[wp-hackers] A question about donation link

[Jordi Canals]

2010/1/17 Alex Hempton-Smith <hempsworth at googlemail.com>

> Thanks for letting me take a look, I'm no expert but here's my view on
> it...
>
> The label for the checkbox in the admin panel looks like this:
> "If disabling the credits, please, consider _donating to the project_."
>
> As a result of selecting that, the following text is removed from the
> footer:
> "SITENAME is powered by _WordPress_ - Site design by _Alkivia_."
>
> Could a user get confused as to what they are donating towards - you just
> say 'the project' but if it removes WordPress credits, perhaps a user might
> think that they've just donated to the WordPress 'project' instead of just
> the theme.
>
> Maybe if you were more specific in your language - "If disabling the
> credits, please consider donating some money to the designer to help fund
> the development of this theme?"
>
> That's the only thing I can think that WP.org folks might have an issue
> with.
>
> -- Alex  (Hempsworth)
>


Alex, thanks for checking it.

Anyway, the last release have the donation text and link removed, as them
asked me to do. And the theme is not approved anyway.
Perhaps I will change this to not include "powered by WordPress" as this is
optional on themes.

Regards,
--
Jordi Canals
http://alkivia.org