[theme-reviewers] PHP namespace

[Edward Caissie]

It looked like "error suppression" to me as well, but we do not have any
current guidelines referencing that technique ... or do we?

Edward Caissie
aka Cais.


On Wed, May 22, 2013 at 4:02 PM, Chip Bennett <chip at chipbennett.net> wrote:

> The issue of passing anonymous functions to hooks is certainly valid.
> Hooks must reference a valid callback, so that they can be overridden.
>
> Another major concern is that the Theme *requires* a PHP version higher
> than that required by WordPress core.
>
> I also agree on the overall structure of the Theme; it completely
> circumvents the template hierarchy in a way that would prove extremely
> difficult for an end user to overcome.
>
> I also see what I think is error suppression?
>
>
> On Wed, May 22, 2013 at 3:46 PM, esmi at quirm dot net <esmi at quirm.net>wrote:
>
>> <https://themes.trac.**wordpress.org/ticket/12206<https://themes.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/12206>
>> >
>>
>> Is using <?php namespace theme; ?> a reasonable excuse for then using
>> 'theme' as a textdomain? My gut instinct says "no".
>>
>> That said, this theme is totally unlike any standard WPORG theme. The
>> whole thing is pure actions hooks & filters (which is cool) but...
>>
>> 1. functions are not being named. - they're being added (wholesale) as
>> the second argument to add_action and add_filter.
>> 2. locate_template() is being used instead of get_template().
>>
>> In general, trying to apply the guidelines to this theme is like trying
>> to plait fog. It looks more like it's intended as a framework than a theme.
>> Anyone care to weigh in?
>>
>> Mel
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