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Items discussed:
- Update for child handbook page
- Forum team are planning to update the child themes page in the handbook.
- Those interested in helping can leave comments in a gdoc here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-DO9kAWigalNvV2eFsoCVliGeQ4bzkvAgHUmCj2_GaY/edit.
- Preventing users removing footer copyright messages
- Authors should not make it excessively difficult for users to remove footer messages.
- Please see comment: https://wordpress.slack.com/archives/C02RP4Y3K/p1517936627000097
- Admin pointers
- Use of admin pointers was originally disallowed as it was expected that stable Admin Pointer API would be in core.
- As there’s no clear indication of whether this feature will soon be in core, we discussed allowing the use of admin pointers in themes.
- The main objections to allowing these was their use in upselling, and also excessive use therefore cluttering the admin area.
- Discussed allowing the use of admin pointers, initially with no rules. A vote during the meeting showed 10 in favour of this, and 1 against. Vote results.
- Additional guidelines governing the use of admin pointers would be made at a later date once authors begin adopting this feature.
- Team leads have decided to allow admin pointers. The situation will be monitored and new rules added in future if needed.
- Gutenberg
- A separate post will soon be published to allow everyone to share their opinions.
- This will give an opportunity for other teams and the wider WP theme dev community to also share in the conversation.
- The topic will be discussed at a later meeting.
- Dealing with theme breaking guidelines
- Themes that violate the most serious guidelines (e.g. security) are subject to suspension. This has always been the case.
- If a theme is breaking the guidelines, first comment in-ticket requesting the author address the issues quickly.
- If an author fails, or refuses, to fix issues in a timely manner they may be warned to fix issues within 7 days or the theme may be suspended.