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

[Chip Bennett]

Design decision.


On Mon, Oct 14, 2013 at 1:48 PM, Design 311 <hello at design311.com> wrote:

>  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> 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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