[theme-reviewers] Plugin install within theme

[Jose Castaneda]

Bundled: plugin files cannot be included with theme.

The plugin has to exist in the repo in order for it to be downloaded. Who's to say joe somebody uses a github link or external, possibly untrusted, site to the plugin.

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> On Jan 14, 2014, at 11:12 AM, Zulfikar Nore <zulfikarnore at live.com> wrote:
> 
> The two statements left me a little baffled.
> 
> One states "and not bundled with the theme" and the other "*must* be installed from the WPORG directory".
> 
> Does this mean that the plugin can not be included in say a sub folder of the theme but has to be uploaded to WPORG first? Or by "not bundled" mean not integrated in the theme?
> 
> Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2014 12:04:15 -0500
> From: chip at chipbennett.net
> To: theme-reviewers at lists.wordpress.org
> Subject: Re: [theme-reviewers] Plugin install within theme
> 
> Also: the Plugin *must* be installed from the WPORG directory, and not from an arbitrary, external site.
> 
> 
> On Tue, Jan 14, 2014 at 11:59 AM, Srikanth Koneru <tskk79 at gmail.com> wrote:
> thats allowed as long as the plugin is optional and not bundled with the theme.
> 
> 
> On Tue, Jan 14, 2014 at 10:23 PM, ethan anwar <ethananwar at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Hello everybody!
> 
> I'm currently reviewing the Covera Lite theme - https://themes.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/15917 and found that the theme suggests a plugin and also gives the user the possibility to install that plugin from the dashboard with a custom script (functions/plugin-activation.php). 
> 
> I was wondering what's the review policy on this, if there is one.
> 
> Thanks a lot guys,
> Kay
> 
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