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

[Justin Tadlock]

Here's the link to a previous discussion we had on a similar issue:
http://lists.wordpress.org/pipermail/theme-reviewers/2013-September/thread.html#15476

I haven't looked at the theme code yet, but as long as the theme isn't
intentionally making it hard to remove credit links, an upsell version of
this is OK.


On Sun, Jul 13, 2014 at 8:46 AM, Chip Bennett <chip at chipbennett.net> wrote:

> Yes, why wouldn't it be?
>
> As long as the Theme doesn't state or imply that the user cannot remove
> the credit link without purchasing the commercial version, there's nothing
> wrong with adding a Theme option to simplify link removal in the commercial
> version.
>
>
> On Sun, Jul 13, 2014 at 8:40 AM, Srikanth Koneru <tskk79 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Chip, so credit link removal as pro feature is okay?
>>
>>
>> On Sun, Jul 13, 2014 at 7:08 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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