[theme-reviewers] Default images, Twitter demo, and an option to remove credit link?

Tue Feb 19 04:38:54 UTC 2013

Since when did we start enforcing "brand-free" themes?

Emil

On Mon, Feb 18, 2013 at 10:04 PM, Trent Lapinski <trent at cyberchimps.com>wrote:

> Can we bring this back to issue 1? Logos in default images.
>
> We use default images to show how our feature sliders, portfolios,
> galleries, and other image based visuals are represented. Many other themes
> on .org do this.
>
> Are we allowed to use the theme name but not the theme shop / author name?
>
> Are images like these below not allowed? If so, why are they not allowed?
>
> I wasn't aware of this issue until now, I mean even PageLines a featured
> theme has a default slider image which includes the theme shop logo. Again,
> I personally don't see anything wrong with this, because it tells users
> these are default images to be swapped out.
>
> Can I please get some clarification on this issue?
>
> http://wp-themes.com/wp-content/themes/eclipse/images/sliderdefault.jpg
>
>
> http://wp-themes.com/wp-content/themes/pagelines/sections/quickslider/images/image3.jpg
>
> http://wp-themes.com/wp-content/themes/ifeature/images/branding/slide1.jpg
>
>    --Trent Lapinski
> =============
> CEO of CyberChimps Inc
> trent at cyberchimps.com
> Mobile (714) 904-4280
> Twitter @trentlapinski
> Skype: mobiletrent
> http://CyberChimps.com
>
> On Feb 18, 2013, at 6:55 PM, Daniel Fenn <danielx386 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Here's a point - How many option is too many?
>
>
>
>
>
> On Tue, Feb 19, 2013 at 1:53 PM, Merci Javier <mercijavier at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>
> The theme has more than a dozen options and there is no option for the user
> to  change/remove the Cyberchimp logo at the footer correctly without
> knowing code. If the user who does not know any better deletes
>
> <?php do_action('cyberchimps_footer'); ?>
>
> in footer.php, it will delete the logo of Cyberchimps as well as delete the
> block where the user can configure copyright information.
>
> While welcoming to theme designers/developers, isn't the theme review team
> there to protect/help the users as well?
>
>
> Mercime
>
>
>
> On Mon, Feb 18, 2013 at 6:19 PM, Chip Bennett <chip at chipbennett.net>
> wrote:
>
>
> Trent,
>
> See my reply just before yours. Yes you can use a logo image as your
> footer credit link.
>
>
> On Mon, Feb 18, 2013 at 9:15 PM, Trent Lapinski <trent at cyberchimps.com>
> wrote:
>
>
> Are we not allowed to have logo's for our credit links? What sense does
> that make?
>
> From my understanding, the reason we have credit link rules is to prevent
> people from using .org as an SEO farm, and by using a logo it is actually
> detrimental to SEO, but serves the purpose of giving the theme author
> credit.
>
> Is there a logical reason for why we can't use a logo for the credit
> link?
>
> --Trent Lapinski
> =============
> CEO of CyberChimps Inc
> trent at cyberchimps.com
> Mobile (714) 904-4280
> Twitter @trentlapinski
> Skype: mobiletrent
> http://CyberChimps.com
>
> On Feb 18, 2013, at 6:03 PM, Srikanth Koneru <tskk79 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> For issue # 3, simply make it a text link and it should be fine. I
> thought it was footer logo too when i reviewed your ribbon theme but then i
> realized it was a credit link.
>
>
> On Tue, Feb 19, 2013 at 7:27 AM, Trent Lapinski <trent at cyberchimps.com>
> wrote:
>
>
> Hey theme review list,
>
> Couple questions regarding a recent review that we need clarification
> on:
>
> Issue 1: http://themes.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/11164#comment:5
>
> The theme reviewer claims we need to remove our logo from the default
> image in the feature slider. It is literally just a default image so that
> when someone previews the theme they can see the feature slider in action.
> The image is included with the theme (is NOT hot linked), and doesn't have
> any promotional copy or anything like that.
>
> The images in question:
>
> http://wp-themes.com/wp-content/themes/eclipse/images/sliderdefault.jpg
>
> http://wp-themes.com/wp-content/themes/eclipse/images/slide3.jpg
>
> Is having my theme shop name in a default demo image a violation of any
> review guidelines?
>
> Issue 2: http://themes.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/11164#comment:5
>
> I also have a built-in Twitter feed in my themes, which the default
> simply has our Twitter account so users can see a functional demo of the
> Twitter feature working on the preview / demo page. Is this is violation of
> any theme review guidelines?
>
> Neither of these "issues" are promotional, and are simply for preview /
> demo purposes. I'm not really sure how were supposed to show the
> functionality of our themes without including defaults?
>
> Issue 3: http://themes.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/11163#comment:2
>
> "User should be able to replace/remove Cyberchimps logo located in the
> footer."
>
> A user can easily edit the footer.php or remove the image from the
> theme, or whatever they want since the theme is GPL. As far as I'm aware,
> there is nothing saying we have to provide an option to make it easier to
> remove the credit link in the footer. We are doing nothing to stop users
> from removing the link.
>
> Thanks!
>
> --Trent Lapinski
> =============
> CEO of CyberChimps Inc
> trent at cyberchimps.com
> Mobile (714) 904-4280
> Twitter @trentlapinski
> Skype: mobiletrent
> http://CyberChimps.com
>
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