[theme-reviewers] Few questions + theme test unit data rant :p

[Design 311]

Using the_excerpt on blog index & archive pages is required right? Or is 
this a design choice as well?


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*From:* Jose Castaneda
*Sent:* Saturday, October 12, 2013 11:21PM
*To:* Discussion list for WordPress theme reviewers.
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*Subject:* Re: [theme-reviewers] Few questions + theme test unit data 
rant :p

> 1. I would think that depends on how the developer chooses as that 
> sort of falls as a design choice. A good example would be 2014. It 
> uses a simple bg image if there is no featured image.
>
> 2. Is referring to when a theme uses the_excerpt() and if it is does 
> it implement it properly.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Oct 12, 2013, at 1:49 PM, Design 311 <hello at design311.com 
> <mailto:hello at design311.com>> wrote:
>
>> Anyone got some answers?
>>
>>
>>>         1.
>>>         A theme uses featured images but these are not displayed be
>>>         default unless certain option is set, is this allowed?
>>>
>>>         -----------
>>>
>>>         2.
>>>         In the theme unit test data is a template "Template: excerpt
>>>         (defined)" in most submitted themes the following shows on
>>>         the blog index page:
>>>>         This is the post content. It should be displayed in place
>>>>         of the user-defined excerpt in single-page views.
>>>         The excerpt for this post is:
>>>>         This is a user-defined post excerpt. It should be displayed
>>>>         in place of the post content in archive-index pages.
>>>         In most submitted themes the excerpt is not displayed, is
>>>         this not required?
>>>         If not required I think we should edit the theme test data
>>>         unit and mention which things are required and which
>>>         aren't.  I learnt today support for Jetpack tiled galleries
>>>         is not required, so why is it even noted in the theme unit
>>>         test data?
>>>
>>>         @*Chip*: This is the excerpt problem I've been mentioning in
>>>         most of my tickets.
>>>
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