[theme-reviewers] Can Options Framework be included with the theme?

[Chip Bennett]

No worries; just a general reminder. This specific issue is probably worth
bringing to the mail-list post-resolution, as it has come up a few times
now. :)


On Sat, Feb 22, 2014 at 10:02 AM, Rohit Tripathi <rohitink at live.com> wrote:

> Yes, chip. But, I do understand that. But, Even I wasn't 100% sure. It was
> tried explaining to the author, but he said a new rule is there against it.
> Hence, I was all skeptical again.
>
> Sorry for bringing it to the mailing list. Pardon me.
>
> :)
>
> ------------------------------
> Date: Sat, 22 Feb 2014 09:59:22 -0500
>
> From: chip at chipbennett.net
> To: theme-reviewers at lists.wordpress.org
> Subject: Re: [theme-reviewers] Can Options Framework be included with the
> theme?
>
> Note: this is probably something that should have been attempted to be
> resolved in-ticket before bringing to the list.
>
>
> On Sat, Feb 22, 2014 at 9:58 AM, Rohit Tripathi <rohitink at live.com> wrote:
>
> Yes, indeed. I have been using the Framework version, since always and
> hence wasn't never asked to change it by any reviewer.
>
> Here is a ticket no. https://themes.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/16871
>
> I think, catchthemes is a new reviewer and not familiar with it. I will
> refer him to read this mail.
>
> :)
>
>
> ------------------------------
> Date: Sat, 22 Feb 2014 09:56:18 -0500
> From: chip at chipbennett.net
> To: theme-reviewers at lists.wordpress.org
> Subject: Re: [theme-reviewers] Can Options Framework be included with the
> theme?
>
>
> Options Framework can be confusing, because it comes in two forms: a
> stand-alone Plugin, and a framework intended to be integrated into a Theme
> or Plugin. Themes should use the framework version.
>
>
> On Sat, Feb 22, 2014 at 9:54 AM, Srikanth Koneru <tskk79 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Otions framework and many other frameworks are included in many themes for
> a long time, your reviewer may have misconstrued the plugins should not be
> bundled rule.
>
>
>  On Sat, Feb 22, 2014 at 8:17 PM, Rohit Tripathi <rohitink at live.com>wrote:
>
>  Hello All,
>
> I have been beliveing that options framework is allowed in themes. And it
> has been included in most of my themes. But, in one of the reviews, the
> Author Asked me to remove the Options Framework, and make the user install
> it separately as a plugin.
>
> Technically, my theme doesn't bundle the OF plugin. Its theme options
> panel is built using it with slight modification.
>
> Is there are rule like this, where I can not include OF in the theme? I
> know that bundling external plugins, is not allowed. But, I think its
> different about Options Framework.
>
> Regards,
> Rohit Tripathi
>
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