[theme-reviewers] Plugin install within theme

[Josh Pollock]

Be sure to see Otto's article on theme dependencies:
http://ottopress.com/2012/themeplugin-dependencies/

His method is much lighter than TGM, which is a well done solution but
includes options to do tons of things that themes in the theme repository
can't do, like auto install and install from third party sites.


On Tue, Jan 14, 2014 at 2:24 PM, Zulfikar Nore <zulfikarnore at live.com>wrote:

> Cool, that clears my confusion as I was under the impression that we are
> allowing the plugin to be included in theme's folder and installed/prompted
> for install via TGM. Sorry had missed the previous discussion.
>
> But I understand the point and I believe it is better for the plugin to
> have been approved in to the repository and installed from there.
>
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> From: jomcastaneda at gmail.com
> Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2014 11:19:15 -0800
>
> To: theme-reviewers at lists.wordpress.org
> Subject: Re: [theme-reviewers] Plugin install within theme
>
> 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.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> 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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