[theme-reviewers] Proposed criteria change for Commercially Supported GPL Themes page

[Scott Reilly]

Hi Josh,

Thanks for the feedback! We just don't have the manpower or ability to
personally evaluate the code quality of all themes produced by any
theme shop we list. The commercial page is pretty up-front about the
criteria for inclusion in the list. We make no claims about the
quality of code, design, or support provided by any given theme shop.

Your concern about the requirement adding to the backlog of themes
needing review is certainly one of the reasons we're soliciting
feedback from the TRT.

-Scott



On Sat, May 11, 2013 at 9:21 PM, Josh Pollock <jpollock412 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Scott-
>
> Thank you for asking for the team's advice.
>
> I know this is a difficult request to make, but having been asked to
> customize some terribly coded "premium themes" I wish there was a coding
> standard included in the requirement. Given that being listed ont hat page
> could be seen as being "approved by WordPress" don't you think there should
> be some defense for consumers against bad practices?
>
> Also, I think requiring these theme shops to have a free theme in the
> repository is a good idea, it actually partially address my first point,
> since that theme would have to meet the theme review standards. My concern
> is that this will add more themes to the review backlog, which is 4-6 weeks,
> and make it even harder for developers like me, who do not offer premium
> themes to get our themes listed in a timely manner.
>
> On Sat, May 11, 2013 at 9:52 PM, Bryan Hadaway <bhadaway at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> "A requirement to use the wordpress.org forum would be a little bit
>> counter-productive. On the other hand, users might expect that."
>>
>> Not sure there's any plans to make that happen, but I agree. Would
>> definitely not want to see it become mandatory to use .org forums under any
>> circumstance. Should always remain optional.
>>
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