[theme-reviewers] Submitting a One-Page Placeholder Theme

Fri Oct 28 17:07:50 UTC 2011

Ryan,

We would certainly want some way of identifying such Themes. At a minimum,
the Theme description should indicate its niche use, and the Theme
documentation should indicate how to setup and use the Theme for its niche
purpose.

Additionally, we would probably look at adding more tags for the Tag Filter.

But, adding additional "sections" requires more of a change than we would
likely be able to implement at this point in time. (Otto can speak to that
more directly, if he wants to.)

Chip

On Fri, Oct 28, 2011 at 12:00 PM, Ryan Frankel <ryan.frankel at gmail.com>wrote:

> Cais,
>  I thought it came down to that the Theme directory as it stands now
> implies that the theme can be switched interchangeably by the user.
>  Specialized themes, say that don't have a Blog, don't really fit this mold.
>  I would think there would need to be a 'section' that had non-standard or
> specialized themes.  If specialized themes were added to the current Repo it
> seems it would add a lot of confusion.  But, I may be mistaken.
>
> ryan
>
>
> On Oct 28, 2011, at 12:52 PM, Edward Caissie wrote:
>
> > @Ryan - It's not so much as "adding a section" as it is by-passing the
> upload checks that are stopping the submission of this theme (et al.)
> >
> >
> > Cais.
> >
> >
> > On Fri, Oct 28, 2011 at 12:03 PM, Ryan Frankel <ryan.frankel at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > We have run into this issue many times on this list.  At one point there
> was a discussion regarding adding a section for specialized themes.  Does
> anyone know if that ever got anywhere?
> >
> > Ryan
> >
> > On Oct 28, 2011, at 12:00 PM, Doug Stewart wrote:
> >
> > > Cais:
> > > I think it unreasonable to look for full repo compliance when
> > > considering these sorts of single-purpose theme. I think the community
> > > suffers by not having access to these sorts of efforts and so some
> > > consideration ought to be extended.
> > >
> > > On Fri, Oct 28, 2011 at 11:36 AM, Edward Caissie
> > > <edward.caissie at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >> Sara -
> > >>
> > >> Thank you for your interest in having your theme hosted at the
> WordPress
> > >> Extend repository.
> > >> Although, for the most part, previously "live" themes may not be a
> good
> > >> benchmarks a quick review of the "Launch" themes you are referencing
> would
> > >> indicate both need to have modifications made before a newer version
> would
> > >> be approved.
> > >>
> > >> As to the issues that you are seeing with the upload script stopping
> you
> > >> from submitting your theme, there is no real manual process for
> working
> > >> around it. I would suggest implementing, perhaps with additional
> options to
> > >> display, all of the functionality your theme's submission report is
> stating
> > >> as "REQUIRED". Once your theme is in Trac we can look further into
> your
> > >> use-case scenarios.
> > >>
> > >> Please keep in mind, the Themes found in the repository are meant to
> be
> > >> potentially used by the community in general, not necessarily by a
> small
> > >> niche group. That being said I would still very much like to see a
> "Launch"
> > >> theme that meets all of the current guidelines in the repository.
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> Cais.
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> On Fri, Oct 28, 2011 at 11:11 AM, Sara Chai Butler
> > >> <sara at launcheffectapp.com> wrote:
> > >>>
> > >>> Hi everyone,
> > >>> I hope this email finds you well!  I was directed here by the
> moderater
> > >>> for the Themes and Templates forum, esmi.
> > >>> I was wondering how to go about submitting a one-page theme to the
> > >>> WordPress theme repository. The theme is called Launch Effect and it
> is
> > >>> basically a placeholder page with email sign-up, unique URL
> generator, and
> > >>> built-in statistics and incentive tracking.  It has almost 4,000
> downloads
> > >>> and a dedicated technical support.  The demand for this type of
> theme, and
> > >>> the feedback for ours specifically, has been really good and you can
> see
> > >>> examples of it in use on our homepage:
> http://www.launcheffectapp.com.
> > >>> It includes a robust theme options panel where every aspect of the
> design
> > >>> can be customized and a stats panel where users are able to track
> signups
> > >>> and conversions (people who shared the site) and export their data.
> > >>> TL;DR
> > >>> Our one-page theme (http://www.launcheffectapp.com) fails the theme
> upload
> > >>> because it's not a blog and has no need for comments or tags, etc...
> I was
> > >>> wondering if its possible for a theme with a very specific
> functionality
> > >>> like this to be submitted. I can't figure out how the other two
> launch type
> > >>> themes were able to upload (these two:
> > >>> http://wordpress.org/extend/themes/search.php?q=launch ) because
> neither of
> > >>> theme have any kind of blog infrastructure in place.
> > >>> We'd love to be included in the official theme repository of
> WordPress and
> > >>> we thank you in advance for your guidance on this.
> > >>> Sara
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>> --
> > >>> Sara Chai Butler
> > >>> Web Developer
> > >>>
> > >>> Barrel
> > >>> 197 Grand Street, Suite 6S
> > >>> New York, NY 10013
> > >>> (212) 239-2072 x7013
> > >>> www.barrelny.com
> > >>>
> > >>> _______________________________________________
> > >>> theme-reviewers mailing list
> > >>> theme-reviewers at lists.wordpress.org
> > >>> http://lists.wordpress.org/mailman/listinfo/theme-reviewers
> > >>>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> _______________________________________________
> > >> theme-reviewers mailing list
> > >> theme-reviewers at lists.wordpress.org
> > >> http://lists.wordpress.org/mailman/listinfo/theme-reviewers
> > >>
> > >>
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > -Doug
> > > _______________________________________________
> > > theme-reviewers mailing list
> > > theme-reviewers at lists.wordpress.org
> > > http://lists.wordpress.org/mailman/listinfo/theme-reviewers
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > theme-reviewers mailing list
> > theme-reviewers at lists.wordpress.org
> > http://lists.wordpress.org/mailman/listinfo/theme-reviewers
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > theme-reviewers mailing list
> > theme-reviewers at lists.wordpress.org
> > http://lists.wordpress.org/mailman/listinfo/theme-reviewers
>
> _______________________________________________
> theme-reviewers mailing list
> theme-reviewers at lists.wordpress.org
> http://lists.wordpress.org/mailman/listinfo/theme-reviewers
>
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://lists.wordpress.org/pipermail/theme-reviewers/attachments/20111028/80e17432/attachment-0001.htm>