[theme-reviewers] Author URI guidelines

Tue Aug 6 16:16:56 UTC 2013

they are making effort and contributing to community ..

and If they are adhering to all other guidelines then what's wrong if they
put link as theme author URI.. no matter what they do.

This I see from their site, there are so many to consider them as theme
shop.

http://www.siteground.com/wordpress-hosting/wordpress-themes.htm

Disclaimer - I have no link, affiliation in any manner with Author or
siteground.

On Tue, Aug 6, 2013 at 9:24 PM, Chip Bennett <chip at chipbennett.net> wrote:

> Automattic = above our pay grade.
>
>
> On Tue, Aug 6, 2013 at 11:52 AM, devcorn <wp at devcorn.com> wrote:
>
>> I don't agree, how you will justify http://wordpress.org/themes/untitled from
>> Automattic
>>
>> and sitegroud is well known company and they have pretty good themes.
>>
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Aug 6, 2013 at 9:19 PM, Chip Bennett <chip at chipbennett.net>wrote:
>>
>>> 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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