[theme-reviewers] Question about guideline - Admin Pointers

[Chip Bennett]

Yep, that's it exactly: core currently specifies it as a core-only API, and
the core devs have specifically requested that the API not be used at this
time.

If/when that stance changes, we'll revise the Guidelines accordingly.


On Mon, Dec 17, 2012 at 11:56 AM, Edward Caissie
<edward.caissie at gmail.com>wrote:

> There are several plugins I have seen use these "pointers" but IIRC core
> devs requested we not allow Themes to implement them ... yet (probably due
> in part to @George's observation)
>
> Edward Caissie
> aka Cais.
>
>
>
> On Mon, Dec 17, 2012 at 11:35 AM, George Mamadashvili <
> georgemamadashvili at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> As far as I know pointers are core only API, you can still use them, but
>> API can change in future and that might brake things.
>>
>>
>> On Sun, Dec 16, 2012 at 6:41 AM, Daniel Fenn <danielx386 at gmail.com>wrote:
>>
>>> Even putting in something like "(also known as feature pointers)"
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> Daniel Fenn
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Sun, Dec 16, 2012 at 1:40 PM, Daniel Fenn <danielx386 at gmail.com>wrote:
>>>
>>>> Is it alright if I edit the codex and add in what you said? Or will it
>>>> just make the page too long?
>>>>
>>>> Regards,
>>>> Daniel Fenn
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Sun, Dec 16, 2012 at 1:31 PM, Chip Bennett <chip at chipbennett.net>wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Admin pointers are the pop-up messages displayed in the WP-Admin. You
>>>>> primarily see them when core uses them to highlight new features in a new
>>>>> version of WordPress.
>>>>>
>>>>> Also known as "feature pointers", they were introduced in WordPress
>>>>> 3.3:
>>>>> http://codex.wordpress.org/Version_3.3
>>>>>
>>>>> More info:
>>>>>
>>>>> http://wpengineer.com/2272/how-to-add-and-deactivate-the-new-feature-pointer-in-wordpress-3-3/
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>
>>>>> Chip
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Sat, Dec 15, 2012 at 9:13 PM, Daniel Fenn <danielx386 at gmail.com>wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi guys,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> It ben quite some time since I've looked at the guideline and there
>>>>>> something that I don't quite understand.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> It states
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Theme *must not* incorporate the following features:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Admin Pointers
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Can someone please explain what that mean?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I'm sorry if this already bee coveredsomewhere.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Regards,
>>>>>> Daniel Fenn
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
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