Meeting notes for 2017 October 10

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Items discussed:

  • Use of Pixabay images.
    • Pixabay images can now be used with themes, and are viewed no differently than all other CC0 licensed images.
    • Pixabay terms prevent mass copying of the images to create a competing service, this is not relevant to themes.
    • Pixabay terms do not affect the license of individual images, all of which are still CC0 licensed.
  • Appropriate images.
    • Images which show people (particularly children) may no longer be allowed. This will be discussed further during the meeting on October 24th.
  • Theme SnifferTheme Sniffer Theme Sniffer is a plugin utilizing custom sniffs for PHP_CodeSniffer that statically analyzes your theme and ensures that it adheres to WordPress coding conventions, as well as checking your code against PHP version compatibility. The plugin is available from GitHub. Themes are not required to pass the Theme Sniffer scan without warnings or errors to be included in the theme directory..
    • @grapplerulrich continues to make progress.
    • Anyone who is interested and able to assist please get involved in the project.
  • Ideas for new experiments.
    • @poena suggested removing the “review a theme” button, and instead require new reviewers to request a theme via the blog. In addition new reviewers may want to review the doingitwrong theme before tackling a theme from the queue.

#meeting-notes, #themereview