[theme-reviewers] Theme isn't child friendly

[Chip Bennett]

Want me to take a stab at updating the Child Themes Codex page, then?


On Tue, Feb 12, 2013 at 6:46 PM, Otto <otto at ottodestruct.com> wrote:

> A solid document laying it out in detail would be nice. Even I have to
> think about it a bit when I run across it, because it is not always
> obvious.
>
> However, some examples of doing-it-wrong would need to be presented
> for this to have any real impact there, I think, because just an
> explanation of the various concerns isn't entirely clear in this
> instance.
>
> -Otto
>
>
> On Tue, Feb 12, 2013 at 5:39 PM, Simon Prosser <pross at pross.org.uk> wrote:
> > The author probably *thought* he was making it fully supported by
> > using get_stylesheet_directory_uri() in the 1st place. So maybe it
> > just needs to be easier to understand on the child themes codex page?
> >
> > On 12 February 2013 23:20, Chip Bennett <chip at chipbennett.net> wrote:
> >> Support for Child Themes is certainly recommended. I would be in favor
> of
> >> making Child Theme-friendliness required for repository-hosted Themes,
> but
> >> it would be something to put up for discussion first.
> >>
> >> I can't think of any reason *not* to require proper use of
> >> get_template_directory_uri() vs get_stylesheet_directory_uri(), in
> order to
> >> facilitate Child Theme-friendliness. But, others may think differently.
> >>
> >> Shall I start a discussion over on Make/Themes?
> >>
> >>
> >> On Tue, Feb 12, 2013 at 5:26 PM, esmi at quirm dot net <esmi at quirm.net>
> >> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Hi all,
> >>>
> >>> Just wondered if you had any comments on
> >>> <
> http://wordpress.org/support/topic/not-getting-help-from-a-theme-developer
> >
> >>>
> >>> Not so much the lack of support complaint. More the fact that the theme
> >>> cannot be child-themed because of an over-use of
> >>> get_stylesheet_directory_uri() instead of get_template_directory_uri()
> in a
> >>> few places. Seems a pity that a nice theme is "spoilt" by this
> oversight.
> >>> Given that there is a big push in the support forums to stop people
> editing
> >>> themes in favour of using custom css plugins or child themes, should
> support
> >>> for child themes be recommended? If not even mandatory?
> >>>
> >>> Mel
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