[theme-reviewers] Screenshot.png

[John Wilson]

Thanks Otto for clearing that up, will update my review accordingly and
suggest to the developer.


On Mon, Aug 4, 2014 at 11:37 AM, Otto <otto at ottodestruct.com> wrote:

> The terms "reasonable facsimile" seem to be throwing off a fair amount of
> reviewers from what I've read...
>
> It's fine for a theme to have some setup and configuration involved to
> make it look right for the user, and for that type of thing to be reflected
> in the screenshot. The screenshot does not need to be *exactly* what you
> get after activating the theme for the first time, but more along the lines
> of the most common use.
>
> That said, if the theme looks like total crap after the initial install
> and activation, then that is something you probably want to tell the author
> too. The purpose of a review is not just to approve the theme for the
> directory, but to help the author to *improve* the theme overall. We want
> the themes in the directory to be good ones. If something is wrong with the
> theme, even if it's not going to be a showstopper against approval, then
> you should still speak up and give the author your advice. Work with them a
> bit. Suggest improvements, fixes, etc.
>
> And really, themes should use good default settings. Yes, a user will want
> to configure the theme, but those defaults determine what they see after
> activating the theme for the first time, so it should look pretty good
> there too. If the screenshot is extremely different from what the theme
> looks like from the start, then that's something the author might want to
> improve.
>
> -Otto
>
>
>
> On Mon, Aug 4, 2014 at 5:29 AM, John Wilson <mail at johnwilsononline.com>
> wrote:
>
>> I'm conducting a theme review and one of the issues which has come up is
>> screenshot.png
>>
>> The dimensions are incorrect, and it isn't a "reasonable facsimile" of
>> the Theme after it is initially activated with default options.
>>
>> The developer has fixed the size, but raised a question. With the default
>> theme after activation, the theme just looks like a blog. However, using
>> the theme options they've created it's possible to create a theme which
>> looks very different, and the whole purpose of a theme called 'Business
>> Guru'.
>>
>> Would it be acceptable to show what the theme looks like with the basic
>> theme options applied, as somebody who wants this theme won't want it to
>> look like a basic blog and may be put off by the screenshot?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> --
>>
>> *John Wilson*
>>
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