[theme-reviewers] A couple of doubts about the "Make" theme and what's allowed

[Joan Boluda]

Ok, got it. Thanks so much, Chip :)


*J**oan Boluda*
*Consultor de Marketing Online*
http://boluda.com



On Sun, Jul 13, 2014 at 4:01 PM, Chip Bennett <chip at chipbennett.net> wrote:

> I think that's probably an over-simplification/over-generalization.
>
> We allow Themes to promote their upsell versions on the Theme options
> page. If a Theme integrates the Customizer and doesn't add a separate
> options page, the customizer is the only valid place for such promotion.
> That said: it's a subjective determination; reviewers are expected to be
> intelligent and reasonable enough to use common sense to determine,
> subjectively, what is reasonable.
>
> Yes, Themes can add a credit-removal option in an upsell version, as long
> as nothing in the Theme implies that the user can't remove the link on
> his/her own. Again: personal preference here is that I think it's tacky.
> But then, I put a credit link option in my Theme, and leave it disabled by
> default. So I'm probably the one who's abnormal.
>
> We allow a very limited amount of what could potentially be construed as
> "content" to be defined by the Theme. One of those is footer copyright
> text. (How could a Plugin reasonably accomplish this, and support an
> arbitrary Theme? *cough* Standard Template Hooks *cough*) Another one is
> "featured" content, such as slider images/text as Theme options. I don't
> like this one, but there's no standard way to accomplish it. (Personally, I
> use custom post meta data to flag posts or pages as "featured", and then
> use post featured images, titles, excerpts, etc.)
>
>
> On Sun, Jul 13, 2014 at 8:51 AM, Joan Boluda <joan at boluda.com> wrote:
>
>> Ok, so themes can have a "reasonable" number of upsell links in the
>> customizer, have a credit link removal feature, and create and store
>> content that is shown on the frontend, as long as it's only text. Right?
>>
>>
>> *J**oan Boluda*
>> *Consultor de Marketing Online*
>> http://boluda.com
>>
>>
>>
>> On Sun, Jul 13, 2014 at 3:38 PM, Chip Bennett <chip at chipbennett.net>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> As for the upsell text/links in the customizer: I personally don't like
>>> it, but it's probably acceptable as long as it's reasonable/tasteful.
>>>
>>> As for the upsell notice on every single page publish, I'm going to ask
>>> the question a different way: is there anyone at all who finds that
>>> practice to be *acceptable*?
>>>
>>>
>>> On Sun, Jul 13, 2014 at 4:15 AM, Joan Boluda <joan at boluda.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> There are two little things about the "Make" theme that I'm not sure if
>>>> they are allowed.
>>>>
>>>> Can anybody please tell me if I'm wrong? I just want to learn, so I can
>>>> do better reviews. :)
>>>>
>>>> *1. In the customizer there are several upgrade links. I thought they
>>>> were only allowed on the Theme Options Page.*
>>>>
>>>> [image: Inline image 1]
>>>>
>>>> *2. You can also add some arbitrary text on the header and footer.
>>>> Isn't that plugin territory, since it's creating content?*
>>>>
>>>> [image: Inline image 3]
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Thanks so much. :)
>>>>
>>>> *J**oan Boluda*
>>>> *Consultor de Marketing Online*
>>>> http://boluda.com
>>>>
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