[theme-reviewers] iStudio Theme

[Chandra Maharzan]

Sakin, I see you already have a theme in your plate. :)

On Wed, Aug 1, 2012 at 9:15 PM, Sakin Shrestha <info at catchinternet.com> wrote:
> Also I requested at the Queue and haven't got. My username is: catchthemes
>
>
> On Wed, Aug 1, 2012 at 9:09 PM, Chandra Maharzan <maharzan at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Cool. Who assigns a ticket? I request over at the Queue and haven't
>> got anything yet. Would love to start. Thanks.
>>
>> On Wed, Aug 1, 2012 at 9:04 PM, Chip Bennett <chip at chipbennett.net> wrote:
>> > Generally speaking, no. I can't think of anything. Themes are expected
>> > to
>> > conform to the current Guidelines at the time of submission. The reason
>> > that
>> > Theme Name is "grandfathered" is that changing the Theme Name changes
>> > the
>> > Theme Slug, which in turn breaks automatic update notification for end
>> > users.
>> >
>> > I would recommend to just go ahead and review some Themes. If you
>> > observe a
>> > "required" issue, note it in the review. If the developer pushes back on
>> > any
>> > of the review comments, just try to work it out in-ticket. And if you
>> > need
>> > assistance, don't hesitate to ask another reviewer or an admin to offer
>> > a
>> > second opinion on the ticket.
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> >
>> > Chip
>> >
>> >
>> > On Wed, Aug 1, 2012 at 10:09 AM, Chandra Maharzan <maharzan at gmail.com>
>> > wrote:
>> >>
>> >> So, is there anything else that can skip the guidelines apart from
>> >> name for already hosted themes? I am interested in reviewing themes so
>> >> want to understand this better. Thanks for your responses Chip.
>> >>
>> >> On Wed, Aug 1, 2012 at 8:49 PM, Chip Bennett <chip at chipbennett.net>
>> >> wrote:
>> >> > "For obvious reasons, we are quite reluctant to ask a Theme already
>> >> > hosted
>> >> > in the WPORG repository to change its name."
>> >> >
>> >> > I'm not sure how that statement can be misconstrued to mean that we
>> >> > would
>> >> > allow a Theme to use deprecated functions.
>> >> >
>> >> > Chip
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > On Wed, Aug 1, 2012 at 10:01 AM, Chandra Maharzan
>> >> > <maharzan at gmail.com>
>> >> > wrote:
>> >> >>
>> >> >> I am emailing because I saw this (new version) being approved just 3
>> >> >> days ago. Does that mean, when the theme is updated, you guys don't
>> >> >> review the all the guidelines ? only the difference ? even if uses
>> >> >> deprecated functions and may not work with new WP versions ?
>> >> >>
>> >> >> On Wed, Aug 1, 2012 at 8:41 PM, Chip Bennett <chip at chipbennett.net>
>> >> >> wrote:
>> >> >> > That Theme was first approved in 2009, and therefore predates the
>> >> >> > current
>> >> >> > Theme Review guidelines, including the Theme Name requirement.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > For obvious reasons, we are quite reluctant to ask a Theme already
>> >> >> > hosted in
>> >> >> > the WPORG repository to change its name.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Chip
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > On Wed, Aug 1, 2012 at 9:33 AM, Chandra Maharzan
>> >> >> > <maharzan at gmail.com>
>> >> >> > wrote:
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> Hi Guys,
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> I have been looking into the theme review guidelines and been
>> >> >> >> finding
>> >> >> >> few things such as the Twenty Eleven error. :) Now I found
>> >> >> >> another
>> >> >> >> one. iStudio Theme:
>> >> >> >> http://wordpress.org/extend/themes/istudio-theme
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> While the guidelines say you can't add a theme in the name:
>> >> >> >> http://codex.wordpress.org/Theme_Review#Theme_Name, this theme
>> >> >> >> still
>> >> >> >> has it and I saw it was just approved in the Most recently
>> >> >> >> updated
>> >> >> >> themes. Perhaps, this can go in their next update. Just a heads
>> >> >> >> up
>> >> >> >> to
>> >> >> >> the Review Team.
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> Thanks,
>> >> >> >> Chandra
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> --
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