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

[Emil Uzelac]

That's just me bud :-)
On Oct 17, 2013 1:54 AM, "Towfiq I." <tislam100 at gmail.com> wrote:

> lovely! Thanks for the clarification Emil. :)
>
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> 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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