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

[Towfiq I.]

lovely! Thanks for the clarification Emil. :)



On Thu, Oct 17, 2013 at 12:52 PM, Emil Uzelac <emil at uzelac.me> wrote:

> 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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