[theme-reviewers] theme-reviewers Digest, Vol 33, Issue 61
Daniel Fenn
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Wed Feb 20 11:52:14 UTC 2013
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On 2/20/13, priyanshu mittal <priyanshu.mittal at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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
>
> On Tue, Feb 19, 2013 at 8:00 PM, <
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>> Today's Topics:
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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>
>> Message-ID:
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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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>> Message: 3
>> 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?
>> To: theme-reviewers at lists.wordpress.org
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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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