{36} Testing - Reviewer responses (20457 matches)

Comment by @kafleg
Hello @realtimethemes

• Empty file, remove this ​https://themes.svn.wordpress.org/journey-tourism-two/1.1/functions.php
• Underline link is missing. Please fix it.
• Default logo should not be enabled as default. Display site title and tagline instead.

Please fix it and resubmit again.

Regards KafleG

Comment by @kafleg
Hello @mysterythemes Please check your theme properly.

• The underline link issue needs to be fixed.
• Keyboard navigation is not smooth in menu, in both desktop and mobile. Please check it properly.

Thank you KafleG

Comment by @kafleg
Hello @sumitberwal

• Mention theme license in readme file,

  Fred WordPress Theme, Copyright 2012 Joe Smith
  Fred is distributed under the terms of the GNU GPL
  

Thank you KafleG

Comment by @kafleg
Hi! I have had a quick look at the theme and at this point, it does not follow the requirements.

The Theme Review Team does not hard reject themes, -we want you to resubmit your theme, but we need you to read the requirements more carefully.

If the requirements are unclear, let us know so that we can continue to improve them.

When a ticket is closed as not approved, it loses its position in the review queue.

When the update is submitted, a new ticket is created at the end of the queue. ​https://make.wordpress.org/themes/handbook/review/required/ ​https://make.wordpress.org/themes/handbook/review/how-to-do-a-review-draft/

Use this plugin to check your theme, ​https://wordpress.org/plugins/theme-check/

Use this upload form to submit your update: ​https://wordpress.org/themes/upload/

Example Issues

• There is nothing mentioned about theme License, Privacy Policy and Terms and Conditions on your website, ​https://wirawp.com/themes/digiwan/ You need to declare that the theme is GPL on your site too. Check other themes site and fix accordingly.
• Instead of Hello@Email.co use Hello@example.com for the dummy email. I said this in my previous review too.
• You can only recommend plugin, not required, This theme requires the following plugin:. Make required false in TGM plugin activataion. 'required' => true.
• Importing Demo data directly from theme is not allowed. Remove this, ocdi_import_files().

You can always ask in the ​#themereview channel on ​WordPress slack if you have any confusion regarding the issues mentioned above. Or you can also ​watch this video and know more about the guidelines.

Thank you

Comment by @kafleg
Hello @wpinterface

Please check your theme properly and fix the below listed things and resubmit again.

• Welcome notice is more than 1/2 page of above the fold. ​https://i.rankmath.com/i/rhPqJB Make it small and precise.
• While clicking Get Started button, you install plugins but not mentioned which plugin will be installed. Let's get started by installing and activating all recommended plugins for a smoother onboarding process. You need to disclose there which plugin will be installed and activated.

Thank you KafleG

Comment by @kafleg
Hi! I have had a quick look at the theme and at this point, it does not follow the requirements.

The Theme Review Team does not hard reject themes, -we want you to resubmit your theme, but we need you to read the requirements more carefully.

If the requirements are unclear, let us know so that we can continue to improve them.

When a ticket is closed as not approved, it loses its position in the review queue.

When the update is submitted, a new ticket is created at the end of the queue. ​https://make.wordpress.org/themes/handbook/review/required/ ​https://make.wordpress.org/themes/handbook/review/how-to-do-a-review-draft/

Use this plugin to check your theme, ​https://wordpress.org/plugins/theme-check/

Use this upload form to submit your update: ​https://wordpress.org/themes/upload/

Example Issues

Screenshot

• Please read the ​screenshot requirements carefully.
• WARNING: screenshot.png is 521.6 KB in size. Large file sizes have a negative impact on website performance and loading time. Compress images before using them.
• Screenshot should be 1200*900px.

Theme URI and Author URI

• Please read the Theme URI and Author URI ​requirements carefully.
• Demo content in either theme URI or author URI is not allowed. Theme URI should have information about the theme and author URI should have author information.
• Theme URI and Author URI are optional. You can remove them if they are not relevant.
• Theme URI and Author URI are defined in style.css, you can check those links there.

License

• All the third party resources( JS Library, CSS Library, Images, Google fonts, Icons, etc ) license should be mentioned in theme readme file. And all those resources should be GPL compatible.
• Declare image license as below format,

  Image for theme screenshot, Credit Jason Blackeye
  License: CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0)
  License URL: https://stocksnap.io/license
  Source: https://stocksnap.io/photo/4B83RD7BV9
  

• Recommended resources for images, ​https://make.wordpress.org/themes/handbook/review/resources/#recommended-websites-for-images
• Mention theme license in readme file, and you've mentioned Automattic.

