[theme-reviewers] theme-reviewers Digest, Vol 27, Issue 36

Bryan Hadaway bhadaway at gmail.com
Thu Aug 9 02:05:49 UTC 2012 

Oh you're referring to:

http://lists.wordpress.org/pipermail/theme-reviewers/

I don't think everyone is aware of that, so there's the link.

It's extremely convenient to just comment by email so I wonder if this
bothers everyone else?


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On Wed, Aug 8, 2012 at 7:01 PM, Daniel Fenn <danielx386 at gmail.com> wrote:

> No, what I was saying is that you reply to the topic tread, and not
> the digest emails.
>
> Regards,
> Daniel Fenn
>
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> On Thu, Aug 9, 2012 at 11:58 AM, Bryan Hadaway <bhadaway at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Isn't this the very purpose of this email group, to discuss things like
> > this? If you don't have any personal interest or input in a specific
> email,
> > just ignore the email, right?
> >
> >
> > Bryan Phillip Hadaway
> >
> >
> > Web & Graphic Designer
> > calmestghost.com
> > bhadaway at gmail.com
> >
> >
> > Socialize: Facebook | Twitter | LinkedIn | Google+
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> >
> > On Wed, Aug 8, 2012 at 6:55 PM, Daniel Fenn <danielx386 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >>
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> Can you please stop replying to "theme-reviewers Digest...." email as
> >> not many of us will read or even answer then?
> >>
> >> Regards,
> >> Daniel Fenn
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On Thu, Aug 9, 2012 at 11:52 AM, CONNOR Wayne and Jill <wayne at dubbo.org
> >
> >> wrote:
> >> > This is the same issue I had with my slidingdoor theme that I made
> about
> >> > 3 years ago.
> >> >
> >> > You can see a demo here:
> >> >
> >> > http://wordpress.org/extend/themes/sliding-door
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > Using home_url() doesn't work because it makes the person previewing
> the
> >> > theme may think that clicking on the sliding menu just returns you to
> the
> >> > home page. It's not actually obvious that they can be linked
> somewhere else.
> >> >
> >> > Let me say it was tempting to put some of my own commercial or
> personal
> >> > URLs in these links,  because they essentially bypass the link
> checking of
> >> > the review process. Also these links disappear automatically as soon
> as the
> >> > end user creates their own pages.
> >> >
> >> > I decided just to use theme URLs on the links at the time because I
> >> > thought that was the intention of the WordPress guidelines.
> >> >
> >> > I would think that if they are not a permanent part of the theme
> (like a
> >> > footer link) then using EITHER (1) wordpress.org or (2) the theme
> URL or (3)
> >> > the author URL or (4) example.com or (5) home_url() would give enough
> >> > options, but not a different URL.
> >> >
> >> > If you don't have guidelines you'll get all sorts of jokers linking to
> >> > all sorts of places.
> >> >
> >> > Wayne
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > On 09/08/2012, at 10:45 AM,
> theme-reviewers-request at lists.wordpress.org
> >> > wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> Send theme-reviewers mailing list submissions to
> >> >>       theme-reviewers at lists.wordpress.org
> >> >>
> >> >> To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit
> >> >>       http://lists.wordpress.org/mailman/listinfo/theme-reviewers
> >> >> or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to
> >> >>       theme-reviewers-request at lists.wordpress.org
> >> >>
> >> >> You can reach the person managing the list at
> >> >>       theme-reviewers-owner at lists.wordpress.org
> >> >>
> >> >> When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific
> >> >> than "Re: Contents of theme-reviewers digest..."
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> Today's Topics:
> >> >>
> >> >>   1. Re: Feature slider default links (Daniel Tara)
> >> >>   2. Re: Feature slider default links (Justin Tadlock)
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> >> >>
> >> >> Message: 1
> >> >> Date: Thu, 9 Aug 2012 03:35:57 +0300
> >> >> From: Daniel Tara <contact at onedesigns.com>
> >> >> Subject: Re: [theme-reviewers] Feature slider default links
> >> >> To: "theme-reviewers at lists.wordpress.org"
> >> >>       <theme-reviewers at lists.wordpress.org>
> >> >> Message-ID: <6052357002005747691 at unknownmsgid>
> >> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
> >> >>
> >> >> Why not link to something like www.example.com? It's generally
> >> >> accepted
> >> >> that's a domain used for demonstration purposes, nobody would
> question
> >> >> if
> >> >> you'd use that.
> >> >>
> >> >> On 09.08.2012, at 03:33, Chip Bennett <chip at chipbennett.net> wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> How so? Can you explain how you're attempting to show this custom URL
> >> >> functionality? Perhaps I'm just not following you. Are you talking
> >> >> about a
> >> >> Theme demo? Are you talking about the default custom URLs that appear
> >> >> in
> >> >> the Theme options page? Something else?
> >> >>
> >> >> On Wed, Aug 8, 2012 at 6:54 PM, Trent Lapinski
> >> >> <trent at cyberchimps.com>wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >>> @Chip
> >> >>>
> >> >>> I suppose I could but that doesn't really show the custom URL
> >> >>> functionality.
> >> >>>
> >> >>> I would rather just get an exception.
> >> >>>
> >> >>>  --Trent Lapinski
> >> >>> =============
> >> >>> CEO of CyberChimps LLC
> >> >>> trent at cyberchimps.com
