No more sponsored themes on themes.wordpress.net

Discussion in 'General Chat' started by Main Boom, Jul 13, 2007.

  1. #1
    DAMN! They're going to remove all sponsored themes :(. http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2007/07/11/its-official-sponsored-wordpress-themes-are-out/

    That was a hell good way to get quality backlinks.

    Oh well i'm sure something will come up soon.
     
    Main Boom, Jul 13, 2007 IP
  2. KingNomar

    KingNomar Well-Known Member

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    Yeah, damnit, I just bought 2 links on 2 themes.. for nothing now..
     
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  3. HotSauce

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    #3
    I'm sure google had some influence to this decision
     
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  4. Main Boom

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    Yeah again google acting evil
     
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  5. genkied

    genkied Active Member

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    #5
    i think designer who is distributing his/her theme for free deserves to get some few bucks. If a blogger doesn’t like a theme that has a copyright link or sponsored link on it then dont use it.

    btw can we still put a designers link on it?

    - ed
     
    genkied, Jul 13, 2007 IP
  6. longhornfreak

    longhornfreak Well-Known Member

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    Agree 100%. But aren't there other sites to go to and release your themes.
     
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  7. genkied

    genkied Active Member

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    yup there is and i will support those sites.
     
    genkied, Jul 13, 2007 IP
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    Blogsip Well-Known Member

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    #8
    I also agree with this. I know this is bad news because the Theme Viewer is a very popular site, but at least there will be more competition. I have a hard time finding other wordpress themes sites. And the quality ones are even harder.

    I would also like it if some of the theme sites were similar to Theme Viewer, where you can upload your theme, it takes a snapshot of it, then it shows on a demo on the site, and you can update it. A plus will be if you can upload variations of the theme under the main theme. The theme that would show on the main page would be the main theme, but if you click on the main theme you will see a snapshot of it and the other variations.

    I wouldn't mind starting a site like this, but it would take me awhile to get the funds for it.

    Why I like Theme Viewer the best is it lets me know if my theme appears correctly to others. Sometimes my theme appears correctly on my site, but when I upload it to Theme Viewer it appears a bit different. I also like it because I don't have to link to my theme from my site because sometimes I might sell the site, and people won't be able to download it any longer.
     
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  9. The Saint

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    Google defiantly had some say in the matter. That's why google delivers the most relevant results :).
     
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  10. genkied

    genkied Active Member

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    just let me know if the site online i will support this site buddy.
     
    genkied, Jul 14, 2007 IP
  11. ravish_83

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    #11
    this is spoil spot :(

    okey i need themes.wordpress accounts
    I will pay for this
    if you have one please let me know.

    Prefebally accounts with no or fewer uploads.
     
    ravish_83, Jul 15, 2007 IP
  12. Main Boom

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    Ok, i just had a look, all sponsored themes were removed :(.
     
    Main Boom, Jul 17, 2007 IP
  13. Mxhub

    Mxhub Active Member

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    it's not the end, i hope..
     
    Mxhub, Jul 17, 2007 IP