  Fred WordPress Theme, Copyright 2012 Joe Smith
  Fred is distributed under the terms of the GNU GPL
  

• Theme is copied from Bedrock theme,

  Bedrock WordPress Theme, (C) 2023 Automattic
  Bedrock is distributed under the terms of the GNU GPL.
  

You can always ask in the ​#themereview channel on ​WordPress slack if you have any confusion regarding the issues mentioned above.

Thank you

Comment by @kafleg
Hello @themearile

• Did you check this, ​https://i.rankmath.com/i/Zap4pj
• In mobile menu, after the last menu item, the next tab should go to the close button, but it is going to another section. ​https://prnt.sc/wc0Bras3gYPg

Please check your theme properly.

Regards KafleG

Comment by @kafleg
Hello @hemaganuwala,

• See this ​https://i.rankmath.com/i/kSXbut The design is broken.
• Check the design of a single post, ​https://i.rankmath.com/i/va2JVi
• Did you check the keyboard navigation in the mobile menu?
• Remove unused and commented codes,

   // You can display a default set of widgets or a message if the custom sidebar is not active.
   // For example: echo '<p>No widgets in the custom sidebar.</p>';
  

Please check your theme properly and fix them.

Thank you KafleG

Comment by @fahimmurshed
Hello,

Please accept my sincere apologies for the delayed response. We have been experiencing unstable internet connectivity in Bangladesh since July 18th, which has caused significant disruptions.

I kindly request some additional time to get back to you.

Thank you for your understanding.

Best regards, Fahim

Comment by @kafleg
Hello @nalam

As you already have many themes in the repository. I would like you to review your theme properly, fix them and resubmit again.

I've shown few examples below, but this is not complete.

• Theme URI is redirected to a new URL. That is not allowed.
• Single post design is broken, ​https://i.rankmath.com/i/eR55KC
• Check menu design, it is broken, ​https://i.rankmath.com/i/98tsJw

Thank you KafleG

Comment by @kafleg
- ​https://prnt.sc/PhA_DgIV5Llp

• When the customizer value changes, nothing is previewed. The customizer should be live preview. Did you really check another theme as a reference?

Comment by @kafleg
Hi! I have had a quick look at the theme and at this point, it does not follow the requirements.

The Theme Review Team does not hard reject themes, -we want you to resubmit your theme, but we need you to read the requirements more carefully.

If the requirements are unclear, let us know so that we can continue to improve them.

When a ticket is closed as not approved, it loses its position in the review queue.

When the update is submitted, a new ticket is created at the end of the queue. ​https://make.wordpress.org/themes/handbook/review/required/ ​https://make.wordpress.org/themes/handbook/review/how-to-do-a-review-draft/

Use this plugin to check your theme, ​https://wordpress.org/plugins/theme-check/

Use this upload form to submit your update: ​https://wordpress.org/themes/upload/

Example Issues

WARNING

• screenshot.png is 1.7 MB in size. Large file sizes have a negative impact on website performance and loading time. Compress images before using them.

Prefixing

Here’s a list of the most common things that should be prefixed:

• PHP function names.
• PHP class names.
• PHP global variables.
• Action/Filter hooks.
• Script handles.
• Style handles.
• Image size names.

Read more here: ​https://themereview.co/prefix-all-the-things/

Example, enqueue_custom_styles(), wpdocs_register_block_patterns()

License

• All the third party resources( JS Library, CSS Library, Images, Google fonts, Icons, etc ) license should be mentioned in theme readme file. And all those resources should be GPL compatible.
• Declare image license as below format,

  Image for theme screenshot, Credit Jason Blackeye
  License: CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0)
  License URL: https://stocksnap.io/license
  Source: https://stocksnap.io/photo/4B83RD7BV9
  

• Recommended resources for images, ​https://make.wordpress.org/themes/handbook/review/resources/#recommended-websites-for-images
• Mention theme license in readme file,

  Fred WordPress Theme, Copyright 2012 Joe Smith
  Fred is distributed under the terms of the GNU GPL
  

Tags

• Invalid tags, Tags: nature,mountain,river,streams ​https://make.wordpress.org/themes/handbook/review/required/theme-tags/

Note: This is not a complete review.

You can always ask in the ​#themereview channel on ​WordPress slack if you have any confusion regarding the issues mentioned above.

Thank you

Comment by @kafleg
Hi! I have had a quick look at the theme and at this point, it does not follow the requirements.

The Theme Review Team does not hard reject themes, -we want you to resubmit your theme, but we need you to read the requirements more carefully.

