[theme-reviewers] Help on theme review - Did I waste my time?

[Diana K. Cury]

Thanks everybody for clarify,

I'm writting the plugin, just got stuck on how to display the data in post type display :( I'm using the bbPress for learn this.

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Chip Bennett 
  To: theme-reviewers at lists.wordpress.org 
  Sent: Sunday, May 29, 2011 9:57 PM
  Subject: Re: [theme-reviewers] Help on theme review - Did I waste my time?


  Sounds fair to me: make it a recommendation, and if all else is good, don't hold the Theme up for it.


  To the OP: if you would like to create a companion Plugin, let me know; I would be happy to help you write it. I'll even help you integrate the Plugin back into your Theme, if you choose to go that route.


  Chip


  On Sun, May 29, 2011 at 7:48 PM, Vicky Arulsingam <vicky.arulsingam at gmail.com> wrote:

    Going back to the original poster's question - the issue stems from my understanding or in this case misunderstanding that custom post types are required to be placed in a plugin. I will change my review to reflect that it should be a recommendation.


    As a reviewer my concern is more than just the inclusion of custom post types - what about custom post meta being implemented by different themes? That is also something that may or may not work when a user switches themes.


    Vicky



    On Mon, May 30, 2011 at 8:31 AM, Edward Caissie <edward.caissie at gmail.com> wrote:

      I'm not prepared to "not-approve" themes for the inclusion of a CPT; if a decently presented use case for the CPT is given and it is documented to the end-user then it will become the end-user's choice to use the theme.
      IF the theme author also wants to write a plugin to match that functionality for the end-user to use if they choose to change to a theme that does not support that particular CPT then I think they are going above and beyond the support of their theme.


      Cais.



      On Sun, May 29, 2011 at 8:13 PM, Jess Planck <jess at funroe.net> wrote:

        It is the point. Themes are seen only as window dressing by novice users. Those same novice users seem to understand that plugins might make serious modifications to their website. 


        A specialized theme needs to indicate that its modifications may not be transferred if the user changes themes. 


        From the plugin side both BuddyPress and BBPress have examples of modifying the "theme" space from the "plugin" space. 


        Jess




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