[theme-reviewers] theme-reviewers Digest, Vol 33, Issue 61
priyanshu mittal
priyanshu.mittal at gmail.com
Wed Feb 20 11:46:13 UTC 2013
Hey guys need your help
My theme 'redify' was approved few days ago but it was still not published
on wordpress.org ticket id http://themes.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/11184
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> 1. Re: Default images, Twitter demo, and an option to remove
> credit link? (Chip Bennett)
> 2. Re: Default images, Twitter demo, and an option to remove
> credit link? (Otto)
> 3. Re: Default images, Twitter demo, and an option to remove
> credit link? (Abhik Biswas)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2013 07:55:24 -0500
> From: Chip Bennett <chip at chipbennett.net>
> Subject: Re: [theme-reviewers] Default images, Twitter demo, and an
> option to remove credit link?
> To: "[theme-reviewers]" <theme-reviewers at lists.wordpress.org>
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> Let's move this discussion over to Make/Themes:
>
> http://make.wordpress.org/themes/2013/02/19/theme-brandingwhite-labeling-guidelines/
>
> There are legitimate issues in question here, so let's make sure that we
> discuss them fully before determining how they might impact existing
> Guidelines.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Chip
>
>
> On Tue, Feb 19, 2013 at 12:58 AM, Trent Lapinski <trent at cyberchimps.com
> >wrote:
>
> > @Mercime - We are not doing this to be deceptive, we use a hook system to
> > consolidate and modularize our core theme options between all of our
> themes
> > in our framework. It is very logical and reasonable thing to do from a
> > programming perspective, and anyone can easily edit the hook or edit the
> > core file to remove our logo. Using a hook system is not deceptive, it is
> > actually very reasonable.
> >
> > --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 6:53 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 <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 <http://cyberchimps.com/>
> >>>>
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> Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2013 07:04:59 -0600
> From: Otto <otto at ottodestruct.com>
> Subject: Re: [theme-reviewers] Default images, Twitter demo, and an
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> On Mon, Feb 18, 2013 at 11:08 PM, Bryan Hadaway <bhadaway at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > Just seems like a bad rule and a waste of effort time however. Either
> way,
> > we do need an official ruling on this. Which I'm sure we'll get when Otto
> > comes on.
>
> Ain't up to me, brother. Theme Reviewers set those rules amongst
> yourselves. Talk it out over on the make site.
>
> -Otto
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> Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2013 20:00:02 +0530
> From: Abhik Biswas <abhik at itsabhik.com>
> Subject: Re: [theme-reviewers] Default images, Twitter demo, and an
> option to remove credit link?
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> Sorry for the nag :),
> May I know how long it takes to get a comment approved in make?
> I left a comment in that post Chip mentioned a while ago, but its not
> showing up. Is there any specific ruleset?
> On Feb 19, 2013 6:35 PM, "Otto" <otto at ottodestruct.com> wrote:
>
> > On Mon, Feb 18, 2013 at 11:08 PM, Bryan Hadaway <bhadaway at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> > > Just seems like a bad rule and a waste of effort time however. Either
> > way,
> > > we do need an official ruling on this. Which I'm sure we'll get when
> Otto
> > > comes on.
> >
> > Ain't up to me, brother. Theme Reviewers set those rules amongst
> > yourselves. Talk it out over on the make site.
> >
> > -Otto
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