[theme-reviewers] Questions on my first review

[Srikanth Koneru]

Those are allowed...


On Thu, Jun 13, 2013 at 11:47 AM, devcorn <wp at devcorn.com> wrote:

> Hi Everyone,
>
> I still think the social button links should be allowed in themes, for
> example see the Oracle website http://oracle.com, you will see the small
> social media links in the footer.. the color,layout and rhythm with other
> elements.. I believe it is very hard to achieve with plugins.. now what if
> I want to change the location according to devices (responsive).. I think
> theme developer want to control this.
>
> some more examples
> http://net.tutsplus.com/
> http://www.verifone.com/home_in.aspx
> http://www.lynda.com/
> http://www.zoho.com/
>
> so many out there and we should not restrict this.
>
> Thanks
> Ash
> http://devcorn.com
>
>
>
> On Thu, Jun 13, 2013 at 11:19 AM, Stuart Wider <stuartwider at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> Hi Chip, Emil (et al)
>>
>> In light of these discussions I'd like some clarification on the
>> guidelines in relation to custom widgets. I'm in the process of self
>> reviewing my new theme before submission to ensure it meets requirements.
>>
>> My theme is specifically designed to help people experiment with ad
>> placement.
>>
>> The ad placement functionality is widget based, so it includes a simple
>> custom widget (based on the existing WordPress text widget) which allows
>> the user to paste some ad code into it, and then drag and drop it onto one
>> of the specially designed widget positions so the ad will show.
>>
>> Its convenient for a user to have this custom widget in the theme itself
>> as it means they can just install the theme and start doing what the theme
>> is designed to do immediately with no extra steps or confusion.
>>
>> Custom widgets are mentioned here
>> http://codex.wordpress.org/Theme_Review#Theme_Features
>> with the following lines...
>>
>> Theme is *recommended* to incorporate the following WordPress core
>> features, but is *not required* to do so. However, if incorporated,
>> features must support the core WordPress implementation:
>> -----
>>
>>    - add_action(widgets_init), register_widget() (see Widgets API<http://codex.wordpress.org/Widgets_API>)
>>    – (if Theme uses custom widgets)
>>
>> So that implies there is an expectation that themes may include custom
>> widgets in their design.
>>
>> Given the closely tied nature of the design intention of the theme and
>> the custom widget, and the overall convenience factor for the user, will
>> the custom widget element pass review?
>>
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