{"id":29775,"date":"2012-09-17T23:04:12","date_gmt":"2012-09-17T17:34:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/?p=29775"},"modified":"2026-10-12T14:20:43","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T08:50:43","slug":"wordpress-theme-reviewer-interview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2012\/09\/wordpress-theme-reviewer-interview\/","title":{"rendered":"Secrets of a WordPress Theme Reviewer [Interview + 2026 Update]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>What does a <strong>WordPress theme reviewer<\/strong> look for before a theme goes live in the official directory? In September 2012 we interviewed Nisha Singh, an official reviewer who had reviewed some of our own WordPress themes. Her answers are below, followed by a 2026 update on how theme review works now and how you can become a reviewer.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Quick answer:<\/strong> WordPress theme reviewers are volunteers on the WordPress.org Themes Team who check new themes against the theme review requirements, mainly licensing, security and code quality, before they appear in the directory. To become one, create a WordPress.org account, join the #themereview channel on WordPress Slack, set up a test site with Theme Check and the theme unit test data, read the requirements, and pick a &#8220;New&#8221; ticket on themes.trac.wordpress.org.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_89 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6ad7b8103c09f\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"ez-toc-cssicon\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #1a202c;color:#1a202c\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" 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class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2012\/09\/wordpress-theme-reviewer-interview\/#WordPress_Theme_Reviewer_Interview\" >WordPress Theme Reviewer Interview<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2012\/09\/wordpress-theme-reviewer-interview\/#Tell_us_a_little_more_about_yourself\" >Tell us a little more about yourself.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2012\/09\/wordpress-theme-reviewer-interview\/#Why_did_you_become_a_WordPress_theme_reviewer\" >Why did you become a WordPress theme reviewer?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2012\/09\/wordpress-theme-reviewer-interview\/#What_training_experience_is_required_to_review_WordPress_themes\" >What training \/experience is required to review WordPress themes?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2012\/09\/wordpress-theme-reviewer-interview\/#What_is_a_typical_daily_work_schedule_of_a_WordPress_theme_reviewer\" >What is a typical daily work schedule of a WordPress theme reviewer?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2012\/09\/wordpress-theme-reviewer-interview\/#What_rules_do_you_follow_when_reviewing_WordPress_themes\" >What rules do you follow when reviewing WordPress themes?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2012\/09\/wordpress-theme-reviewer-interview\/#What_tools_do_you_use_to_review_WordPress_themes\" >What tools do you use to review WordPress themes?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2012\/09\/wordpress-theme-reviewer-interview\/#How_do_you_check_WordPress_code_quality\" >How do you check WordPress code quality?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2012\/09\/wordpress-theme-reviewer-interview\/#How_do_you_prevent_spam_in_WordPress_themes\" >How do you prevent spam in WordPress themes?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2012\/09\/wordpress-theme-reviewer-interview\/#What_are_the_most_annoying_things_about_WordPress_theme_reviews\" >What are the most annoying things about WordPress theme reviews?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2012\/09\/wordpress-theme-reviewer-interview\/#What_are_your_views_on_footer_credit_links_which_might_generate_bad_links_from_spam_sites\" >What are your views on footer credit links which might generate bad links from spam sites?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2012\/09\/wordpress-theme-reviewer-interview\/#How_can_WordPress_theme_designers_get_more_traffic_and_publicity_for_their_themes\" >How can WordPress theme designers get more traffic and publicity for their themes?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2012\/09\/wordpress-theme-reviewer-interview\/#Do_you_also_design_WordPress_themes_What_are_your_favorite_WordPress_themes\" >Do you also design WordPress themes? What are your favorite WordPress themes?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2012\/09\/wordpress-theme-reviewer-interview\/#How_can_someone_become_a_WordPress_theme_reviewer\" >How can someone become a WordPress theme reviewer?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-16\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2012\/09\/wordpress-theme-reviewer-interview\/#2026_update_how_WordPress_theme_review_works_now\" >2026 update: how WordPress theme review works now<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-17\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2012\/09\/wordpress-theme-reviewer-interview\/#Tips_for_theme_authors\" >Tips for theme authors<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-18\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2012\/09\/wordpress-theme-reviewer-interview\/#FAQ\" >FAQ<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-19\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2012\/09\/wordpress-theme-reviewer-interview\/#Are_WordPress_theme_reviewers_paid\" >Are WordPress theme reviewers paid?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-20\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2012\/09\/wordpress-theme-reviewer-interview\/#How_long_does_a_theme_review_take\" >How long does a theme review take?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-21\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2012\/09\/wordpress-theme-reviewer-interview\/#Do_I_need_to_be_an_expert_developer_to_review_themes\" >Do I need to be an expert developer to review themes?