themselves which, is the
> exact opposite of what the repository is intended for.
>
> This is not to say that there's not a place for such themes, however, that
> place is not currently within the general repository. Again, if you are
> determined to release the theme with support for the extended functionality,
> my suggestion would be to implement the core requirements into the theme and
> have that pass as a general theme, and then create a custom plugin which
> will control the extended functionality.
>
> Best of luck!
>
> - Shawn
>
> > From: ryan.frankel at gmail.com
> > Date: Tue, 24 May 2011 17:17:08 -0400
> > To: theme-reviewers at lists.wordpress.org
> > Subject: Re: [theme-reviewers] A Question About Theme Review/Submission
> >
> > Otto,
> > Does this also mean if I make it pass all of the tests it would still be
> rejected by the Theme Review team?
> >
> > -Ryan
> >
> > On May 24, 2011, at 5:06 PM, Otto wrote:
> >
> > > On Tue, May 24, 2011 at 2:35 PM, Ryan Frankel <ryan.frankel at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > >> I am trying to submit a ticket task/management theme to the WordPress
> repo
> > >
> > > Custom purpose-built themes cannot be submitted to the repository at
> > > this time. Themes must currently support a standard blogging platform
> > > or CMS type of system.
> > >
> > > Heck, right now we're not even allowing child themes due to a lack of
> > > core support for them (will very likely be in WP 3.3). Before allowing
> > > this sort of thing into the repository, it would have to be discussed
> > > and considered by the core dev team. It might be worth bringing it up
> > > when the 3.3 features discussion takes place around early-mid July
> > > (after 3.2 is released).
> > >
> > > -Otto
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