[theme-reviewers] Are shortcodes allowed in special cases?

[Justin Tadlock]

Chip is correct. Hybrid Core has shortcodes not intended for use in post
content. They're for things like the site footer.

If you're looking at the Genbu theme, I don't believe it makes use of that
feature anyway.


On Sun, Jun 29, 2014 at 9:36 AM, Chip Bennett <chip at chipbennett.net> wrote:

> Shortcodes intended to be used in post content (i.e. shortcodes added to
> the post editor) are not allowed, ever.
>
> Shortcodes used elsewhere (such as for configuring the site footer, which
> IIRC is how Hybrid uses shortcodes) is fine.
>
> The determining factor is the intended use of the shortcodes, as defined
> by the Theme.
>
>
> On Sun, Jun 29, 2014 at 9:30 AM, Aristeides Stathopoulos <
> aristath at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hello everyone!
>> This is my first time reviewing a theme here, so I have a question...
>>
>> On the theme I'm reviewing I have a ticket where the theme author is
>> using hybrid as a base for his own theme. Hybrid however uses shortcodes
>> since it was published when these were allowed (at least I think so). Do we
>> allow shortcodes to themes that are based on frameworks already published
>> on .org?
>>
>> Regards,
>> Ari.
>>
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