[theme-reviewers] theme and plugins hosting on wordpress.org

Sat Feb 25 12:23:30 UTC 2012

Thanks, your help is much appreciated.

Regards, Petar.

On Fri, Feb 24, 2012 at 11:15 PM, Simon Prosser <pross at pross.org.uk> wrote:

> I think plugins@ is just redirected to some of the important people.
> There isnt a list as such.
>
> On 24 February 2012 21:09, Emil Uzelac <emil at themeid.com> wrote:
> > E-mail I don't think that plugins have the list.
> >
> > On Feb 24, 2012 6:44 AM, "Petar Genev" <petar.genev at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> Hi, thanks for clearing it  for me.
> >>
> >> Last question. Should I subscribe somewhere for plugins at wordpress.orglike
> >> I did for theme-reviewers at lists.wordpress.org
> >> or I can just mail my question to that email?
> >>
> >> Regards,
> >> Petar
> >>
> >>
> >> On Wed, Feb 15, 2012 at 2:54 AM, Emil Uzelac <emil at themeid.com> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Petar,
> >>>
> >>>> 1) Is it ok to have a blog + affiliate links like that and promote it
> >>>> with free GPL themes and plugins. I am not gonna put affiliate links
> in the
> >>>> themes files or anywhere on pages on wordpress.org. The affiliate
> links will
> >>>> stay on my blog only.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> This is entirely up to you, it's your site ;)
> >>>
> >>>> 4) If I redesign for example the woothemes Swatch theme
> >>>> http://www.woothemes.com/2011/08/swatch/It is completely free. I
> have asked
> >>>> them and they told me that I can do whatever I want with that theme
> and
> >>>> re-distribute it
> >>>> wherever I want. They said that even for wordpress.org repository.Is
> >>>> this acceptable?
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Kirk gave good explanation above, any GPL Theme can be re-designed,
> >>> re-coded and used in WPORG repository.
> >>>
> >>>> 9) where do I ask about plugins? Is there a mailing list like that one
> >>>> for themes where I can ask?
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> plugins at wordpress.org
> >>>
> >>> Cheers,
> >>> Emil
> >>>
> >>> On Tue, Feb 14, 2012 at 1:33 AM, Petar Genev <petar.genev at gmail.com>
> >>> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>> Hi there,
> >>>>
> >>>> Any reply to my last mail?
> >>>> 1) 4) 9)
> >>>>
> >>>> Anyone?
> >>>>
> >>>> Thanks,
> >>>> Petar
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> On Sat, Feb 4, 2012 at 7:23 PM, Petar Genev <petar.genev at gmail.com>
> >>>> wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I still have one not answered questions:
> >>>>> 1)
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> The answers for his one is not very clear:
> >>>>> 4)
> >>>>> I did not get if you are gonna approve such a theme or not? I
> >>>>> understand that it will have to validate and pass all technical
> >>>>> requirements.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Another questions:
> >>>>> 9) where do I ask about plugins? Is there a mailing list like that
> one
> >>>>> for themes where I can ask?
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> On Fri, Feb 3, 2012 at 7:51 PM, Edward Caissie
> >>>>> <edward.caissie at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> @Kirk has covered most of the points so I see no real need to repeat
> >>>>>> them.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> As to the "Lite" theme linking to the commercial theme with either
> >>>>>> URI; generally this is not accepted. It would be better to have
> those URI
> >>>>>> landing page(s) have a link to the commercial instead.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Cais.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> On Fri, Feb 3, 2012 at 12:01 PM, Kirk Wight <kwight at kwight.ca>
> wrote:
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> A few answers inline; I'm speaking from the point of view of themes
> >>>>>>> in the Free Theme Directory (it may be different for plugins).
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> On 3 February 2012 11:32, Petar Genev <petar.genev at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> Hi there,
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> I am sorry if some of my questions are silly but I really get very
> >>>>>>>> confused of what I can and can't submit to the repository, what
> links I
> >>>>>>>> can/can't place and where.
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> I got some of my answers from Chip Bennett in a few support forum
> >>>>>>>> threads. Thanks Chip.
> >>>>>>>> There are still things to clear out.
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> Here is my whole story:
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> I am planing to build my own blog which will include:
> >>>>>>>> - blog posts with stuff like how to deal with wordpress, how to
> >>>>>>>> customize, best practices of lots of wordpress stuff.
> >>>>>>>> - reviews of free themes and plugins hosted in the wordpress.org
> >>>>>>>> repository with "download from wordpress.org" links.
> >>>>>>>> - reviews of themes from woothemes.com and "purchase from
> >>>>>>>> woothemes.com" affiliate links.
> >>>>>>>> - reviews of themes from themeforest.net and "purchase from
> >>>>>>>> themeforest.net" affiliate links.
> >>>>>>>> - reviews of plugins from codecanyon.net and "purchase from
> >>>>>>>> codecanyon.net" affiliate links.
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> I want to upload themes and plugins to the wordpress repository so
> >>>>>>>> they can get viewed and used by many users. I want to put link
> back to my
> >>>>>>>> blog, so those users can check on my blog it they want to.
> >>>>>>>> No spam messages, no spamy email lists, no collection of any user
> >>>>>>>> data.
> >>>>>>>> I am not trying to be a spammer of any kind. I want to give
> quality
> >>>>>>>> stuff to wordpress users and get some traffic to my blog so I can
> eventually
> >>>>>>>> get some financial benefits.
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> In style.css, you can have a Theme URI and/or Author URI; just make
> >>>>>>> sure they go to the appropriate page, eg. http://petergenev.com,
> >>>>>>> http://petargeev.com/awesome-theme/ (see:
> >>>>>>> http://codex.wordpress.org/Theme_Review#Credit_Links)
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> I see many wordpress.org users are doing stuff like that. Some of
