[theme-reviewers] Is SMOF framework allowed?

Wed Sep 11 05:11:07 UTC 2013

My theme, Jaguza <http://wordpress.org/themes/jaguza>, uses SMOF. I'll look
into replacing it in the next update...I'll probably have to develop a
custom framework that's as 'premium' as SMOF. SMOF really is super awesome.
That said, Chip, I do recall you having a chat with the SMOF developer and
making it clear to him that his credit links requirement contradicted GPL

On Tue, Sep 10, 2013 at 7:17 PM, Srikanth Koneru <tskk79 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Ok it had other issues so not approved it as new trac will put the next
> ticket in #1 and theme author won't loose any time waiting.
> But is it necessary to change it? I remember you saying such requests are
> not legally binding in an another similar scenario, can't seem to find that
> ticket tough.
>
>
> On Tue, Sep 10, 2013 at 9:43 PM, Chip Bennett <chip at chipbennett.net>wrote:
>
>> I would approve (assuming no other issues), but require the developer to
>> replace SMOF in the next revision.
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Sep 10, 2013 at 12:09 PM, Srikanth Koneru <tskk79 at gmail.com>wrote:
>>
>>> If an already approved theme is using SMOF, should i not-approve it or
>>> can it stay?
>>>
>>>
>>> On Fri, Sep 6, 2013 at 12:14 AM, Towfiq I. <tislam100 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I found another options framework, released under GPL v3. Should I use
>>>> this:
>>>> http://en.bainternet.info/2012/my-options-panel
>>>> https://github.com/bainternet/Admin-Page-Class
>>>>
>>>> Thanks
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Thu, Sep 5, 2013 at 11:49 PM, Towfiq I. <tislam100 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> damn. I started building my new theme with SMOF. :/
>>>>> I preferred SMOF over original options framework because of the backup
>>>>> options feature.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Thu, Sep 5, 2013 at 11:47 PM, Chip Bennett <chip at chipbennett.net>wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> 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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>>>>>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Towfiq I.
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