[theme-reviewers] Author URI guidelines

Tue Aug 6 15:49:30 UTC 2013

No. A hosting company is not a Theme shop.

A Theme shop is a company for which the sole/primary purpose is to develop
and distribute Themes.

On Tue, Aug 6, 2013 at 11:48 AM, Jose Castaneda <jomcastaneda at gmail.com>wrote:

> so by that a hosting company would also be considered an
> extension/exception.
>
>
> On Tue, Aug 6, 2013 at 8:45 AM, Chip Bennett <chip at chipbennett.net> wrote:
>
>> Is a Theme Shop not a logical extension/exception to the "personal site"
>> requirement for Author URI?
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Aug 6, 2013 at 11:40 AM, Jose Castaneda <jomcastaneda at gmail.com>wrote:
>>
>>> and neither is a theme-shop....
>>>
>>>
>>> On Tue, Aug 6, 2013 at 8:30 AM, Chip Bennett <chip at chipbennett.net>wrote:
>>>
>>>> A Realtor site is, by definition, not a "personal" site.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Tue, Aug 6, 2013 at 11:24 AM, Jose Castaneda <jomcastaneda at gmail.com
>>>> > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> It is a 'personal' site.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Tue, Aug 6, 2013 at 8:12 AM, Chip Bennett <chip at chipbennett.net>wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> "That person took time from their schedule to create something to
>>>>>> share with a community."
>>>>>>
>>>>>> What *person*? How is a Realtor site a "person"? That's the issue.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Tue, Aug 6, 2013 at 10:54 AM, Jose Castaneda <
>>>>>> jomcastaneda at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Sorry but I don't fully see how it is a 'sponsored by' link. That
>>>>>>> person took time from their schedule to create something to share with a
>>>>>>> community. It would be like a photographer using his portfolio since that
>>>>>>> is what the theme author does. The guideline states: personal website or
>>>>>>> project/development site.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Tue, Aug 6, 2013 at 7:44 AM, Chip Bennett <chip at chipbennett.net>wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> No, a realtor site wouldn't be valid as Author URI. That would
>>>>>>>> essentially be a "sponsored by" or spam link. (It shouldn't take a great
>>>>>>>> deal of imagination to understand how that has, can, and would be exploited
>>>>>>>> if the rule were otherwise.)
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> AuthorURI is intended to link to the *person* who
>>>>>>>> developed/distributed the Theme. Theme shops are perfectly fine, because
>>>>>>>> Theme shops develop and distribute Themes. A realtor site does not.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Tue, Aug 6, 2013 at 10:14 AM, Jose Castaneda <
>>>>>>>> jomcastaneda at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> So a realtor site wouldn't be if the author is a realtor? Sorry
>>>>>>>>> the line does seems to be a little odd at times. Like @mario says it is a
>>>>>>>>> bit of a subjective decision.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On Tue, Aug 6, 2013 at 7:12 AM, Srikanth Koneru <tskk79 at gmail.com>wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Theme shops, personal websites and project websites are allowed
>>>>>>>>>> as author url and everything else isn't.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> On Tue, Aug 6, 2013 at 7:38 PM, Jose Castaneda <
>>>>>>>>>> jomcastaneda at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> I have to ask as well since I've seen other themes use
>>>>>>>>>>> themeshops for their author credit links as well.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> On Tue, Aug 6, 2013 at 6:44 AM, Mario Peshev <mario at peshev.net>wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Chip, could I personally ask for some clarifications on the
>>>>>>>>>>>> guidelines page - either in make/themes or in the Codex under Theme Review
>>>>>>>>>>>> or wherever, like
>>>>>>>>>>>> http://codex.wordpress.org/Theme_Review#Licensing.2C_Theme_Name.2C_Credit_Links.2C_Up-Sell_Themes:
>>>>>>>>>>>>  or
>>>>>>>>>>>> http://make.wordpress.org/themes/guidelines/guidelines-license-theme-name-credit-links-up-sell-themes/
>>>>>>>>>>>>  ?
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> I tend to disagree so often with most subjective decisions that
>>>>>>>>>>>> I'd really love to actually have them better defined than what is already
>>>>>>>>>>>> in there, especially with the contradictions with some of the existing
>>>>>>>>>>>> themes in the repository.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Best regards,
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Mario Peshev
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> On Tue, Aug 6, 2013 at 4:39 PM, Chip Bennett <
>>>>>>>>>>>> chip at chipbennett.net> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Correct.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Tue, Aug 6, 2013 at 9:31 AM, Ola Łączek <ola at bodera.com>wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hello!
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I've got a theme that uses this address:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> http://www.siteground.com/ as author URI and for credit link
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> in footer.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> In guidelines it says that "*For AuthorURI, emphasis is on
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the personal nature of the site*".
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> So I think this link is not acceptable, am I right?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Best regards,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Ola Łączek
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
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