WordPress CMS modifications

A new official WordPress theme website has been launched, which is based on the same format as the WordPress plugins repository. This is great news for WordPress theme developers as it provides a proper central resource for hosting downloads and responding to feedback.

Where it differs from the plugin repository is that they have streamlined the upload process for authors - so you don’t have to worry about Subversion (to quote the announcement post ‘our back end magic takes care of all that for you’ - good work guys! Automated checks are carried out when you upload the theme in a zip file, with error reporting - nice!

This also means that users don’t have to worry about nasty adware and links when using these themes - if they stick to the official WordPress theme repository they should avoid these potential problems.

Your theme has to meet the following requirements (subject to change, please check here for latest version)

1. A single zip file, with all of the files themes file included.
2. There must be a style.css file containing:
   1. Name (which must be unique to the directory)
   2. Tags
   3. Version (in the format of x.x or x.x.x and must be unique to the theme)
   4. Align classes: .alignright, .alignleft, .aligncenter (see http://codex.wordpress.org/CSS for more details)
3. The screenshot file name must be screenshot.png, and be a real screenshot of the theme, not a splash screen.
4. Licensing must be GPL compatible.
5. No hidden, paid or sponsored links in the theme. Links back to the author’s site are fine.
6. Support Gravatars
7. Show post categories and tags
8. The theme must be your own original work.
9. Adult/mature themes are not allowed.