If the requirements are unclear, let us know so that we can continue to improve them.

When a ticket is closed as not approved, it loses its position in the review queue.

When the update is submitted, a new ticket is created at the end of the queue. ​https://make.wordpress.org/themes/handbook/review/required/ ​https://make.wordpress.org/themes/handbook/review/how-to-do-a-review-draft/

Use this plugin to check your theme, ​https://wordpress.org/plugins/theme-check/

Use this upload form to submit your update: ​https://wordpress.org/themes/upload/

You can always ask in the ​#themereview channel on ​WordPress slack if you have any confusion regarding the issues mentioned above.

Thank you KafleG

Comment by @kafleg
@domainlee

I checked the demo of your previous theme and this theme and except the header, everything is same. If you want to go with such minor changes, you need to make child theme.

Thank you KafleG

Comment by @kafleg
- WARNING: More than one text-domain is being used in this theme. This means the theme will not be compatible with WordPress.org language packs. The domains found are luca-portfolio, woocommerce.

• You show that Logo text is displayed, but did you check by changing Site Title?

Please check!

Comment by @fahimmurshed
Hello,

Please accept my sincere apologies for the delayed response. We have been experiencing unstable internet connectivity in Bangladesh since July 18th, which has caused significant disruptions.

I kindly request some additional time to get back to you.

Thank you for your understanding.

Best regards, Fahim

Comment by @acosmin
@tiranas

Hi!

I have had a quick look at the theme and at this point, it does not follow the requirements.

The Theme Review Team does not hard reject themes, -we want you to resubmit your theme, but we need you to read the requirements more carefully. If the requirements are unclear, let us know so that we can continue to improve them.

When a ticket is closed as not approved, it loses its position in the review queue. When the update is submitted, a new ticket is created at the end of the queue.

​https://make.wordpress.org/themes/handbook/review/required/

​https://make.wordpress.org/themes/handbook/review/how-to-do-a-review-draft/

​https://github.com/WPTRT/theme-sniffer/

Use this upload form to submit your update: ​https://wordpress.org/themes/upload/

1. ​Skip link - not ok
   • non existent

2. ​Keyboard navigation - not ok
   • Some resources to help you:
     • ​Information on the requirement
     • Video help for: ​Modals, ​Links, ​Forms, ​Menus
     • Check TwentyTwenty using tab and shift+tab as an example
   • Issues with your theme:
     • the submenus and mobile menu are not accessible

3. Provide a ​unique prefix for everything the Theme defines in the public namespace, including options, functions, global variables, constants, post meta, wp_enqueue_script/style handle names, add_image_size names, wp_script_add_data keys, slugs/ids for new categories created with register_block_pattern_category etc. Theme nav menu locations and sidebar IDs are exceptions.
   • functions.php, script.js

4. Your site needs to state explicitly that the products you’re selling/distributing (free and paid) are GPL compatible. It needs to be in an easy-to-find place for the reviewer and customers

5. Why are you using a custom WP query in index.php?

Comment by @acosmin
@wptexture

1. The admin notice is not dismissable, you also have 2 of them (+kirki)

2. Provide a ​unique prefix for everything the Theme defines in the public namespace, including options, functions, global variables, constants, post meta, wp_enqueue_script/style handle names, add_image_size names, wp_script_add_data keys, slugs/ids for new categories created with register_block_pattern_category etc. Theme nav menu locations and sidebar IDs are exceptions.
   • theme-notice.php

3. Theme URI is optional. If used, it must be about the theme we’re hosting on WordPress.org
   • 404 received

Comment by @kafleg
Hello @losjod

Fix the below issue and resubmit again.

• When the latest post is selected, the blog listing should be displayed, ​https://i.rankmath.com/i/fAKDC4
• Skip link is not working properly. Did you check other live theme and see how it works?
• Make your own pot file, or you can remove the languages folder from theme.

  # Blank WordPress Pot
  # Copyright 2014 ...
  

• Default strings must be translation-ready, but it is missing in the customizer.php

Thank you KafleG

Comment by @kafleg
Hello @cawpthemes

The theme is also about design. While checking the theme, the design is broken. Can you fix them and update the theme? You can check this video for reference, ​https://i.rankmath.com/v/GjuNRW

Thank you KafleG

Comment by @kafleg
Hello @inpersttion

• WARNING: More than one text-domain is being used in this theme. This means the theme will not be compatible with WordPress.org language packs. The domains found are goldy-prime, kirki, goldy-mex.
• WARNING: screenshot.png is 621.2 KB in size. Large file sizes have a negative impact on website performance and loading time. Compress images before using them.
• Missing translation Read More. Static sting must be translation ready.
• Remmove unused and commented codes, ​https://themes.svn.wordpress.org/goldy-prime/1.0.4/inc/init-variable.php

Also, would you please list the changes you made over parent theme?

