[theme-reviewers] Screenshot confirmation

Stephen Cui scui2005 at gmail.com
Wed Aug 6 16:43:34 UTC 2014


If you do not have a theme URI, you can always use Author URI only.


On Wed, Aug 6, 2014 at 12:40 PM, Chip Bennett <chip at chipbennett.net> wrote:

> No, ThemeURI cannot be merely a Theme demo site.
>
>
> On Wed, Aug 6, 2014 at 11:36 AM, lakshya kun <laksh.kumar123 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Sir, Please Explain Theme URI
>>
>>
>>    - Theme URL, if used, is *required* to link to a page specifically
>>    related to the Theme. If a demonstration site or page is being used, the
>>    content must be related to the theme itself.
>>    http://wordpress.org/themes/theme-name is reserved for default themes
>>    only and no longer accepted.
>>
>> Is it okay to provide demonstration site as ThemeURL?
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Aug 6, 2014 at 8:44 PM, Daniel Tara <contact at onedesigns.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> I'd love to see an option to add a header image, like plugins have.
>>>
>>> Daniel
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>
>>> On 06 Aug 2014, at 17:53, Chip Bennett <chip at chipbennett.net> wrote:
>>>
>>> That's what ThemeURI is for. You can have as many screenshots as you
>>> want.
>>>
>>> The underlying issue is that, without specific guidelines that the
>>> screenshot must be an actual screenshot, and reasonable facsimile of the
>>> Theme as-installed, the Theme directory would start to look like the
>>> ThemeForest listing - where Theme thumbnails are more marketing fluff
>>> instead of being screenshots, leaving users without any real indication of
>>> what the Theme actually looks like.
>>>
>>> We have enforced this Guideline consistently for over four years, and I
>>> see no reason to change it at this point.
>>>
>>>
>>> On Wed, Aug 6, 2014 at 9:42 AM, Ivan Z <ivan.zavalin at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I agree with Edward, it will be more clear for user , he will be know
>>>> exactly what he will get and how the theme will looks on devices.Because
>>>> mostly all themes are responsive now
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Regards,
>>>>
>>>> Ivan Zavalin
>>>> *Web Developer*
>>>> www.zavalini.com
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> 2014-08-06 17:34 GMT+03:00 Edward Caissie <edward.caissie at gmail.com>:
>>>>
>>>> I still think it should be allowed as is for the reasons I provided but
>>>>> it appears I am being out-voted.
>>>>>
>>>>> Edward Caissie
>>>>> aka Cais.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Wed, Aug 6, 2014 at 9:00 AM, Chip Bennett <chip at chipbennett.net>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> I agree with Emil. Showing multiple displays has not been allowed,
>>>>>> and we have enforced that quite consistently. Eventually (hopefully?) core
>>>>>> and/or the Theme directory will gain the ability to display multiple
>>>>>> screenshots, at which time Theme developers should have much more freedom
>>>>>> with the non-default screenshots. But until then, the screenshot needs to
>>>>>> be an actual screenshot of the Theme, and a *reasonable* facsimile of the
>>>>>> Theme as-installed.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Wed, Aug 6, 2014 at 7:43 AM, Edward Caissie <
>>>>>> edward.caissie at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I'm not really seeing the issue in this screenshot that would have
>>>>>>> it not be acceptable ... is it the stock images used in the header and post
>>>>>>> featured images?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> If it is the various screen size displays all being shown in the
>>>>>>> same image; technically its not really doing anything wrong as each "frame"
>>>>>>> within the screenshot is showing what the author perceives as the default
>>>>>>> look of the theme, and since there is still no mechanism in place to show
>>>>>>> multiple screenshots for a theme this would be a fair compromise until that
>>>>>>> functionality is put in place.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Edward Caissie
>>>>>>> aka Cais.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Tue, Aug 5, 2014 at 10:31 PM, Emil Uzelac <emil at uzelac.me> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> You are right, it is not :)
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Tue, Aug 5, 2014 at 7:07 PM, FasterThemes <
>>>>>>>> support at fasterthemes.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Hi Guys.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Can you please have a look at this screenshot :
>>>>>>>>> https://themes.svn.wordpress.org/orangi/1.1.6/screenshot.png
>>>>>>>>> and see whether it's allowed or not.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> I don't think it's allowed but checking with you guys for the
>>>>>>>>> final confirmation.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Thank You.
>>>>>>>>>
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