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

[Emil Uzelac]

I see no reason why not :-)
On Oct 17, 2013 1:50 AM, "Towfiq I." <tislam100 at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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
>> >> >>> >
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> --
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>> >> >>> Daniel Fenn
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