Thank you KafleG

Comment by @kafleg
Hello @bosathemes

Would you please list all the changes you made over the parent theme and let me know if this child theme is unique to your other child themes?

I installed two child theme and compare, it's same except header part, ​https://i.rankmath.com/v/LKQ2lx

Child theme should be unique and have to add value to the users.

Thank you KafleG

Comment by @kafleg
Setting Live.

Fix this and update the theme, ​https://i.rankmath.com/i/n98U7H Instead of Hello@Email.co use hello@example.com

Thank you KafleG

Comment by @kafleg
Hello @pixelonetry

Hi! I have had a quick look at the theme and at this point, it does not follow the requirements.

The Theme Review Team does not hard reject themes, -we want you to resubmit your theme, but we need you to read the requirements more carefully.

If the requirements are unclear, let us know so that we can continue to improve them.

When a ticket is closed as not approved, it loses its position in the review queue.

When the update is submitted, a new ticket is created at the end of the queue. ​https://make.wordpress.org/themes/handbook/review/required/ ​https://make.wordpress.org/themes/handbook/review/how-to-do-a-review-draft/

Use this plugin to check your theme, ​https://wordpress.org/plugins/theme-check/

Use this upload form to submit your update: ​https://wordpress.org/themes/upload/

Example Issues

Underline Links

• When links appear within a larger body of block-level content, they must be clearly distinguishable from surrounding content (Post content, comment content, text widgets, custom options with large blocks of texts). ​https://make.wordpress.org/themes/handbook/review/required/#3-accessibility

Please check the content of your posts (the_content()), excerpts (the_excerpt()), comments content, text widgets, custom options with large blocks of texts.

Links within content and comments must be underlined When links appear within a larger body of block-level content, they must be clearly distinguishable from surrounding content (Post content, comment content, text widgets, custom options with large blocks of texts).

Links in navigation-like contexts (e.g., menus, lists of upcoming posts in widgets, grouped post meta data) do not need to be specifically distinguished from surrounding content.

The underline is the only accepted method of indicating links within the content. Bold, italicized, or color-differentiated text is ambiguous and will not pass.

Keyboard Navigation

• Theme authors must provide visual keyboard focus highlighting in navigation menus and for form fields, submit buttons, and text links.
• Some resources to help you: Information on the ​requirement
• Video help for ​Modals, ​Links, ​Forms, ​Menus
• Check TwentyTwenty using tab and shift+tab as an example

Menus

• Your theme doesn't support third-level menu?

Prefixing

Here’s a list of the most common things that should be prefixed:

• PHP function names.
• PHP class names.
• PHP global variables.
• Action/Filter hooks.
• Script handles.
• Style handles.
• Image size names.

Read more here: ​https://themereview.co/prefix-all-the-things/

Example issues, ma_theme_custom_logo_setup(), my_register_additional_customizer_settings().

Tags

• Use proper tags, Tags: One Page, Portfolio, Agency, Business, Creative ​https://make.wordpress.org/themes/handbook/review/required/theme-tags/

You can always ask in the ​#themereview channel on ​WordPress slack if you have any confusion regarding the issues mentioned above.

Thank you

Comment by @kafleg
The theme name is already occupied before you release this theme. So, if the theme name is occupied, we can't really accept that theme.

Read here, ​https://wordpress.slack.com/archives/C02RP4Y3K/p1719798991120549

Comment by @kafleg
Hi! I have had a quick look at the theme and at this point, it does not follow the requirements.

The Theme Review Team does not hard reject themes, -we want you to resubmit your theme, but we need you to read the requirements more carefully.

If the requirements are unclear, let us know so that we can continue to improve them.

When a ticket is closed as not approved, it loses its position in the review queue.

When the update is submitted, a new ticket is created at the end of the queue. ​https://make.wordpress.org/themes/handbook/review/required/ ​https://make.wordpress.org/themes/handbook/review/how-to-do-a-review-draft/

Use this plugin to check your theme, ​https://wordpress.org/plugins/theme-check/

Use this upload form to submit your update: ​https://wordpress.org/themes/upload/

You can always ask in the ​#themereview channel on ​WordPress slack if you have any confusion regarding the issues mentioned above.

