[theme-reviewers] Screenshot & "reasonable facsimile"!

[Chip Bennett]

Just use your best judgement. :)

Really, we're just trying to avoid screenshots being used as an unrealistic
marketing ploy.


On Fri, Aug 2, 2013 at 9:26 AM, Srikanth Koneru <tskk79 at gmail.com> wrote:

> A few examples of whats reasonable and whats not will be a little helpful.
>
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> On Fri, Aug 2, 2013 at 6:50 PM, Chip Bennett <chip at chipbennett.net> wrote:
>
>> Yep, that's why the guideline includes "reasonable". :)
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Aug 2, 2013 at 3:07 AM, Emil Uzelac <emil at uzelac.me> wrote:
>>
>>> IMHO, we aren't strict, as long as this isn't far, far away from what
>>> the Theme should be and look like you're good.
>>> On Aug 2, 2013 2:01 AM, "Zulfikar Nore" <zulfikarnore at live.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hello team,
>>>>
>>>> I am of the opinion that "the Screenshot must be of a reasonable
>>>> facsimile" of the theme with "default settings"
>>>> does not mean that it must be completely bare! i.e no sidebar widgets,
>>>> slider and features that take not much
>>>> effort to configure/enable.
>>>>
>>>> "Default settings" can be user configurable and off by default - does
>>>> it harm to highlight the themes capabilities
>>>> if those are it's main features and purpose?
>>>>
>>>> "Default settings" can also mean a simple drag and drop of a widget in
>>>> place, a check box or two to enable a feature
>>>> and the likes - I believe this constitute a "reasonable facsimile"
>>>> presentation of the theme.
>>>>
>>>> Advanced settings are the ones that must be discouraged as it would
>>>> take a whole lot of configuration on the part
>>>> of the end user to get their site looking anywhere near what a
>>>> screenshot with the advanced features highlighted.
>>>>
>>>> I could be wrong with this opinion and would therefore love to hear
>>>> your views from both side of the fence - as a
>>>> developer and as a reviewer :)
>>>>
>>>> Zulf
>>>>
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