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Our_2012_interview_with_a_WordPress_theme_reviewer\"><\/span>Our 2012 interview with a WordPress theme reviewer<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Today we interview Nisha Singh, an official WordPress theme reviewer who approves WordPress themes before they go live in the official <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/themes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WordPress theme directory<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>As you are aware that we publish <a href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wordpress-themes\/\">WordPress themes<\/a> ourselves, and Nisha had a chance to review some of our WordPress themes. We were impressed by her detailed notes, and impeccable quality code evaluation, which enabled us to improve our WordPress themes to the high-quality standards set by the WordPress theme directory.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"WordPress_Theme_Reviewer_Interview\"><\/span>WordPress Theme Reviewer Interview<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-50421\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/theme-reviewer.jpg\" alt=\"theme reviewer\" width=\"633\" height=\"382\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/theme-reviewer.jpg 633w, https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/theme-reviewer-300x181.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/theme-reviewer-150x91.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 633px) 100vw, 633px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>So we decided to publish this interview with her, and she agreed to share some secrets that will help WordPress theme designers make better WordPress themes, as well as give an opportunity for those interested in theme design to become a WordPress theme reviewer yourself.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Tell_us_a_little_more_about_yourself\"><\/span>Tell us a little more about yourself.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>I am working as a Tester in AmiWorks and whenever I have free time in the office I review WordPress themes.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_did_you_become_a_WordPress_theme_reviewer\"><\/span>Why did you become a WordPress theme reviewer?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>I am part of the WPoets team at AmiWorks where my primary role is to test the quality of the themes that we create for our clients since we also follow <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chipbennett.net\/2011\/04\/20\/a-guide-to-reviewing-themes-for-the-wordpress-theme-repository\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WordPress theme review guidelines<\/a>. So to improve my understanding of the process, and to contribute something to the WordPress community I started reviewing themes from the WordPress theme repository.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_training_experience_is_required_to_review_WordPress_themes\"><\/span>What training \/experience is required to review WordPress themes?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>You don&#8217;t need any formal training, just the ability to understand the guidelines and figure out if themes are not violating them, and since most of it is done by tools it&#8217;s very easy.<\/p>\n<p>Tell us more about the WordPress theme review team and how they work.<br \/>\nI think <a href=\"http:\/\/justintadlock.com\/archives\/2011\/04\/14\/join-the-wordpress-theme-review-team\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Justin Tadlock&#8217;s article<\/a> answers this question way better than I could :)<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Basically, we make sure the theme works as it\u2019s supposed to in all sorts of scenarios and uses WordPress best practices.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_a_typical_daily_work_schedule_of_a_WordPress_theme_reviewer\"><\/span>What is a typical daily work schedule of a WordPress theme reviewer?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Nothing special, we test themes whenever we have some free time.<\/p>\n<p>Here are just a few of the themes which Nisha has reviewed&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-29823\" title=\"reviewed-themes\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/reviewed-themes.png\" alt=\"reviewed themes\" width=\"480\" height=\"195\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/reviewed-themes.png 480w, https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/reviewed-themes-300x121.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_rules_do_you_follow_when_reviewing_WordPress_themes\"><\/span>What rules do you follow when reviewing WordPress themes?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>I follow all the rules that are mentioned on <a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/themes\/handbook\/review\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WordPress Review Guide<\/a>\u00a0on WordPress Codex.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_tools_do_you_use_to_review_WordPress_themes\"><\/span>What tools do you use to review WordPress themes?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>We use the following plugins<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/codex.wordpress.org\/Theme_Unit_Test\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Theme Unit test<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/theme-check\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Theme Check plugin<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/debogger\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Debogger<\/a> tool<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/log-deprecated-notices\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Log Deprecated Notices<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2012\/01\/find-broken-links-on-wordpress-blogs\/\">Broken Link Checker<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>All these tools are mentioned under the WordPress reviewing guidelines.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_do_you_check_WordPress_code_quality\"><\/span>How do you check WordPress code quality?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>I do it at two levels, first the auto-check by various plugins and then I manually check the code to verify that they are following theme code quality guidelines.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_do_you_prevent_spam_in_WordPress_themes\"><\/span>How do you prevent spam in WordPress themes?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>If Credit links for the author or theme (AuthorURI and ThemeURI) are not appropriate according to guidelines we report it to theme repository admins and they remove it from the repository.