Thank you

Comment by @kafleg
Hello @themeansar

Please check keyboard navigation, ​https://i.rankmath.com/v/2Bgz9T Keyboard navigation should be easy to navigate, don't make it complex. Also check in inner pages.

It is not working on off-canvas menu.

Thank you KafleG

Comment by @kafleg
Hello @themegrove

Please check your theme properly, review yourself once again before resubmitting it.

• Check skip link requirements properly, ​https://i.rankmath.com/v/5Iql1a this video might give you idea.
• Check the browser console error and fix it.
• Check broken block, ​https://i.rankmath.com/i/3xa80P

Thank you KafleG

Comment by @kafleg
Hi @yaycommerce

How can I make the site home page like the screenshot that you have? Your front page template is something different than what we see in the screenshot.

Comment by @kafleg
Hello @techthemes

• Underline link text is not visible, ​https://i.rankmath.com/i/xM8cGt Check it properly.
• Upgrade to pro link to the home page, ​https://i.rankmath.com/i/j8xThm
• You've a local image location, ​https://i.rankmath.com/i/Zqx80u
• Invalid functions name prefixing, themes_background_pattern(), themes_get_sidebar_name_by_id() Check your entire theme files code.

Please check your theme properly. As you already have many themes in the repository, we expect better theme from you.

Thank you KafleG

Comment by @kafleg
Hello @mienle

There are still some issues on your theme. Please check it.

Site title and Tagline

• Default logo is not allowed. The site title and tagline should be displayed.
• The site title and tagline options is not working. ​https://i.rankmath.com/i/IXMFBf

Prefixing

Here’s a list of the most common things that should be prefixed:

• PHP function names.
• PHP class names.
• PHP global variables.
• Action/Filter hooks.
• Script handles.
• Style handles.
• Image size names.

Read more here: ​https://themereview.co/prefix-all-the-things/

• Invalid functions name prefixing, customizer_repeater_sanitize, sanitize_sections_order etc. Check sanitize_callback.php.

Minified and Compressed Files

• minified and compressed files are not allowed to bundled in theme unless you've original files bundled. If you have minified version of JS,CSS it's original files must be in the theme folder.

Development Files =

• Development files should be removed and you can host those development files in GitHub or similar other repository/.

Take reference from already live theme, review their codes and file structure and fix the issues on your theme accordingly.

Regards KafleG

Comment by @kafleg
Hi! I have had a quick look at the theme and at this point, it does not follow the requirements.

The Theme Review Team does not hard reject themes, -we want you to resubmit your theme, but we need you to read the requirements more carefully.

If the requirements are unclear, let us know so that we can continue to improve them.

When a ticket is closed as not approved, it loses its position in the review queue.

When the update is submitted, a new ticket is created at the end of the queue. ​https://make.wordpress.org/themes/handbook/review/required/ ​https://make.wordpress.org/themes/handbook/review/how-to-do-a-review-draft/

Use this plugin to check your theme, ​https://wordpress.org/plugins/theme-check/

Use this upload form to submit your update: ​https://wordpress.org/themes/upload/

Example Issues

• Did you really check the keyboard navigation by adding sub-menus? I'm not able to access the sub-menus using keyboard navigation.

• Sticky header hides the latest post title, ​https://i.rankmath.com/i/tkU33h
• There are many text areas in your theme customizer. Content creation is not allowed.
• Default value in the customizer is loading locally, ​https://prnt.sc/5n_Jb6-1bZhH
• Please check the customizer setting properly, ​https://prnt.sc/xEG6wJlsrCHV

I don't think you check it properly. Your theme won't get approved in this current state.

Thank you KafleG

Comment by @kafleg
Hello @wrd438

Check the below listed issues, fix them and submit again.

Skip Link

• Check skip links requirement here. ​https://make.wordpress.org/themes/handbook/review/required/#skip-links
• Recommended reading, ​https://make.wordpress.org/themes/2019/07/14/how-to-add-and-test-skip-links/

License

• All the third party resources( JS Library, CSS Library, Images, Google fonts, Icons, etc ) license should be mentioned in theme readme file. And all those resources should be GPL compatible.
• Declare image license as below format,

  Image for theme screenshot, Credit Jason Blackeye
  License: CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0)
  License URL: https://stocksnap.io/license
  Source: https://stocksnap.io/photo/4B83RD7BV9
  

• Recommended resources for images, ​https://make.wordpress.org/themes/handbook/review/resources/#recommended-websites-for-images

Extras

• WARNING: More than one text-domain is being used in this theme. This means the theme will not be compatible with WordPress.org language packs. The domains found are willard-design, willard.

