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1. sabahat
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   Hi,

   I'm using Theme Check to help with my first WordPress theme, and I am down to just a few issues. I am not sure how to resolve some of them and I need help!

   The first error I get is for comment_form. My form is a part of the comments template, so should I ignore this error?

   I also get this recommendation:

   RECOMMENDED: Text domain problems in footer.php. You have not included a text domain!

   Line 30: <td width='97'><a href='<?php bloginfo('rss2_url'); ?>' title='<?php _e('Syndicate this site using RSS'); ?>'><img src='<?php echo get_template_

   What text link should I be adding here? Can anyone help? I found something about textdomains related to translations. Do I have to add the rss domain in the string?

   Thanks in advance,

   Sabahat

2. sabahat
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   Just got my answer to the text domain issues, but I'm still looking for an answer to the comment_form error I get - should I take the form out of the comments template and make it a separate file?

3. Chip Bennett
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   Regarding the comment reply form: you should be using the comment_form() function to call the form. If you need to change the default behavior, use the many hooks available for modifying the comment form.

   Regarding textdomain: the problem is this bit:
   

   <?php _e('Syndicate this site using RSS'); ?>

   You need to provide a textdomain to the _e() function. Have you internationalized the rest of your Theme? If so, use the textdomain you defined in functions.php. Otherwise, if you're not internationalizing the entire Theme, replace this:
   

   title='<?php _e('Syndicate this site using RSS'); ?>'

   with this:
   

   title='Syndicate this site using RSS'

   Note: if the Theme is to be publicly released, you should use theme-slug as the textdomain. In other words, if your Theme name is "AwesomeSauce On A Bun", the theme-slug would be "awesomesauce-on-a-bun".

4. Chip Bennett
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   Just got my answer to the text domain issues, but I'm still looking for an answer to the comment_form error I get - should I take the form out of the comments template and make it a separate file?

   Take the comment reply form markup out of comments.php? YES

   Add a separate template file for the comment reply form markup? NO

   Use the comment_form() template tag, which adds the comment reply form markup for you.

5. sabahat
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   Thank you, Chip. Your help has been invaluable. I have internationalized the rest of the theme, I just didn't know what 'textdomain' referred to.

   I also want to know if I create a theme using a tutorial (Themeshaper: http://themeshaper.com/2009/06/24/creating-wordpress-theme-html-structure-tutorial/), and the code is obviously not written by me, is it eligible for review on the WordPress Theme Repository? I can safely say that the CSS is original, but the php code is mostly from the tutorial and from the WordPress Codex.

6. Chip Bennett
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   Using a tutorial like that is a great place to start. There is nothing "creative" there; it's essentially all functional. So, I wouldn't worry about the code not being "yours". The Theme will still be what you make of it, after starting with that basic HTML structure.

   So, that's the long-winded way to say: using that tutorial does not preclude your Theme from being considered for the repository.

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