Posts by loreleiweb

Hi,

I was wondering if it’s possible to send an item (screenshot or live demo) to any of the reviewers and get a yes / no answer before going through all the hell of submission, screenshot, preparation on the read-me file, etc?

It would be a great feature and would save a lot of hassle and broken hopes to us, the lil` middle class designers…

Many thanks for your feedback!

Actually I thought colorful stuff are less preferred in here, the best sellers are all very neutral and, to some degree—boring as well. Guess it’s really hard to find that golden mean.

perhaps I forgot the magic word, so… PLEASE

Hi,

I have been rejected a few times here, so I decided to ask for feedback before submitting my theme, do you think this item has a chance? (as wordpress theme, with portfolio pages, shortcodes, and everything)

screenshot

Your feedback is much appreciated!

To be honest I totally love the theme and surprised it was rejected… actually almost all my stuff were too, so I would be afraid to comment and give you the wrong feedback

The only thing I could tell is that it doesn’t look like ALL the other themes on TF, which is in my opinion a plus, but I guess if it doesn’t fit in the herd—it’s no good.

My advice: - get a higher quality bg photo, this one looks a lil’ blurred - the header / footer waves are a little blurred too

try checking the theme from different monitors, before I got a good graphic card and high res monitor i was missing on these little details too.

hope this helps, good luck!

Hey guys… does anyone know how long the approval of wp plugins take (and in case of rejections, how long will it take to get re-reviewed?). I was just wondering if there is still time for uploading stuff.

Thanks and good luck everybody!

Hi,

I am thinking of uploading my first wordpress theme to the marketplace, and I want to add a few color variations to the download, BUT … I previously had a few psd templates rejected and I wanted, if anyone has a bit of spare time, to get some feedback on it before going into the hassle of cloning it in various hues.

Yes, it’s extremely plain, but I guess not everyone who wants to have unique blog design is looking for a portfolio, right..?

http://wp.toptut.com/?wptheme=Neaty

Thank you very much in advance!!!

Liza

Quite frankly, it looks REALLY good, I love the design and I don’t understand why is it “not enough” to make it into the market place. After all, right now 70% of the wordpress themes offered on TF are all the same—slider at the top, 3 columns below, then generic blog design. They all do get accepted even though the idea was milled over a gazillion of times.

Not everyone who comes to TF looks for a corporate portfolio, and when limiting the authors like this I think TF can start losing in the long term.

Hope you will get the file approved next time with some adjustments, good luck!

Hello everyone, here’s an article we have just published in our wiki for the information of all of you. http://wiki.envato.com/support/what-to-do-if-you-have-found-your-marketplace-files-being-distributed-or-used-illegally/

It covers what you can do if you find your items being distributed or used illegally, and also has information on what a DMCA Notice should include.

Cheers, Aaron.

Oops, didn’t see your post here. About the DMCA , I consulted an attorney when my content was ripped and he said that since the guy isn’t US resident, nothing can be done about it. Moreover they can send you a dispute back claiming that the stuff belong to them and you will have to pay the attorney fees, which in most cases doesn’t cover the costs of the “damage”.

First off, I am curious how could you know that the files were copied from source code and ripped, and not purchased here? I mean one could purchase the template for himself, or for a client, or for someone else, there is no way of knowing whether it was purchased or ripped since we, as authors, have very little info about the purchasers and their websites / domains whee the template is allowed to be used, etc.

Secondly, like someone suggested, add code to next templates, that is the only way i can think off. use a stat counter (even a free one), and place it somewhere in the header where it’s less visible. Keep track with stats, if you see hits from a certain domain other than envato’s demo—there you go.

For now, what you can do is:

- email the website owner where your template is displayed, ask to prove their have purchased your files, else you will proceed with legal action. - if there is no response, email their hosting service, say they use stolen content, most hosting companies will take the site down or at least suspend it for a while, which will be a good alert for the user.

I had my stuff ripped soooo many times and I can tell you one thing—there is no real force that you can use here. If they have no shame and steal, they will have no shame when you will tell them about it.

You will be on a winning side however, if the ripper is US resident, because there is a law that protects intellectual property, regardless it being digital or physical, so a small legal notice or a letter to a host will do the trick. but if he / she is somewhere else…. Just recently I had my blog content fully stolen, the guy is from Macedonia and there is nothing on this planet I can do, this is what my attorney concluded.

Anyway, good luck and hope you will get it resolved!