Comments on: Popular WordPress Sites Say “No” to Ad-Sponsored WordPress Themes

By: rap dinle

rap dinle — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 01:59:35 +0000

I have several websites that I run as blogs. I, as the web site owner, place text link ads on my website. Then again, I design site, I own the site, I can place whatever I want on the site….

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The Normal Person’s Guide to WordPress Themes | Blog Mum — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 19:24:29 +0000

[...] Sponsored themes are a little more invidious: they are supported by advertising links in the footer and/or sidebars. Some people object to this, and some don’t, but it’s something to be aware of: you should know what you’re advertising on your own blog. [...]

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By: webstigma

webstigma — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 01:30:00 +0000

i agree with Lic plate. the lease a developer can get back is a link. this is just my opinion

By: Delia

Delia — Wed, 07 May 2008 09:36:48 +0000

I do not agree, if you like the theme someone else has developed, why not thanks him with a link?

By: Davor Bomestar

Davor Bomestar — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 02:24:05 +0000

Yeah, I agree that if something is free it should be free. If it’s some kind of an ad than it’s not free!!

By: India Classifieds

India Classifieds — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 20:35:33 +0000

Sometimes they insist that we shall not remove those links. Well, they also have a point that we should acknowledge their work, but some designers put their links at prominent places. Better if they leave it to the webmasters to where the theme developers links / whatever should appear.

By: Wordpress sier nei til sponsored themes : Iskwews hjørne på www

Wordpress sier nei til sponsored themes : Iskwews hjørne på www — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 23:02:02 +0000

[...] synes jeg er en god ting. Mitt template har ikke slike, og Michael Pollock, som har laget det, lager ikke sponsored themes. Det eneste som ligger i min footer er lenke til wordpress og til Michael, og det synes jeg er helt [...]

By: vizyon filmleri

vizyon filmleri — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 20:53:32 +0000

I never use free themes which has a bloody link to their sites!
why should i?
if it s free then it must be free!
thanks

By: Marshal Halloway

Marshal Halloway — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 19:30:59 +0000

Is there any way to implement banner invocation codes from my openads server.

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Pagerank - My ignorance saves my arse! | Endoh Pure Ranting Room — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 05:41:10 +0000

[...] The BizWalk, on the other hand, uses a free theme designed by Micheal Pollock, CEO of Solostream. Micheal doesn’t do sponsored Wordpress themes even if he has nothing against those who [...]

By: Eric

Eric — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 03:35:55 +0000

I agree with Matt L’s comment above.

Why is it that people get pissed off so much when they see the person just starting out attempting to make money over the Internet.

Nobody complains about the blog links that come preinstalled on the WordPress script, yet everyone is pissed when someone who hasn’t made a name for themselves tries to do the same thing.

But most importantly, the theme designer has the right put whatever he/she wants on their theme. If the website owner has a problem with it, then they have every right not to use the theme.

By: Jon

Jon — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 23:27:07 +0000

I agree..

I would just remove the link anyway, if its not related to the blog theme designer

I saw good on them.. remove them all

By: Lisa

Lisa — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 11:23:12 +0000

i like your stand on sponsored themes. and i wish there were more generous, talented designers like you around. solostream’s designs are simply great!

1. a website owner, who provides all the content, should be the one to get his own sponsors. he works longer on building his site than the one who designed the basic look.

2. the designer should not ’spam’ a another person’s blog by insisting that his sponsor be included another’s website just because he allowed his design to be used for free. because no one forced him to submit his design to the wordpress theme viewer in the first place.

3. the sites linking back to his site, based on his theme’s popularity, should be enough for him to get many sponsors to HIS site.

lastly, all that mark and matt are saying, really, is that they will no longer allow sponsored themes to appear in their collections, which is their right. sponsored theme designers are, of course, free to display their work elsewhere. it’s also not fair that these guys are spending hours to maintain these sites for free public use while others are making money by simply designing a template.

keep up the good work!