[wp-testers] Big time question!

[Emil Uzelac]

Good for you :)

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On Fri, Jun 17, 2011 at 10:05 PM, Patrick <tpblogeditor at gmail.com> wrote:

> Gripe gripe gripe..... I got my question answered.... I'm a libertarian
> Conservative and an Anti-Authoritarian type!  screw the rules! ;-P
> -Patrick
> http://www.politicalbyline.com
>
>
>
>
> On Fri, Jun 17, 2011 at 11:03 PM, Chip Bennett <chip at chipbennett.net>
> wrote:
>
> > Just a note: if the question is specifically related to Repository-hosted
> > Themes, and/or Theme Review guidelines, please email the theme-reviewers
> > mail-list.
> >
> > Chip
> >
> > On Fri, Jun 17, 2011 at 9:54 PM, Dion Hulse (dd32) <wordpress at dd32.id.au
> > >wrote:
> >
> > > Something tells me you're going about the entirely wrong way here, and
> > > expecting the worst possible answer to your question.
> > >
> > > No, Nothing means that you're no longer going to be able to put adsense
> > on
> > > sites using themes you download from WordPress.org.
> > >
> > > WordPress supports the HTML Text Widget, you can put whatever HTML you
> > want
> > > in there, including Javascript and Adsense code.
> > >
> > > From what I understand from your post, there's been a decision from a
> > > security point of view to disallow PHP Text Widgets, that is, widgets
> > which
> > > execute PHP which the user has placed in them, if so, that would not
> > > prevent
> > > adsense or anything similar.. It'd only increase security of the
> majority
> > > of
> > > sites which would use the theme. (Note: Thats based off your email, you
> > > didn't mention the exact issue, just your understanding and implication
> > of
> > > some decision..)
> > >
> > > There'll always be plugins as well which make it even easier to add
> your
> > > adsense widgets/etc as well, without having to resort to code as thats
> > what
> > > plugins are there for.
> > >
> > > I'm not part of the theme review team, Nor do I keep tabs on their
> > > policies,
> > > but all decisions would be made for the better of user freedoms, take
> > note
> > > of that last part there.
> > >
> > > Finally, The testers mailing list is the wrong place for questions like
> > > this, Please try the support forums next time, this list is directly
> for
> > > Testing Alpha/Beta releases of WordPress, nothing more, *please be
> aware
> > > this list goes out to thousands of people who have absolutely no idea
> > what
> > > you're on about*.
> > > So please contact me off-list if you have any extra questions about the
> > > above, I'll either be able to answer it or get in touch with the person
> > who
> > > would know.
> > >
> > > Dion
> > >
> > > On 18 June 2011 12:27, Patrick <tpblogeditor at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > > Guys,
> > > >
> > > > I have a serious question, I've e-mailed Matt, but I doubt I'll get a
> > > > response.
> > > >
> > > > This whole new rule about non PHP code text widget areas. I have a
> very
> > > big
> > > > question about that.
> > > >
> > > > Now, Please, keep in mind, I am *NOT* a programmer, coder or ect...
> > > >
> > > > Does this mean that Adsense code will not work anymore in themes
> gotten
> > > > from
> > > > the Wordpress theme repository? I'm referring to self-hosted blogs,
> > now,
> > > > not
> > > > WP.com.
> > > >
> > > > Same goes for like Amazon Associates, and all the other stuff I have
> in
> > > my
> > > > widgets on my blog?
> > > >
> > > > *PLEASE* tell me that this not so!
> > > >
> > > > -Pat
> > > >
> > > > -Patrick
> > > > http://www.politicalbyline.com
> > > >
> > > > P.S. reason why I asks, there's gonna be a *HUGE* backlash among the
> > > > Conservative Blogosphere, if does mean that.
> > > > P.P.S. Reason why I am asking here, is I *NEED* an answer like
> > yesterday
> > > > and
> > > > not next week!
> > > > P.P.P.S. My Blog is the only "living" I make at the moment; this is
> why
> > > > this
> > > > is very important to me.
> > > >
> > > > -Patrick
> > > > http://www.politicalbyline.com
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