Comments on: Say Good Bye To Sponsored Themes, Wordpress.com Introduces New Feature http://www.clazh.com/say-good-bye-to-sponsored-themes-worpdresscom-introduces-new-feature/ Technology & Design Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:31:11 +0530 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Arpit Jacob http://www.clazh.com/say-good-bye-to-sponsored-themes-worpdresscom-introduces-new-feature/#comment-1127 Arpit Jacob Sat, 21 Jul 2007 01:25:59 +0000 http://www.clazh.com/say-good-bye-to-sponsored-themes-worpdresscom-introduces-new-feature/#comment-1127 @benedict I think 2.3 should be out next month, hopefully :) @benedict I think 2.3 should be out next month, hopefully :)

]]> By: Benedict Herold http://www.clazh.com/say-good-bye-to-sponsored-themes-worpdresscom-introduces-new-feature/#comment-1126 Benedict Herold Fri, 20 Jul 2007 18:32:44 +0000 http://www.clazh.com/say-good-bye-to-sponsored-themes-worpdresscom-introduces-new-feature/#comment-1126 I really wanted to have Review option in the workflow in one of my site... that is a cool feature. I really wanted to have Review option in the workflow in one of my site… that is a cool feature.

]]> By: Navdeep http://www.clazh.com/say-good-bye-to-sponsored-themes-worpdresscom-introduces-new-feature/#comment-1128 Navdeep Fri, 13 Jul 2007 09:25:11 +0000 http://www.clazh.com/say-good-bye-to-sponsored-themes-worpdresscom-introduces-new-feature/#comment-1128 cool... i needed this :) cool… i needed this :)

]]> By: Nirmal http://www.clazh.com/say-good-bye-to-sponsored-themes-worpdresscom-introduces-new-feature/#comment-1133 Nirmal Thu, 12 Jul 2007 04:40:48 +0000 http://www.clazh.com/say-good-bye-to-sponsored-themes-worpdresscom-introduces-new-feature/#comment-1133 These features definitely looks promising. Lets wait for the new release. These features definitely looks promising. Lets wait for the new release.

]]> By: Arpit Jacob http://www.clazh.com/say-good-bye-to-sponsored-themes-worpdresscom-introduces-new-feature/#comment-1129 Arpit Jacob Wed, 11 Jul 2007 15:24:07 +0000 http://www.clazh.com/say-good-bye-to-sponsored-themes-worpdresscom-introduces-new-feature/#comment-1129 @adam yeah I think Matt is taking a rather harsh stand, I have already come across more than 3 theme viewers with almost the same number of themes as the official theme viewer. By the way the default Wordpress theme comes with a bunch of sponsored links too ;) @adam yeah I think Matt is taking a rather harsh stand, I have already come across more than 3 theme viewers with almost the same number of themes as the official theme viewer. By the way the default Wordpress theme comes with a bunch of sponsored links too ;)

]]> By: adam http://www.clazh.com/say-good-bye-to-sponsored-themes-worpdresscom-introduces-new-feature/#comment-1132 adam Wed, 11 Jul 2007 15:05:57 +0000 http://www.clazh.com/say-good-bye-to-sponsored-themes-worpdresscom-introduces-new-feature/#comment-1132 i agree with you in the sense that i'm tired of looking at crappy themes. sponsored themes aren't the only crappy themes, and not all sponsored themes are crappy, but they do certainly seem to make up the majority. so in that sense, i do think it's good news to see them removed from WLTC. in the interest of fairness, though, i think it sucks to see them forcibly removed from themes.wp.net (matt's post). the benefit of the theme viewer is that it's truly egalitarian. if you can make your theme work, you can have it hosted. it's barely constrained chaos, i know. but there are plenty of sites with lists of "the best wordpress themes" that are hand-sorted and hierarchic. moving t.w.n towards a hierarchic model means that another theme repository will take over its place as the lowest common denominator. i agree with you in the sense that i’m tired of looking at crappy themes. sponsored themes aren’t the only crappy themes, and not all sponsored themes are crappy, but they do certainly seem to make up the majority.
so in that sense, i do think it’s good news to see them removed from WLTC.

in the interest of fairness, though, i think it sucks to see them forcibly removed from themes.wp.net (matt’s post). the benefit of the theme viewer is that it’s truly egalitarian. if you can make your theme work, you can have it hosted. it’s barely constrained chaos, i know.

but there are plenty of sites with lists of “the best wordpress themes” that are hand-sorted and hierarchic. moving t.w.n towards a hierarchic model means that another theme repository will take over its place as the lowest common denominator.

]]> By: Arpit Jacob http://www.clazh.com/say-good-bye-to-sponsored-themes-worpdresscom-introduces-new-feature/#comment-1131 Arpit Jacob Wed, 11 Jul 2007 11:37:06 +0000 http://www.clazh.com/say-good-bye-to-sponsored-themes-worpdresscom-introduces-new-feature/#comment-1131 @dennis Like I said I don't have a problem with sponsored themes. But we need to keep them out of Wordpress official sites like the codex and Theme Viewer and WTC. Most SEO and Marketers are abusing the system using sponsored themes. I am not a fan of Mr. Shoemoney I heard one of his podcasts a while back were he interviewed some SEO dude. The guy was discussing how he running a splogging site pretty successfully Mr. Shoemoney didn't think splogging was bad and seemed cool while discussing with the SEO guy. I never visited Shoemoney's blog again. @dennis Like I said I don’t have a problem with sponsored themes. But we need to keep them out of Wordpress official sites like the codex and Theme Viewer and WTC. Most SEO and Marketers are abusing the system using sponsored themes.

I am not a fan of Mr. Shoemoney I heard one of his podcasts a while back were he interviewed some SEO dude. The guy was discussing how he running a splogging site pretty successfully Mr. Shoemoney didn’t think splogging was bad and seemed cool while discussing with the SEO guy. I never visited Shoemoney’s blog again.

]]> By: Dennis Bjørn Petersen http://www.clazh.com/say-good-bye-to-sponsored-themes-worpdresscom-introduces-new-feature/#comment-1130 Dennis Bjørn Petersen Wed, 11 Jul 2007 11:12:52 +0000 http://www.clazh.com/say-good-bye-to-sponsored-themes-worpdresscom-introduces-new-feature/#comment-1130 I'm not sure if I agree 100% with you on this one Arpit. I agree that there are a lot of terrible themes out there. Luckily not many of them are used (well not on the blogs I read at least). If people doesn't like the sponsored themes they can pick another theme. I can't blame the developers if they want to make some coin out of their work. Jeremy from Shoemoney has his own theory on why this is happening. I'm sad to say it sounds very plausible. I’m not sure if I agree 100% with you on this one Arpit. I agree that there are a lot of terrible themes out there. Luckily not many of them are used (well not on the blogs I read at least). If people doesn’t like the sponsored themes they can pick another theme. I can’t blame the developers if they want to make some coin out of their work.

Jeremy from Shoemoney has his own theory on why this is happening. I’m sad to say it sounds very plausible.

]]> By: Terence Chang http://www.clazh.com/say-good-bye-to-sponsored-themes-worpdresscom-introduces-new-feature/#comment-1134 Terence Chang Wed, 11 Jul 2007 03:11:45 +0000 http://www.clazh.com/say-good-bye-to-sponsored-themes-worpdresscom-introduces-new-feature/#comment-1134 I like both new features. Ha... Now I am using your blog to subscribe the news about WordPress.com ... Great job! I like both new features. Ha… Now I am using your blog to subscribe the news about WordPress.com …

Great job!

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