[theme-reviewers] input from theme reviewers - top do's and don'ts

[Chandra Maharzan]

Very valid. Thanks.

On Thu, Jan 26, 2012 at 7:15 AM, Kirk Wight <kwight at kwight.ca> wrote:
> Yep, already using those, thanks for posting them :)
>
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> On 25 January 2012 20:12, Chip Bennett <chip at chipbennett.net> wrote:
>>
>> Er, that link might not work :)
>>
>> http://www.slideshare.net/chipbennett
>>
>> Chip
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>> On Wed, Jan 25, 2012 at 7:11 PM, Chip Bennett <chip at chipbennett.net>
>> wrote:
>>>
>>> I think those will make great presentation points, Kirk!
>>>
>>> If it will be helpful, feel free to use anything you need from my WC
>>> presentations (all of which, so far, involve Theme development and review):
>>> http://www.slideshare.net/chipbennett/edit_my_uploads
>>>
>>> What kinds of examples/code/comments are you looking for?
>>>
>>> Chip
>>>
>>> On Wed, Jan 25, 2012 at 7:03 PM, Kirk Wight <kwight at kwight.ca> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Hello all theme reviewers,
>>>>
>>>> I'll be giving a presentation at our next WordPress dev meetup
>>>> (Montreal) about theme review; the process in general, and code
>>>> requirements/best practices for a successful submission. While I obviously
>>>> won't be speaking officially for the TRT, I'd like some input from you all
>>>> regarding some content. Any appropriate examples with your comments would be
>>>> greatly appreciated too!
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Top three do's for getting your theme accepted:
>>>>
>>>> Make sure your theme meets all of the requirements. ALL of them. If
>>>> you're unsure about a requirement, don't submit it and hope for the best -
>>>> ask on the mailing list and do it correctly before submitting.
>>>> Develop with WP_DEBUG true, and with the Theme Check, Log Deprecated
>>>> Notices, and Debug Bar plugins activated.
>>>> Subscribe to the theme-reviewers mailing list, as well as the TRT P2
>>>> site to stay up-to-date.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Top three don'ts for getting your theme rejected:
>>>>
>>>> Don't try to "game the system": coding around issues rather than solving
>>>> them, spammy links, base64_decode, submitting under different profiles
>>>> Don't be abusive or threatening
>>>> Don't be vague about licensing; all themes in the theme repo must be
>>>> 100% GPL-compatible, and explicitly declared so (this includes all code and
>>>> binaries, such as images and icons)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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