> >> >>> Mobile (714) 904-4280
> >> >>> Twitter @trentlapinski
> >> >>> http://CyberChimps.com
> >> >>>
> >> >>> On Aug 8, 2012, at 3:27 PM, Chip Bennett <chip at chipbennett.net>
> wrote:
> >> >>>
> >> >>> Why not have them link to home_url() by default, instead?
> >> >>>
> >> >>> On Wed, Aug 8, 2012 at 4:57 PM, Trent Lapinski
> >> >>> <trent at cyberchimps.com>wrote:
> >> >>>
> >> >>>> Hi everyone,
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>> Some of my themes have feature sliders, and for the default links
> for
> >> >>>> those slides I simply link them back to my company website to show
> >> >>>> users
> >> >>>> can link the images in the feature slider.
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>> It was recently brought to my attention that this may be a grey
> area
> >> >>>> in
> >> >>>> terms of the guidelines. I spoke to Otto about this at WCSF12, and
> he
> >> >>>> said
> >> >>>> it likely shouldn't be too big of an issue and I should be able to
> >> >>>> request
> >> >>>> an exception to keep these links.
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>> With that said, I would like to formally request an exception to
> have
> >> >>>> these default links. I can have them direct to theme specific pages
> >> >>>> perhaps?
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>>  --Trent Lapinski
> >> >>>> =============
> >> >>>> CEO of CyberChimps LLC
> >> >>>> trent at cyberchimps.com
> >> >>>> Mobile (714) 904-4280
> >> >>>> Twitter @trentlapinski
> >> >>>> http://CyberChimps.com <http://cyberchimps.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
> >> >>>
> >> >>>
> >> >>>
> >> >>> _______________________________________________
> >> >>> theme-reviewers mailing list
> >> >>> theme-reviewers at lists.wordpress.org
> >> >>> http://lists.wordpress.org/mailman/listinfo/theme-reviewers
> >> >>>
> >> >>>
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> >> >>
> >> >> Message: 2
> >> >> Date: Wed, 08 Aug 2012 19:45:18 -0500
> >> >> From: Justin Tadlock <justin at justintadlock.com>
> >> >> Subject: Re: [theme-reviewers] Feature slider default links
> >> >> To: theme-reviewers at lists.wordpress.org
> >> >> Message-ID: <5023081E.1040307 at justintadlock.com>
> >> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"; Format="flowed"
> >> >>
> >> >> Why not just make the slider work without a link?  I assume you're
> >> >> displaying some sort of image slider and each image is wrapped in a
> >> >> link.  It makes sense to me that if the user doesn't add a link, the
> >> >> individual slide doesn't need to link anywhere.  It gives users an
> >> >> extra
> >> >> option if they want to use it.
> >> >>
> >> >> On 8/8/2012 6:54 PM, Trent Lapinski wrote:
> >> >>> @Chip
> >> >>>
> >> >>> I suppose I could but that doesn't really show the custom URL
> >> >>> functionality.
> >> >>>
> >> >>> I would rather just get an exception.
> >> >>>
> >> >>> --Trent Lapinski
> >> >>> =============
> >> >>> CEO of CyberChimps LLC
> >> >>> trent at cyberchimps.com <mailto:trent at cyberchimps.com>
> >> >>> Mobile (714) 904-4280
> >> >>> Twitter @trentlapinski
> >> >>> http://CyberChimps.com
> >> >>>
> >> >>> On Aug 8, 2012, at 3:27 PM, Chip Bennett <chip at chipbennett.net
> >> >>> <mailto:chip at chipbennett.net>> wrote:
> >> >>>
> >> >>>> Why not have them link to home_url() by default, instead?
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>> On Wed, Aug 8, 2012 at 4:57 PM, Trent Lapinski <
> trent at cyberchimps.com
> >> >>>> <mailto:trent at cyberchimps.com>> wrote:
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>>    Hi everyone,
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>>    Some of my themes have feature sliders, and for the default
> links
> >> >>>>    for those slides I simply link them back to my company website
> to
> >> >>>>    show users can link the images in the feature slider.
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>>    It was recently brought to my attention that this may be a grey
> >> >>>>    area in terms of the guidelines. I spoke to Otto about this at
> >> >>>>    WCSF12, and he said it likely shouldn't be too big of an issue
> >> >>>>    and I should be able to request an exception to keep these
> links.
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>>    With that said, I would like to formally request an exception to
> >> >>>>    have these default links. I can have them direct to theme
> >> >>>>    specific pages perhaps?
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>>    --Trent Lapinski
> >> >>>>    =============
> >> >>>>    CEO of CyberChimps LLC
> >> >>>>    trent at cyberchimps.com <mailto:trent at cyberchimps.com>
> >> >>>>    Mobile (714) 904-4280 <tel:%28714%29%20904-4280>
> >> >>>>    Twitter @trentlapinski
> >> >>>>    http://CyberChimps.com <http://cyberchimps.com/>
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>>    _______________________________________________
> >> >>>>    theme-reviewers mailing list
> >> >>>>    theme-reviewers at lists.wordpress.org
> >> >>>>    <mailto:theme-reviewers at lists.wordpress.org>
> >> >>>>    http://lists.wordpress.org/mailman/listinfo/theme-reviewers
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>> _______________________________________________
> >> >>>> theme-reviewers mailing list
> >> >>>> theme-reviewers at lists.wordpress.org
> >> >>>> <mailto:theme-reviewers at lists.wordpress.org>
> >> >>>> http://lists.wordpress.org/mailman/listinfo/theme-reviewers
> >> >>>
> >> >>>
> >> >>>
> >> >>> _______________________________________________
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