Regards KafleG

Comment by @kafleg
Hello @kamaldhariinfotech

You've to do a lot of work in your theme. I added few comments. But check already live theme, read the handbook and also see this video. ​https://wordpress.tv/2017/09/27/ganga-kafle-think-before-you-post-themes-on-wordpress-org-wordpress-org-%e3%83%86%e3%83%bc%e3%83%9e%e3%83%87%e3%82%a3%e3%83%ac%e3%82%af%e3%83%88%e3%83%aa%e3%81%8b%e3%82%89%e5%ad%a6%e3%81%b6/ This video might help you.

Example Issues

Default

• While selecting the Latst Post, the latest post should be displayed, ​https://i.rankmath.com/i/AEQU1r It is currently blank. Did you check already live theme for the reference?

Errors

• You are not allowed to add custom sections under Appearance menu in admin panel. ​https://i.rankmath.com/i/OGN36u

Warning: require(C:\laragon\www\wp64/wp-content/themes/elite-stay/theme-setting/hm-theme-setting.php): Failed to open stream: No such file or directory in C:\laragon\www\wp64\wp-content\themes\elite-stay\inc\hm-theme-setting.php on line 94

Fatal error: Uncaught Error: Failed opening required 'C:\laragon\www\wp64/wp-content/themes/elite-stay/theme-setting/hm-theme-setting.php' (include_path='.;C:/laragon/etc/php/pear') in C:\laragon\www\wp64\wp-content\themes\elite-stay\inc\hm-theme-setting.php:94 Stack trace: #0 C:\laragon\www\wp64\wp-includes\class-wp-hook.php(324): elitestay_HotelThemeSetting->elitestay_theme_setting_callback('') #1 C:\laragon\www\wp64\wp-includes\class-wp-hook.php(348): WP_Hook->apply_filters('', Array) #2 C:\laragon\www\wp64\wp-includes\plugin.php(517): WP_Hook->do_action(Array) #3 C:\laragon\www\wp64\wp-admin\admin.php(259): do_action('appearance_page...') #4 C:\laragon\www\wp64\wp-admin\themes.php(10): require_once('C:\\laragon\\www\\...') #5 {main} thrown in C:\laragon\www\wp64\wp-content\themes\elite-stay\inc\hm-theme-setting.php on line 94

Warning: Trying to access array offset on value of type bool in C:\laragon\www\wp64\wp-includes\class-wp-recovery-mode-email-service.php on line 367

Warning: Trying to access array offset on value of type bool in C:\laragon\www\wp64\wp-includes\class-wp-recovery-mode-email-service.php on line 368

License

• All the third party resources( JS Library, CSS Library, Images, Google fonts, Icons, etc ) license should be mentioned in theme readme file. And all those resources should be GPL compatible.
• Declare image license as below format,

  Image for theme screenshot, Credit Jason Blackeye
  License: CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0)
  License URL: https://stocksnap.io/license
  Source: https://stocksnap.io/photo/4B83RD7BV9
  

• Recommended resources for images, ​https://make.wordpress.org/themes/handbook/review/resources/#recommended-websites-for-images
• Mention theme license in readme file, you mentioned WordPress.org for copyright, that is invalid. Did you check other live themes readme file?

  Fred WordPress Theme, Copyright 2012 Joe Smith
  Fred is distributed under the terms of the GNU GPL
  

• POT file is invalid, # Copyright (C) 2020 Automattic. Make your own POT file.

Thank you KafleG

Comment by @fahimmurshed
Hello,

Please accept my sincere apologies for the delayed response. We have been experiencing unstable internet connectivity in Bangladesh since July 18th, which has caused significant disruptions.

I kindly request some additional time to get back to you.

Thank you for your understanding.

Best regards, Fahim

Comment by @acosmin
@jajtechnologies

1. Provide a ​unique prefix for everything the Theme defines in the public namespace, including options, functions, global variables, constants, post meta, wp_enqueue_script/style handle names, add_image_size names, wp_script_add_data keys, slugs/ids for new categories created with register_block_pattern_category etc. Theme nav menu locations and sidebar IDs are exceptions.
   • functions.php:L9,10

2. functions.php
   • L79-87, need to be hooked in after_setup_theme

Comment by @kafleg
Hi! I have had a quick look at the theme and at this point, it does not follow the requirements.

The Theme Review Team does not hard reject themes, -we want you to resubmit your theme, but we need you to read the requirements more carefully.

If the requirements are unclear, let us know so that we can continue to improve them.

When a ticket is closed as not approved, it loses its position in the review queue.

