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		<title>New release &#8211; WordPress Themes Directory</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Jul 2008 09:13:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[So here we do have a really nice update from wordpress.org, that is wordpress themes directory. ( Which is for self hosted blogs ) It was a long awaited release as right now themes.wordpress.net is not functional. (Not accepting new themes for a very long time now). So the only way to release your theme [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>So here we do have a really nice <a title="navigate to wordpress theme blog page" href="http://wordpress.org/development/2008/07/theme-directory/">update</a> from wordpress.org, that is <a title="navigate to the wordpress themes directory" href="http://wordpress.org/extend/themes/">wordpress themes directory</a>. ( Which is for self hosted blogs ) It was a long awaited release as right now themes.wordpress.net is not functional. (Not accepting new themes for a very long time now). So the only way to release your theme was to publish it on your own site, or other web directories which never gave it a central spot.<span id="more-45"></span></p>
<p>Whenever I went to wordpress.org, I was always wondering why there is no <strong>theme </strong>tab under the <strong>extend wordpress </strong>titled page. Now, this requirement has been fulfilled by the good wordpress guys. The user doesn&#8217;t have to go under the subversion details too, just one has to register for a new account on wordpress.org (great if you are already having that) and upload it with a few requirements.</p>
<p>The requirements are:</p>
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<ol>
<li>A single zip file, with all of the files themes file included.</li>
<li>There must be a style.css file containing:
<ol type="a">
<li>Name (which must be unique to the directory)</li>
<li>Tags</li>
<li>Version (in the format of x.x or x.x.x and must be unique to the theme)</li>
<li>Align classes: .alignright, .alignleft, .aligncenter (see  <a href="http://codex.wordpress.org/CSS">http://codex.wordpress.org/CSS</a> for more details)</li>
</ol>
</li>
<li>The screenshot file name must be <code>screenshot.png</code>, and be a  real screenshot of the theme, not a splash screen.</li>
<li>Licensing must be <a href="http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/license-list.html#GPLCompatibleLicenses">GPL compatible</a>.</li>
<li>No hidden, paid or sponsored links in the theme.  Links back to the author&#8217;s site are fine.</li>
<li>The theme must be your own original work.</li>
<li>Adult/mature themes are not allowed.</li>
</ol>
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<p>That looks fine, ( Well I initially released my first theme under the same <a title="navigate to the chopad license page" href="http://jaipandya.com/license/">license</a> which this site is ).</p>
<p>So now we have a central repository of well reviewed themes on this directory. Cheers for that!</p>
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