[wp-meta] [Making WordPress.org] #3113: Child theme stats does not count for the parent theme
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#3113: Child theme stats does not count for the parent theme
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Reporter: averta | Owner:
Type: enhancement | Status: new
Priority: normal | Milestone:
Component: Theme Directory | Resolution:
Keywords: |
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Comment (by averta):
I have already mentioned the reason above.
Using child theme will split the active numbers into several items which
is very bad thing for promoting the main theme.
The active install number matters for theme authors because it's one of
the main criteria of popularity in the theme directory.
I am sure most of the other authors are not aware of this matter,
otherwise, they will discourage their clients of using a child theme (as
we intend to do).
I am not sure why you consider this like inflation. Can you use a child
theme without the parent theme? Why you cannot? That's because a child
theme is almost the parent theme, not an independent item. Consider the
nature of them child theme. That is why I emphasize that counting the
stats for a child theme is useless and it should be counted for the parent
theme.
Maybe those numbers are not important for some authors, but for large
teams which are investing considerable time for creating and promoting
their themes, of course each single number matters.
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Ticket URL: <https://meta.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/3113#comment:2>
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