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Theme Review Checklist

Links

Set up test site

  1. Import the Theme Unit Test data.
  2. Add this to wp-config.php define( 'WP_DEBUG', true );
  3. Install Theme Check Developer Theme Mentor

Checklist

Initial Review

  • Check the Theme and Author URL (All WordPress products need to be GPL Compatiable)
  • Check the readme (licences, restrictions and features)
  • Check the Licence and Licence URL
  • Check if the theme name is suitable
  • Check the Style.css tags
  • Check the header.php
  • Check the footer.php
  • Check the functions.php
  • Check assests(css, js, images and fonts) licence is compatable with gpl. Should create a list in the readme.

http://make.wordpress.org/themes/guidelines/guidelines-license-theme-name-credit-links-up-sell-themes/

Run Tests

  • Run Theme Check
  • Run Theme Mentor
  • Check for php issues front end and backend
  • Check for css or js errors or 404 assests
  • Test Theme options

Visual Tests

  • Check diffiernt pages for issues

http://make.wordpress.org/themes/guidelines/guidelines-recommended/

Check Code

  • Check every file

http://make.wordpress.org/themes/guidelines/guidelines-theme-check/ http://make.wordpress.org/themes/guidelines/guidelines-code-quality/ http://make.wordpress.org/themes/guidelines/guidelines-plugin-territory/

Important points

Copyright Ulrich Pogson

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