When the update is submitted, a new ticket is created at the end of the queue. ​https://make.wordpress.org/themes/handbook/review/required/ ​https://make.wordpress.org/themes/handbook/review/how-to-do-a-review-draft/

Use this plugin to check your theme, ​https://wordpress.org/plugins/theme-check/

Use this upload form to submit your update: ​https://wordpress.org/themes/upload/

Example Issues

Skip Link

• Check skip links requirement here. ​https://make.wordpress.org/themes/handbook/review/required/#skip-links
• Recommended reading, ​https://make.wordpress.org/themes/2019/07/14/how-to-add-and-test-skip-links/

Keyboard Navigation

• Theme authors must provide visual keyboard focus highlighting in navigation menus and for form fields, submit buttons, and text links.
• Some resources to help you: Information on the ​requirement
• Video help for ​Modals, ​Links, ​Forms, ​Menus
• Check TwentyTwenty using tab and shift+tab as an example
• Check the already live theme for reference.

Theme URI and Author URI

• Please read the Theme URI and Author URI ​requirements carefully.
• Demo content in either theme URI or author URI is not allowed. Theme URI should have information about the theme and author URI should have author information.
• Theme URI and Author URI are optional. You can remove them if they are not relevant.
• Theme URI and Author URI are defined in style.css, you can check those links there.

Prefixing

Here’s a list of the most common things that should be prefixed:

• PHP function names.
• PHP class names.
• PHP global variables.
• Action/Filter hooks.
• Script handles.
• Style handles.
• Image size names.

Read more here: ​https://themereview.co/prefix-all-the-things/ Example, register_menus(), enqueue_styles(), mytheme_customize_register().

Translation

• Static/default strings must be translation ready. It is missing. example, Default Sidebar

You can always ask in the ​#themereview channel on ​WordPress slack if you have any confusion regarding the issues mentioned above.

Thank you

Comment by @kafleg
Hello @automattic

• Page not found, https://themeshaper.com/hola/. Theme URI should have information about the theme.

Please fix the issue.

Thank you KafleG

Comment by @kafleg
Did you check the handbook?

Also check previously live theme and also check this video, this might be helpful. ​https://wordpress.tv/2017/09/27/ganga-kafle-think-before-you-post-themes-on-wordpress-org-wordpress-org

Comment by @kafleg
@lakshmananphp

Child theme should be unique, this theme you've submitted once installed, it is same as Twenty Twenty-Four. Please check other child theme and get idea from them.

Thank you KafleG

Comment by @kafleg
Hi! I have had a quick look at the theme and at this point, it does not follow the requirements.

The Theme Review Team does not hard reject themes, -we want you to resubmit your theme, but we need you to read the requirements more carefully.

If the requirements are unclear, let us know so that we can continue to improve them.

When a ticket is closed as not approved, it loses its position in the review queue.

When the update is submitted, a new ticket is created at the end of the queue. ​https://make.wordpress.org/themes/handbook/review/required/ ​https://make.wordpress.org/themes/handbook/review/how-to-do-a-review-draft/

Use this plugin to check your theme, ​https://wordpress.org/plugins/theme-check/

Use this upload form to submit your update: ​https://wordpress.org/themes/upload/

Example Issues

Theme URI and Author URI

• Please read the Theme URI and Author URI ​requirements carefully.
• Demo content in either theme URI or author URI is not allowed. Theme URI should have information about the theme and author URI should have author information.
• Theme URI and Author URI are optional. You can remove them if they are not relevant.
• Theme URI and Author URI are defined in style.css, you can check those links there.

License

• All the third party resources( JS Library, CSS Library, Images, Google fonts, Icons, etc ) license should be mentioned in theme readme file. And all those resources should be GPL compatible.
• Declare image license as below format,

  Image for theme screenshot, Credit Jason Blackeye
  License: CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0)
  License URL: https://stocksnap.io/license
  Source: https://stocksnap.io/photo/4B83RD7BV9
  

• Recommended resources for images, ​https://make.wordpress.org/themes/handbook/review/resources/#recommended-websites-for-images
• Mention theme license in readme file,

  Fred WordPress Theme, Copyright 2012 Joe Smith
  Fred is distributed under the terms of the GNU GPL
  

Prefixing

Here’s a list of the most common things that should be prefixed:

• PHP function names.
• PHP class names.
• PHP global variables.
• Action/Filter hooks.
• Script handles.
• Style handles.
• Image size names.

Read more here: ​https://themereview.co/prefix-all-the-things/

You can always ask in the ​#themereview channel on ​WordPress slack if you have any confusion regarding the issues mentioned above.

