[theme-reviewers] Asking users to review the theme

[emin ozlem]

I agree with Otto, asking the user to rate the theme may not always result
positively, it might backfire as well, so it's a choice really.
And yes it should have a reason to appear out of nowhere. For example i set
mine to trigger ONCE after 4 HOURS upon installation, also it can be
completely disabled without ever seeing it from minute 1. The reason for
this is
a.) There is no point in reminding the user with a permanent link, or
asking for a second time. Some people are just not like that, or dont care.
b.) It doesnt make sense to ask the user instantly upon theme activation,
since at that point the user have no idea at all. That's what i set it
after 4 hours.

So like i said, instead of a "unobtrusive permanent text link" in my
options page, i would personally prefer a "spammy looking banner that goes
away"

In the light of those do you think the way i did it would be acceptable as
in this link: http://s15.postimg.org/r387dufe3/revmes.jpg ?


2013/11/21 Otto <otto at ottodestruct.com>

> I don't care if a theme has a nicely worded link to say "hey, if you
> like our theme, why not leave a review" or similar on their admin
> page.
>
> I kinda do care if that link is ugly, or spammy looking, or obtrusive,
> or pops up at random times for no reason, or things like that. Things
> should never happen without a reason. Every time a website pops up a
> box on me without me doing anything to cause it, then the entire
> website is classified as spam in my mind. I close the window and add
> rules to my browser to absolutely block the site from my viewpoint
> ever again. Some consider this extreme. I consider it purging the
> world of evil.
>
> Just saying. Don't annoy the viewer. Some of them will absolutely
> destroy you for it.
>
> -Otto
>
>
>
> On Wed, Nov 20, 2013 at 7:56 PM, Chip Bennett <chip at chipbennett.net>
> wrote:
> > Personally, I'm much more laissez faire regarding the Theme Options page.
> > That's essentially the Theme's domain within the Admin area. I would
> rather
> > try to leave that up to the prerogative of the Theme developers, unless
> it
> > gets obviously out of hand.
> >
> > Others may have differing views, though?
> >
> >
> > On Wed, Nov 20, 2013 at 8:49 PM, emin ozlem <eminozlem at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> So just to be clear, next time, i can add a link to the theme's page on
> >> wp.org asking user to review the theme. Like i said i dont intend to
> endorse
> >> or pressure the user with phrases like "please find 5* if you find it
> >> useful" but just to be a reference for the others:
> >> a.) Is that kind of encouraging link text acceptable ? Or should there
> be
> >> a standart for that too ?
> >> b.) I understand that you cant place it like a banner, in a promoting
> >> manner. But any other limitations on it, like where it can be placed ? I
> >> mean "on the theme options page" is pretty vague. You can place it
> >> unintrusively on the last tab of options or if you mean to make it
> promoting
> >> you might place it on the top of the options page which would again fall
> >> into "on the theme options page" technically.
> >> Besides, instead of a permanent link that catches my eye every time i go
> >> over the options, i would rather have a one-time banner telling me to
> that
> >> goes away the next time or one that can be dismissed.
> >>
> >> I am asking these not to find loop holes, but to prevent developers from
> >> exploiting the allowed link on technicalities.
> >>
> >>
> >> 2013/11/21 Justin Tadlock <justin at justintadlock.com>
> >>>
> >>> Got it.  Thanks for clarifying.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> On 11/20/2013 6:35 PM, Chip Bennett wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Yep, I would agree that a link from the Theme Options page is good. A
> >>> banner on Theme activation is not.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> On Wed, Nov 20, 2013 at 7:33 PM, Emil Uzelac <emil at uzelac.me> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>> I am thinking the manner in which it was done and personally don't see
> >>>> the problem of having that extra link from Theme Options :) It leads
> to
> >>>> WPORG anyways.
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> On Wed, Nov 20, 2013 at 6:29 PM, Justin Tadlock
> >>>> <justin at justintadlock.com> wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>> After the theme promotion discussion, I got the impression that we
> were
> >>>>> after far worse things than giving the user a link back to review
> the theme
> >>>>> on WordPress.org.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Is it the manner in which it was done or is it simply that the link
> >>>>> itself shouldn't be allowed?
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Just trying to get everyone on the same page here since this has
> >>>>> already been opened up here for discussion in the mailing list.
> >>>
> >>>
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