[wp-testers] Big time question!

[Chip Bennett]

Just trying to point you in the proper direction for your particular
question. The WordPress community can be sometimes difficult to navigate
when trying to find the correct resource for answering a particular
question.

But should you have any other questions or concerns about allowing PHP code
execution in text Widgets in Repository-hosted Themes, please come ask on
theme-reviewers.

Chip

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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