[theme-reviewers] theme and plugins hosting on wordpress.org
Emil Uzelac
emil at themeid.com
Sat Feb 25 21:00:15 UTC 2012
No problem!
On Sat, Feb 25, 2012 at 6:23 AM, Petar Genev <petar.genev at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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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