[theme-reviewers] Question about removing default widgets

[Paul Appleyard]

Yup thought it was familiar. I would think that a seamless extension of 
existing widgets and shortcodes would be preferable to a theme 
implementing custom widgets and shortcodes - which would break if the 
theme was switched.

Theme authors would, of course, have to update these widgets when new 
versions of WordPress roll out, to accommodate changes in the core 
functionality.

Paul Appleyard

On 1/03/2013 11:06 AM, Emil Uzelac wrote:
> Not really sure if this was decided or not, but we talked about this 
> for sure.
> Please see: 
> http://lists.wordpress.org/pipermail/theme-reviewers/2012-June/009455.html
>
>
> On Thu, Feb 28, 2013 at 6:26 PM, Justin Tadlock 
> <justin at justintadlock.com <mailto:justin at justintadlock.com>> wrote:
>
>     It is OK.  This was decided by the theme review team last year:
>     http://lists.wordpress.org/pipermail/theme-reviewers/2012-June/009450.html
>
>
>
>     On 2/28/2013 6:18 PM, Paul Appleyard wrote:
>
>         I thought it was OK to extend core functionality - as long as
>         it RETAINED the original functionality; ie didn't break when
>         they switched themes. So, replacing a widget with a custom one
>         of the same name that had the original functionality but with
>         some added powers.
>
>         Paul
>
>         On 1/03/2013 9:34 AM, Otto wrote:
>
>             On Thu, Feb 28, 2013 at 5:14 PM, Justin Tadlock
>             <justin at justintadlock.com
>             <mailto:justin at justintadlock.com>> wrote:
>
>                 I disagree.  If we don't want developers ...
>
>             There is more than one type of developer.
>
>             Removing widgets makes perfect sense to be available for
>             plugins
>             territory. Doesn't make sense for themes. Yet another form of
>             vendor-lock-in.
>
>             -Otto
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