[theme-reviewers] Up-sell theme

[Chip Bennett]

The Theme readme would be fine, but I would recommend having that
information on your Theme URI site somewhere (i.e. the Theme URI page has a
link to the Up-Sell page, that indicates license of the commercial version,
and lists differences between free and commercial versions.


On Wed, May 22, 2013 at 1:06 PM, Greg Priday <greg at siteorigin.com> wrote:

> Thanks for the clarification Chip and Cais. I have removed the premium
> upgrade from this particular theme. I'd rather wait until I get the free
> version perfect before adding a premium upgrade.
>
> Chip, where would the best place for me to mention the license of my
> premium versions? Would a line in the readme be enough? My premium versions
> are under the same GPL license as the free version.
>
> I'll also clarify those 2 features when I do add the premium version.
>
> 1) The premium version automatically removes the credit link, while the
> free version would require a manual edit of footer.php
>
> 2) This was to say that the premium version gets automatic updates (a lot
> of premium themes don't integrate auto updates) and that purchasing the
> upgrade will help support continued development. My free/premium versions
> are largely the same code. So both are updated.
>
>
> On Wed, May 22, 2013 at 6:50 PM, Chip Bennett <chip at chipbennett.net>wrote:
>
>> Up-sell Themes must explicitly state the license of both the free and
>> commercial versions.
>>
>> Up-sell Themes must clearly state the differences between free
>> and commercial versions.
>>
>> With regard to features locked behind the paywall: none can be a core
>> feature (custom header, custom background, etc.). Themes can *expand* core
>> features (e.g. more dynamic sidebars, etc.), but the core feature
>> implementation must not be completely behind the paywall.
>>
>> Here are two "features" in the commercial version that I have a problem
>> with, and would want to have clarified:
>>
>> 'heading' => __('Remove Attribution Links', 'portal'),
>>
>> 'content' => __('Portal premium gives you the option to easily remove the "Powered by WordPress, Theme by SiteOrigin" text from your footer. ', 'portal'),
>>
>>
>> and:
>>
>> 'heading' => __("Continued Updates", 'portal'),
>>
>> 'content' => __("You'll get continued updates, ensuring that your site keeps on working with the latest version of WordPress for years to come.", 'portal'),
>>
>>
>> In the first: there's nothing wrong with making a Theme option to remove
>> the footer credit link; but the wording must be sure not to imply that the
>> footer credit link can *only* be removed via the commercial version. In the
>> second: this implies that the free version is not intended to be
>> maintained/updated. If that is the case, then the free version is not
>> suitable for the Theme directory.
>>
>>
>> On Wed, May 22, 2013 at 10:49 AM, esmi at quirm dot net <esmi at quirm.net>wrote:
>>
>>> <https://themes.trac.**wordpress.org/ticket/12187<https://themes.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/12187>
>>> >
>>>
>>> Quite a few features in this theme are locked unless you upgrade to the
>>> premium version. Nothing that's a showstopper but, based upon:
>>>
>>> "Up-sell Themes may be subjected to more rigorous or additional
>>> Theme-Review requirements, at the discretion of the Theme Review Team "
>>> <http://codex.wordpress.org/**Theme_Review#Up-Sell_Themes<http://codex.wordpress.org/Theme_Review#Up-Sell_Themes>
>>> >
>>>
>>> What should I be looking for/at?
>>>
>>> Mel
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