Maybe someone from Google can tell you why you can't see the "categories". I thought everone could...? I have several themes in "Destinations", just look for Art 4 the Web. And here is an example of how I used the meta tag: http://hosting.gmodules.com/ig/gadgets/file/105607524011196210830/Sunny-Summer-Day-and-Moonlit-Night.xml If at first you don't succeed......
On Jul 10, 1:47 am, BlueQuoll <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Patti > > So your themes with the new categories in the meta tag made it into > the themes directory? Then at least we know that the meta tag doesn't > upset the submission. > > Which categories did you use, and how do I look them up? > > I can't see the categories, Animals/Sports/Destinations/Abstract/ > Trendy/Fun anywhere on the themes directory page. Maybe it has > something to do with being in Australia, but even when I sign in > towww.google.com/igI can't see them. Only the Artists/Causes/Games and > the new Nature campaign. Can anyone else see Animals/Sports/ > Destinations/Abstract/Trendy/Fun? > > I've just submitted a dozen new themes without categories, mainly to > check that turnaround times were improving - at least that seems to be > back to normal. I thought about putting the categories meta tag in, > but I couldn't really see the point of including categories in the XML > if they can't be seen in the directory. > > I'd love Google to clarify whether general, developer-defined > categories are actually operational, and if so, how do we look them > up? > > Dave > > On Jul 9, 10:43 pm, Art4theWeb <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Hi Dave - I have had several themes included in "categories" using the > > following line: > > <Meta name="categories">environment,destinations,abstract,fun</Meta> > > > Just insert the categories that best suit your themes and leave the > > rest out. > > Ultimately, of the categories you choose, Google places your themes > > where they think they belong. > > Keep trying! > > Patti > > > On Jul 9, 12:56 am, BlueQuoll <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > All is quiet on the themes categories front - > > > > 8 weeks ago Kathleen announced that theme categories were being > > > introduced, and gave some directions for coding this into our > > > XML:http://groups.google.com/group/google-themes-api/ > > > browse_thread/thread/ > > > 2f6a55779d01476/c7d178fd56e468cf > > > Those directions didn't seem to work. > > > > Shortly after that, Google added some extra categories on the sidebar > > > of the Themes Directory, which soon disappeared again. Some > > > established themes were sorted into these categories, presumably done > > > manually by Google, and can still be viewed by adding the "cat=" > > > parameter to the Themes Directory URL. > > > > In the last 8 weeks there has been no further word from Google on > > > what's happening with themes categories for developer use, although > > > the concept was used for the special summer nature theme campaign. > > > > Has any developer successfully submitted a theme XML with categories > > > coded into it and had it accepted by Google and placed into those > > > categories? Or has Google abandoned the idea of categories for > > > developers to use? > > > > I posted in the iGoogle section of the Web Search Help Forum on this > > > subject:http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/Web+Search/ > > > thread?tid=2147f88e04e558d2&hl=en > > > That post has also had no response. > > > > I hope Google still considers this forum of value to users of the > > > Themes API. How about a quick update for us themes developers, Google? > > > Or are we really wasting our time here, now that ThemeMaker is on > > > line? > > > > Dave- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Themes API" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/google-themes-api?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
