[theme-reviewers] Is SMOF framework allowed?

Thu Sep 5 17:47:16 UTC 2013

If I were reviewing a Theme that bundled SMOF, I would challenge the
GPL-compatibility of the license terms. So, I would say "no".

On Thu, Sep 5, 2013 at 1:45 PM, Towfiq I. <tislam100 at gmail.com> wrote:

> So is it allowed to use the SMOF?
>
>
> On Thu, Sep 5, 2013 at 11:34 PM, Emil Uzelac <emil at uzelac.me> wrote:
>
>> Awesome :)
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Sep 5, 2013 at 12:33 PM, Towfiq I. <tislam100 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Thanks Emil. This is what I was referring to.yes.
>>>
>>> and I use options framework by devin in my themes. So the points
>>> mentioned by Chip is already being done in my themes.
>>> and yes Chip I was thinking that too. Its an overkill..
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Thu, Sep 5, 2013 at 11:29 PM, Emil Uzelac <emil at uzelac.me> wrote:
>>>
>>>> What Towfiq was saying is something like this:
>>>> http://www.presscoders.com/2011/10/better-theme-activation-handling/
>>>>
>>>> But I like what @Chip linked better :)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Thu, Sep 5, 2013 at 12:20 PM, <wordpress at thinkupthemes.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Totally agree! The theme should still look like a theme when
>>>>> activated. I'd suggest that you have clear documentation so users know they
>>>>> can change options from the theme options page. Make it super clear.
>>>>>
>>>>> So would I be right in assuming that SMOF is allowed then? I'll submit
>>>>> my theme next week and can completely strip it out if SMOF is not allowed,
>>>>> but didn't want to as I thought it would be cool to give a premium level
>>>>> theme for free.
>>>>>
>>>>> Afzaal
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Quoting Chip Bennett <chip at chipbennett.net>:
>>>>>
>>>>>  You should never, ever need to redirect the user to the Theme options
>>>>>> page
>>>>>> upon activation.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Instead, the Theme should define and use sane defaults as a fallback,
>>>>>> in
>>>>>> case the user does not configure Theme options.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Thu, Sep 5, 2013 at 1:01 PM, Towfiq I. <tislam100 at gmail.com>
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>  on a different note, is it possible to redirect the user to theme
>>>>>>> options
>>>>>>> page after activating the theme? If so, how?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Thanks
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Thu, Sep 5, 2013 at 10:58 PM, <wordpress at thinkupthemes.com>
>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>  Thanks Harish,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Great idea. I'll add a recommendation for the plugin to be installed
>>>>>>>> using TGM activation. Thanks, I'll remove this and take your advice.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Afzaal
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Quoting Harish <me at harishchouhan.com>:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>  Hi,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Any reason why you want to roll in the twitter widget in your
>>>>>>>>> theme?
>>>>>>>>> Simply
>>>>>>>>> show a message after activation to help people download the
>>>>>>>>> plugin. Will
>>>>>>>>> make your theme smaller and if the users change theme, they won't
>>>>>>>>> lose
>>>>>>>>> their
>>>>>>>>> twitter widget.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Regards,
>>>>>>>>> Harish Chouhan
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Visit me at - www.harishchouhan.com
>>>>>>>>> Phone: +91-9833661410 | Email: me at harishchouhan.com
>>>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>>>> Subject: [theme-reviewers] Is SMOF framework allowed?
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Hello all,
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> I'm in the final stages of completing my WordPress theme and think
>>>>>>>>> people
>>>>>>>>> may find it useful so am thinking about trying to get it into the
>>>>>>>>> WordPress
>>>>>>>>> repository. I've noticed a few warnings however that have appeared
>>>>>>>>> when
>>>>>>>>> running theme-check.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> 1. base64_encode error in the framework SMOF. I used this because
>>>>>>>>> of the
>>>>>>>>> referral on http://codex.wordpress.org/****Theme_Frameworks<http://codex.wordpress.org/**Theme_Frameworks>
>>>>>>>>> <http://codex.**wordpress.org/Theme_Frameworks<http://codex.wordpress.org/Theme_Frameworks>
>>>>>>>>> **>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> .
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> 2. base64_encode in the Twitter feed widget which I've packaged
>>>>>>>>> into the
>>>>>>>>> theme http://wordpress.org/plugins/****tweetscroll-widget/<http://wordpress.org/plugins/**tweetscroll-widget/>
>>>>>>>>> <http://**wordpress.org/plugins/**tweetscroll-widget/<http://wordpress.org/plugins/tweetscroll-widget/>
>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> .
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> If anyone can shed any light on if these are major errors I'd
>>>>>>>>> really
>>>>>>>>> appreciate your help. I really want to make sure that my themes
>>>>>>>>> are 100%
>>>>>>>>> safe so am spending a lot of time on finding any errors.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Thank you so much in advance.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Afzaal
>>>>>>>>>
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