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_are_the_most_annoying_things_about_WordPress_theme_reviews\"><\/span>What are the most annoying things about WordPress theme reviews?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>I don&#8217;t find anything annoying from a tester&#8217;s perspective, but from the theme authors&#8217; point of view I think not knowing when his\/her theme will be reviewed is a bit annoying.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_are_your_views_on_footer_credit_links_which_might_generate_bad_links_from_spam_sites\"><\/span>What are your views on footer credit links which might generate bad links from spam sites?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>I agree completely with the current guidelines for <a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/themes\/handbook\/review\/#Credit_Links\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">footer credit link<\/a>, it ensures that spammer does not start exploiting the WordPress theme repository.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_can_WordPress_theme_designers_get_more_traffic_and_publicity_for_their_themes\"><\/span>How can WordPress theme designers get more traffic and publicity for their themes?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>They can submit one or more of their themes to the WordPress theme repo, which will get them some traffic if their theme is good and well designed. This is the easiest way to get noticed, apart from that they can get their theme reviewed by a few popular blogs like Smashing Magazine.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Do_you_also_design_WordPress_themes_What_are_your_favorite_WordPress_themes\"><\/span>Do you also design WordPress themes? What are your favorite WordPress themes?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>No, I personally don&#8217;t design themes but my company does, and my favorite themes are Max, Photolistic and Responsive<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_can_someone_become_a_WordPress_theme_reviewer\"><\/span>How can someone become a WordPress theme reviewer?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>It is actually very simple, just go to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/themes.trac.wordpress.org\/report\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ticket Request Queue Page<\/a>, and leave a comment asking to be assigned to a Theme from the Theme Review Trac Queue. Be sure to include your wordpress.org username with your request, so that a ticket can be assigned to you. For more details, check out how to join WPTRT.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-29827\" title=\"nisha-singh\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/nisha-singh.jpg\" alt=\"nisha singh\" width=\"100\" height=\"105\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/nisha.in\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><em>Nisha Singh<\/em><\/a><em> is a WordPress theme reviewer at the official WordPress theme directory. She works as\u00a0part of the\u00a0WPoets\u00a0team at AmiWorks where she tests the quality of the themes.\u00a0 <em>Check out more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/tag\/interviews\/\">interviews<\/a> on QOT. This interview was done on Sep 17, 2012.<br \/>\n<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2026_update_how_WordPress_theme_review_works_now\"><\/span>2026 update: how WordPress theme review works now<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/themes\/handbook\/get-involved\/become-a-reviewer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Themes Team handbook<\/a>, the process Nisha described still runs on Trac, with a few changes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Slack instead of comments<\/strong>: reviewers coordinate in the #themereview channel on WordPress Slack.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Test setup<\/strong>: a test site with theme unit test data, <code>WP_DEBUG<\/code> on and the Theme Check plugin installed.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Focus on licence and security<\/strong>: design isn&#8217;t judged unless something is broken or unusable.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Trac tickets<\/strong>: open the &#8220;New&#8221; report on themes.trac.wordpress.org, note you&#8217;re starting a review, test the theme and leave feedback until all requirements pass.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Reviewer group<\/strong>: after enough good reviews, you can be added to the Reviewers group and assign and close tickets yourself.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Tips_for_theme_authors\"><\/span>Tips for theme authors<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Run Theme Check before submitting, and fix every warning.<\/li>\n<li>Use GPL-compatible licences for all code, images and fonts.<\/li>\n<li>Escape output, sanitise input and prefix functions to avoid conflicts.<\/li>\n<li>Consider building a block theme, which works with the Site Editor; see our look at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2013\/11\/default-twenty-fourteen-wordpress-theme\/\">Twenty Fourteen theme<\/a> and newer defaults.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"FAQ\"><\/span>FAQ<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Are_WordPress_theme_reviewers_paid\"><\/span>Are WordPress theme reviewers paid?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>No, most are volunteers contributing to WordPress.org, though some companies sponsor contributors&#8217; time.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_long_does_a_theme_review_take\"><\/span>How long does a theme review take?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>It depends on the queue and how quickly the author fixes issues; it can take from days to several weeks.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Do_I_need_to_be_an_expert_developer_to_review_themes\"><\/span>Do I need to be an expert developer to review themes?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>No. A working knowledge of theme development, PHP and common WordPress functions is enough to start.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What does a WordPress theme reviewer look for before a theme goes live in the official directory? 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