[theme-reviewers] Option to create child theme from theme option

[Emil Uzelac]

Plugin is dated, but still out there
http://wordpress.org/plugins/one-click-child-theme/


On Wed, Jan 22, 2014 at 12:04 PM, Edward Caissie
<edward.caissie at gmail.com>wrote:

> This is one of those cases where I also see the idea of creating
> Child-Themes as a pure functionality rather than a presentation device and
> agree it is definitely falling into Plugin Territory.
>
> I also second the idea that this has a great deal of potential as a plugin
> as well.
>
> Edward Caissie
> aka Cais.
>
>
> On Wed, Jan 22, 2014 at 12:31 PM, Justin Tadlock <justin at justintadlock.com
> > wrote:
>
>>  I'm pretty much in agreement with Chip on all of this.  Even I'd need to
>> study the API to review it.  We're not plugin reviewers; we're theme
>> reviewers.  Part of what we have to do is look at what we as theme
>> reviewers can realistically review.
>>
>> I think this would make for an awesome plugin.  I somewhat see the
>> argument for bundling it in a theme (it's helpful), but it's much better
>> suited as a plugin.  I'd even promote it to my theme users if I felt like
>> the code was good.
>>
>>
>> On 1/22/2014 9:11 AM, Chip Bennett wrote:
>>
>> At this point, it's just a discussion matter, not a settled issue.
>>
>>  But looking at that functionality<http://themes.svn.wordpress.org/epic/1.1.1/includes/theme-options.php>:
>> wow, that would make a really awesome Plugin. It basically would let users
>> create a Child Theme using the currently active Theme as its template
>> (Parent Theme).
>>
>>  IMHO, that's Plugin territory.
>>
>>  And also: I really don't like the idea of asking Theme reviewers also
>> to have to be Plugin reviewers.. I question whether it is reasonable to ask
>> a *Theme* reviewer to have to understand not only the WordPress template
>> system, but *also* the Filesystem API, in order to review that Theme
>> properly? There are very few reviewers competent to conduct such a review
>> (and while I'm pretty sure I could get through it, I would have to go back
>> into the Filesystem API docs to be sure; it's certainly not inherent). Otto
>> could conduct that review without research. Justin might be able to. A few
>> others (who do both Plugin and Theme development) could. But the vast
>> majority?
>>
>>  Just my thoughts...
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Jan 22, 2014 at 9:50 AM, Faishal Saiyed <saiyedfaishal at gmail.com>wrote:
>>
>>> If "*One-Click Child Themes" *is plugin territory functionality then
>>> what about the theme that already approved ?
>>>
>>>  I am reviewing 16211<https://themes.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/16211#comment:3> and
>>> following two are approved theme
>>>
>>>   https://themes.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/16209
>>>  https://themes.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/16210
>>>
>>>
>>> On Wed, Jan 22, 2014 at 12:59 AM, Faishal Saiyed <
>>> saiyedfaishal at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>>  I am reviewing one theme and they give one section call *"One-Click
>>>> Child Themes" *in theme option. using that setting i can create child
>>>> theme by providing name.
>>>>
>>>>  I will create that name directory in wp-content theme directory and
>>>> create 3 files
>>>> 1. style.css
>>>> 2. screenshoot.png
>>>> 3. function.php
>>>>
>>>>  I feel like it is not part of presentation , it is a part of
>>>> functionality.
>>>>
>>>>  But i want other theme-reviewers suggestion on same.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>  --
>>>>  Faishal Saiyed
>>>>  Web: about.me <http://about.me/faishal>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>  --
>>>  Faishal Saiyed
>>>  Web: about.me <http://about.me/faishal>
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