> >>>>>>>> them sell their own stuff on their blogs, some refer to others,
> some submit
> >>>>>>>> to the repository a light version of a plugin for example and
> then put links
> >>>>>>>> to lead users to purchase the full version from their blogs. I've
> even seen
> >>>>>>>> banners of Themeforest and Codecanyon with affiliate links on the
> blogs of
> >>>>>>>> some members.
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> As you read further do not get the image that the only thing I
> want
> >>>>>>>> is to  recreate and use stuff that has been developed already to
> release
> >>>>>>>> themes and plugins to wordpress.org. I want to build original
> stuff too, but
> >>>>>>>> I want to quickly see how it goes first.
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> I will list all of the questions here and hope to finally clear it
> >>>>>>>> all out :)
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> 1) Is it ok to have a blog + affiliate links like that and promote
> >>>>>>>> it with free GPL themes and plugins. I am not gonna put affiliate
> links in
> >>>>>>>> the themes files or anywhere on pages on wordpress.org. The
> affiliate links
> >>>>>>>> will stay on my blog only.
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> Now on what can/can't be hosted in the wordpress.org repository
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> 2) If I make a theme from another theme. Let say I take Twenty
> >>>>>>>> Eleven and redesing it, so it have a good new look. I use the
> whole back-end
> >>>>>>>> functionality the way it is. Name my theme "Twenty Eleven New
> Line" or
> >>>>>>>> something like that but keep the original name. Is this fine?
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> It's fine to base a new design on an existing theme (that's one of
> >>>>>>> the benefits of the GPL). To be allowed in the Free Themes
> Directory,
> >>>>>>> however, the new theme must have significant changes in design or
> >>>>>>> functionality, or it will be considered derivative. For example,
> you can't
> >>>>>>> simply take Twenty Eleven, change the default link color, and
> submit it to
> >>>>>>> the directory. (see discussion
> >>>>>>> here:
> http://lists.wordpress.org/pipermail/theme-reviewers/2011-October/007020.html
> )
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> 3) what is acceptable? When I say redesign... do I have to create
> >>>>>>>> psd html css files from scratch or I can use whatever is in the
> theme I am
> >>>>>>>> redesigning and work on what has already been done.
> >>>>>>>> To get a new great looking design I can work on existing psd files
> >>>>>>>> and save coding time using existing html/css.
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> Not sure what you're asking... you do not need to include PSD
> files,
> >>>>>>> and yes, you can base your new, fresh design on the existing
> HTML/CSS
> >>>>>>> (again, the benefits of GPL)
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> 4) If I redesign for example the woothemes Swatch theme
> >>>>>>>> http://www.woothemes.com/2011/08/swatch/
> >>>>>>>> It is completely free. I have asked them and they told me that I
> can
> >>>>>>>> do whatever I want with that theme and re-distribute it wherever
> I  want.
> >>>>>>>> They said that even for wordpress.org repository.
> >>>>>>>> Is this acceptable?
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> Yes - their themes are fully GPL, meaning you can do what you like
> >>>>>>> with them, and distribute them however you like. I'm not sure if
> anyone has
> >>>>>>> ever taken a GPL premium theme and tried to submit it as-is to the
> theme
> >>>>>>> repo; I don't think that would be in the spirit of what the theme
> repo wants
> >>>>>>> to be. Again, using their code as a base for something new,
> however, would
> >>>>>>> be great. Of course, it still has to pass the requirements of
> review,
> >>>>>>> regardless of where that original code came from.
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> About links to me. I don't quite get where can/can't put links. I
> >>>>>>>> understand SEO back links and viagra links are not acceptable at
> all. I was
> >>>>>>>> thinking of:
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> 5) theme or plugin option page - a donate link or a link to my
> blog?
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> 6) theme description page?
> >>>>>>>> For example here
> >>>>>>>> http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/all-in-one-seo-pack/ I see a
> link
> >>>>>>>> "Upgrade to pro version" on the second line of the description. I
> assume it
> >>>>>>>> is acceptable to have links like that?
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> As for themes, it is acceptable to submit a "Lite" version of a
> >>>>>>> commercial theme - but that lite version must stand on its own and
> meet all
> >>>>>>> requirements. As for a link to the commercial version on the theme
> options
> >>>>>>> page... uh, not sure. Anyone?
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> 7) can I put links to my social media, like Follow me on twitter
> on
> >>>>>>>> the description pages of my themes and plugins on wordpress.org
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> 8) Let's say I sell a plugin on CodeCanyon.net. I upload a Light
> >>>>>>>> version of that plugin on wordpress.org repository. Put links to
> my blog, to
> >>>>>>>> the review page of my full version plugin. And from that page of
> my blog
> >>>>>>>> users can go and purchase it from codecanyon. I am not gonna put
> links
> >>>>>>>> directly from wordpress.org to codecanyon.
> >>>>>>>> Both light and pro version are my creation from scratch.
> >>>>>>>> If this is not acceptable, what is the difference if I sell the
> pro
> >>>>>>>> version on my blog (like all in one seo pack) and elsewhere like
> codecanyon?
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> I hope to clear it all this time. :)
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> Thank you for your help in advance and again sorry if some of my
> >>>>>>>> questions are silly.
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> --
> >>>>>>>> Regards,
> >>>>>>>> Petar
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
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