Thank you

Comment by @kafleg
Hello @themeignite

• Meta is appearing twice, ​https://i.rankmath.com/i/t0Bbrm
• Featured image is stretched, ​https://i.rankmath.com/i/8u3tfD
• In mobile view keyboard navigation is not smooth, ​https://i.rankmath.com/v/FLO6g0 Check other theme for the reference.

Check the theme properly again and fix it.

Thank you KafleG

Comment by @kafleg
Hello @buywptemplates

• The mobile menu is not accessible while navigating using the keyboard, check it. ​https://i.rankmath.com/v/JYEnWm Once reversed back, it will be accessible.

Fix this and resubmit your theme again.

Regards KafleG

Comment by @kafleg
Hello @desertthemes

Check your theme design properly by adding demo content and fix the issue.

• Header broken, ​https://i.rankmath.com/i/F4xoiR
• Due to the sticky header, the skip link overlaps the below section, check it properly. ​https://i.rankmath.com/v/rEhHDv

Thank you KafleG

Comment by @kafleg
Hello @ninedollar

Fix the below-listed issues and resubmit your theme again.

Keyboard Navigation

• Theme authors must provide visual keyboard focus highlighting in navigation menus and for form fields, submit buttons, and text links.
• Some resources to help you: Information on the ​requirement
• Video help for ​Modals, ​Links, ​Forms, ​Menus
• Check TwentyTwenty using tab and shift+tab as an example
• No visible outline found while navigating using keyboard.
• Check other live theme for the ideas.

Underline Links

• When links appear within a larger body of block-level content, they must be clearly distinguishable from surrounding content (Post content, comment content, text widgets, custom options with large blocks of texts). ​https://make.wordpress.org/themes/handbook/review/required/#3-accessibility

Please check the content of your posts (the_content()), excerpts (the_excerpt()), comments content, text widgets, custom options with large blocks of texts.

Links within content and comments must be underlined When links appear within a larger body of block-level content, they must be clearly distinguishable from surrounding content (Post content, comment content, text widgets, custom options with large blocks of texts).

Links in navigation-like contexts (e.g., menus, lists of upcoming posts in widgets, grouped post meta data) do not need to be specifically distinguished from surrounding content.

The underline is the only accepted method of indicating links within the content. Bold, italicized, or color-differentiated text is ambiguous and will not pass.

Prefixing

Here’s a list of the most common things that should be prefixed:

• PHP function names.
• PHP class names.
• PHP global variables.
• Action/Filter hooks.
• Script handles.
• Style handles.
• Image size names.

Read more here: ​https://themereview.co/prefix-all-the-things/

Example, theme_setup(), body_classes()

Thank you KafleG

Comment by @kafleg
Hello @losjod

• The third level menu is not accessible, ​https://i.rankmath.com/v/JZumm3 Check this video and add 3rd level menu.
• Theme option is not working, ​https://i.rankmath.com/i/JNUswH
• holiday theme tag was introduced for special cause and it is not applicable now. Remove it from style.css.

Fix the issue and resubmit your theme again.

Regards KafleG

Comment by @kafleg
Not enough changes made to address all the issues, https://themes.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?old_path=bloggyhassanazan/1.3&new_path=bloggyhassanazan/1.4

Please check my previous comment properly and resubmit your theme again after fixing them.

Thank you KafleG

Comment by @kafleg
@cultbooking1

Review your theme yourself. Check other theme, check guideline documentation, and find the issue yourself. And don't fix the issue that is mentioned, they are just the examples.

You need to find issues yourself with the help of handbook. Take time, learn and fix the issue.

Thank you KafleG

Comment by @kafleg
Hello @codemanas

Fix the below issues and resubmit your theme again.

Theme URI and Author URI

• Please read the Theme URI and Author URI ​requirements carefully.
• Demo content in either theme URI or author URI is not allowed. Theme URI should have information about the theme and author URI should have author information.
• Theme URI and Author URI are optional. You can remove them if they are not relevant.
• Theme URI and Author URI are defined in style.css, you can check those links there.

Redirection

• Theme after activated redirected to theme info page, that is not allowed.

Extras

• Instead of info@codemanas.com use info@example.com

Regards KafleG

Comment by @dd32
Hi @themeansar,

This set of updates has introduced a reliance upon a plugin - specifically the is_shop() function.

This can be triggered by viewing a Category page, without using whatever plugin offers is_shop().

Uncaught Error: Call to undefined function is_shop() in wp-content/themes/blogus/inc/ansar/template-tags.php:148