[theme-reviewers] Questions on my first review

[Srikanth Koneru]

Thats my theme, the rule was written only 2 days back and theme authors
will need time to update their themes.
Content sharing buttons will be removed in the next update and once they
are gone from parent theme, they will be gone from child theme too.


On Sat, Jun 15, 2013 at 12:26 AM, devcorn <wp at devcorn.com> wrote:

> Guys,
>
> I know there is so much discussed here on content sharing links... but I
> encountered one more thing while reviewing following child theme ..
>
> what if the currently approved parent is endorsing the content sharing
> functionality?? what review should be done for child in queue??
>
> I disapproved the following child theme, not only because its parent using
> sharing links.. but also as the child theme also have custom icons bundled
> for content sharing.. your suggestions as there are so many in queue from
> the same author.. the author for parent and child is also same. :)
>
> http://themes.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/12484
>
> -Ash
>
>
>
> On Thu, Jun 13, 2013 at 3:44 PM, Peter Kakoma <kakomap at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Just read the re-worded guideline. More concise. Great stuff.  Thanks Chip
>>
>> *steps away to let the content-sharing buttons debate proceed*
>>
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Jun 13, 2013 at 11:43 AM, Otto <otto at ottodestruct.com> wrote:
>>
>>> On Thu, Jun 13, 2013 at 1:17 AM, devcorn <wp at devcorn.com> wrote:
>>> > 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..
>>>
>>> Just for greater clarity in this conversation, there are "links" and
>>> then there are "share buttons". These are not the same thing.
>>>
>>> A share button would be like a Facebook Like Button, or the Twitter
>>> Tweet button, or the Google +1 button. These are probably plugin
>>> territory.
>>>
>>> A link is, essentially, just a link. You click it, and it goes
>>> somewhere. Those make perfect sense in a theme.
>>>
>>> -Otto
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