[theme-reviewers] Bundled plugins

[Josh Pollock]

+1 to Chip on making this a formal part of the guidelines.

I think the guidelines should specify if the review will be conducted with
and without any recommended plugins activated or just without.


On Fri, Jan 24, 2014 at 12:16 PM, Jose Castaneda <jomcastaneda at gmail.com>wrote:

> I, too, feel it can be a requirement that themes not bundle it.
>
> It not only takes up storage within the theme's folder but can, and, may
> differ from one in the repo. Who's to say they don't do a bait and switch.
>
> From what I recall from wptavern's post about the plugin repo they are
> able to approve a plugin fairly quickly. The biggest reason for not getting
> approved is because the developer doesn't respond/fix the issues.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Jan 24, 2014, at 8:37 AM, Chip Bennett <chip at chipbennett.net> wrote:
>
> ...which explains why bundled Plugins should not be allowed. Theme
> reviewers cannot reasonably be expected to review Plugin code.
>
> We've been discussing it for a while now. Unless there remains some
> reasonable opposition, I would like to formalize it, and require that
> Themes not bundle Plugins.
>
>
> On Fri, Jan 24, 2014 at 11:30 AM, Christine Rondeau <
> christine at bluelimemedia.com> wrote:
>
>> Oh, oh.. I wasn't aware of that. I reviewed the theme, didn't see
>> anything wrong and so marked it as approved. I didn't even think to review
>> the plugins, but I don't think that I could anyway. Plugins fall in a total
>> different category.
>>
>> I also work for cyberchimps. I do customer support for them and I have a
>> few themes in the repo under my name.
>>
>>
>>
>> Christine Rondeau
>> Bluelime Media
>> www.bluelimemedia.com
>> twitter: @bluelimemedia
>> skype: bluelimemedia
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>> On Fri, Jan 24, 2014 at 3:31 AM, Srikanth Koneru <tskk79 at gmail.com>wrote:
>>
>>> In recent discussion, its recommended not to bundle the plugin, if its
>>> bundled then it has to be reviewed too.
>>> you work for cyberchimps too?
>>>
>>>
>>> On Fri, Jan 24, 2014 at 12:53 PM, Emil Uzelac <emil at uzelac.me> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Please don't beat yourself up, we have so many questions and
>>>> discussions going on and it ain't easy to keep up with all of them :-)
>>>> On Jan 24, 2014 1:14 AM, "Christine Rondeau" <
>>>> christine at bluelimemedia.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Ok good to know. I must have misread or thought I read about plugins
>>>>> not being allowed as part of the theme. I try to keep up with the list, but
>>>>> there's a bit too much sometimes . :)
>>>>>
>>>>> I'll approve the theme then, since I think the rest is ok.
>>>>>
>>>>> Cheers
>>>>>
>>>>> Christine Rondeau
>>>>> Bluelime Media
>>>>> www.bluelimemedia.com
>>>>> twitter: @bluelimemedia
>>>>> skype: bluelimemedia
>>>>>
>>>>>
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>>>>> On Thu, Jan 23, 2014 at 11:10 PM, Emil Uzelac <emil at uzelac.me> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> We don't have any special guidelines about plugin being part of the
>>>>>> Theme. It's recommended, but no it is not required. Many authors do :-)
>>>>>> On Jan 24, 2014 1:00 AM, "Christine Rondeau" <
>>>>>> christine at bluelimemedia.com> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Just want to double check again, but I seem to recall that plugins
>>>>>>> CANNOT be bundled with themes.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I'm reviewing a theme right now -
>>>>>>> https://themes.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/16203#comment:4
>>>>>>> and the theme works without the plugin and installing the plugins is
>>>>>>> optional, but if you choose to install these, they are downloaded directly
>>>>>>> from the theme.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I'm pretty sure that this is not allowed right?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Christine
>>>>>>>
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