[theme-reviewers] Theme Names

Thu Jun 26 17:50:56 UTC 2014

I will have a theme called Catch The Box. :-)

On Thu, Jun 26, 2014 at 1:48 PM, Catch Themes <info at catchthemes.com> wrote:

> Then what about Responsive Vs Catch Responsive Vs Box Responsive
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> On Thu, Jun 26, 2014 at 11:31 PM, Emil Uzelac <emil at uzelac.me> wrote:
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>> No it does not mean that you can add any names.
>>
>> It means that we are not going to police the names like "Jumbo News" vs
>> "Tiny News".
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Jun 26, 2014 at 12:42 PM, Catch Themes <info at catchthemes.com>
>> wrote:
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>>> WOW this means we can add any names.
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>>> On Thu, Jun 26, 2014 at 11:24 PM, Emil Uzelac <emil at uzelac.me> wrote:
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>>>> We stop policing the names ;)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Thu, Jun 26, 2014 at 12:36 PM, Catch Themes <info at catchthemes.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> what about the theme that just got live with the theme name "The Box"
>>>>> http://wordpress.org/themes/the-box/. Doesn't this conflict with our
>>>>> theme name "Catch Box" http://wordpress.org/themes/catch-box/. It's
>>>>> making same strategy and looks like wanted to capture the user of Catch Box
>>>>> with focus on box.  Just wanted to confirm with the Admins whether this
>>>>> type of name is allowed or not.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Mon, May 12, 2014 at 8:53 AM, Emil Uzelac <emil at uzelac.me> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> (FCFS) should apply for Theme names and it does, however at the same
>>>>>> time too similar makes directory look ugly.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Sun, May 11, 2014 at 8:46 PM, Edward Caissie <
>>>>>> edward.caissie at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Common sense should be the best approach ... even though I had "Opus
>>>>>>> Primus" in the theme repository for some time prior, the "Opus" theme was
>>>>>>> still approved. Personally, I have no issues with that, and did not get
>>>>>>> involved in that conversation when it was happening.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I had actually considered using Opus myself but chose a different
>>>>>>> naming convention due to the "branding" ideas I have for Opus ... er, Opus
>>>>>>> Primus. I guess I better get used to referring to my own theme by its
>>>>>>> proper name ... Opus Primus (*grin*)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> As it is, I do not think it would be wise for us to eliminate theme
>>>>>>> name possibilities based on another more or less generic name already in
>>>>>>> use, or submitted, but we should definitely take into consideration as
>>>>>>> theme authors that using a more unique name would be more beneficial in the
>>>>>>> long run than trying to capitalize on a common term. If you build something
>>>>>>> noteworthy the name itself will not matter so much.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Edward Caissie
>>>>>>> aka Cais.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Sun, May 11, 2014 at 9:01 PM, Justin Tadlock <
>>>>>>> justin at justintadlock.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> The theme name Solar would be too generic.  It'd be unfair for us
>>>>>>>> to police something like Solar Flare because you shouldn't get the rights
>>>>>>>> to all uses of the single word "solar".  On the other hand, if you had
>>>>>>>> submitted Solar Flare and someone else came along and submitted Solar Flare
>>>>>>>> Plus, that's when we have a problem.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> What we really want is for theme authors to come up with unique
>>>>>>>> names.  Some of that just takes a little common sense when we review themes
>>>>>>>> or just awareness that this is something we need to look at.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Sun, May 11, 2014 at 2:10 AM, Jose Castaneda <
>>>>>>>> jomcastaneda at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Yes and no. It would be like me submitting a theme called Solar
>>>>>>>>> and then somebody else submitting a theme called Solar Flare. The biggest
>>>>>>>>> thing really is communicating that with the author. If they really have an
>>>>>>>>> issue with it we can, as a team, come up with a reasonable solution, right?
>>>>>>>>> Granted some are more active than others but more feedback is better than
>>>>>>>>> none. :)
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Let's just not turn this into a witch hunt.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On Sat, May 10, 2014 at 3:56 PM, Srikanth Koneru <tskk79 at gmail.com
>>>>>>>>> > wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> But Business is toooooo generic and fair game according to Chip.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> On Sun, May 11, 2014 at 4:25 AM, Emil Uzelac <emil at uzelac.me>
>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Dear Reviewers,
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> (*while we hate to Police the names*)
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Before we do an actual Theme review, can you please check the
>>>>>>>>>>> names first and if the name is not appropriate, don't approve, or even
>>>>>>>>>>> continue with the ticket at all.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> We have been approving names similar to:
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>    - My Business
>>>>>>>>>>>    - Your Business
>>>>>>>>>>>    - Our Business
>>>>>>>>>>>    - Flat Bootstrap
>>>>>>>>>>>    - Real Bootstrap
>>>>>>>>>>>    - Better Bootstrap
>>>>>>>>>>>    - Good News
>>>>>>>>>>>    - All News
>>>>>>>>>>>    - Real-Estate News
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> That's not good and also makes admins job difficult when we need
>>>>>>>>>>> to reopen the ticket and close as not-approved because of the Theme name.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> So if we already have a Theme called *Example*, *WP Example*
>>>>>>>>>>> won't be appropriate, therefore should not be approved either.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Names must not be related to another Theme and no SEO injected
>>>>>>>>>>> keywords either.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> This is a full-stop and instant not-approval, no questions
>>>>>>>>>>> asked.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Why? Two reasons.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> 1) Our guideline says:
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>    - Themes are required to use appropriate Theme Names.
>>>>>>>>>>>    - Themes are not to use related Theme names (e.g. WP Twenty
>>>>>>>>>>>    Fourteen, Twenty Fourteen WP, The Twenty Fourteen, etc.) in their name.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> 2) When Theme name changes it goes into different priority and
>>>>>>>>>>> won't be associated with first submission in anyway. It becomes a totally
>>>>>>>>>>> different beast.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> This is to avoid confusion, not only for users, but also for
>>>>>>>>>>> authors as well.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Once we mark the ticket live there's nothing more we can do
>>>>>>>>>>> about, so if you can, let's try to avoid that please!
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>>>>>>> Emil
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
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