[theme-reviewers] Guidelines: Plugin Territory - Asking the user to install plugins?

[Towfiq I.]

Hi guys, Is it okay to Implement a "Maintenance Mode" feature in a theme
which can be enabled/disabled through Theme Options Page? or is it plugin
territory?



On Tue, Oct 15, 2013 at 4:19 AM, Daniel <danielx386 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Sweet, all is good in this regard :) and what do one need to do about
> the "Up-sell Themes may be subjected to more rigorous or additional
> Theme-Review requirements, at the discretion of the Theme Review
> Team". part?
> Regards,
> Daniel Fenn
>
>
>
>
>
>
> On Tue, Oct 15, 2013 at 9:16 AM, Chip Bennett <chip at chipbennett.net>
> wrote:
> > The TGM Plugin Activation library is fine. But the Plugins should be
> flagged
> > as *recommended* and not as *required*.
> >
> >
> > On Mon, Oct 14, 2013 at 6:13 PM, Daniel <danielx386 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> Ok just that this theme has a page that allows you to install those
> >> plugins in once click, is that ok as well or not? It looks like it
> >> using TGM Plugin Activation to do the job.
> >> Regards,
> >> Daniel Fenn
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On Tue, Oct 15, 2013 at 8:54 AM, Chip Bennett <chip at chipbennett.net>
> >> wrote:
> >> > Yes; Themes cannot *require* Plugins. Themes must pass the review
> >> > requirements as-is, with no Plugins active. Themes can integrate
> support
> >> > for
> >> > Plugins, but can only *recommend*, not *require*, installation of
> those
> >> > Plugins.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > On Mon, Oct 14, 2013 at 5:48 PM, Emil Uzelac <emil at uzelac.me> wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> Plugin notices are good, however it should be optional, not required.
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> On Mon, Oct 14, 2013 at 4:42 PM, Daniel <danielx386 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >> >>>
> >> >>> Bump
> >> >>>
> >> >>> On 10/13/13, Daniel <danielx386 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >> >>> > Ok I found it that they are all GPL3 (checked on website) it more
> of
> >> >>> > "Up-sell Themes may be subjected to more rigorous or additional
> >> >>> > Theme-Review requirements, at the discretion of the Theme Review
> >> >>> > Team".
> >> >>> > Regards,
> >> >>> > Daniel Fenn
> >> >>> >
> >> >>> >
> >> >>> >
> >> >>> >
> >> >>> >
> >> >>> >
> >> >>> > On Sun, Oct 13, 2013 at 11:07 AM, Daniel <danielx386 at gmail.com>
> >> >>> > wrote:
> >> >>> >> Hello all,
> >> >>> >>
> >> >>> >> Can a reviewer please tell me how you would go about a case
> where a
> >> >>> >> theme provide one click options to install a set of plugins? It
> not
> >> >>> >> forcing me to do so but one place it says "Install Required
> >> >>> >> Plugins"
> >> >>> >>
> >> >>> >> Also where should I look to check on "Commercial versions of free
> >> >>> >> Themes (i.e. “freemium” or “up-sell” Themes) are required to be
> >> >>> >> released under GPL-compatible licenses"?
> >> >>> >>
> >> >>> >> Theme in question:
> >> >>> >> http://themes.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/14735#comment:4
> >> >>> >>
> >> >>> >> Thank-you :)
> >> >>> >>
> >> >>> >> Regards,
> >> >>> >> Daniel Fenn
> >> >>> >
> >> >>>
> >> >>>
> >> >>> --
> >> >>> Regards,
> >> >>> Daniel Fenn
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