I’m still fiddling around with the structure of the WP Theme Review. I’m looking for help and suggestions, specifically:

1. Renaming fields (row titles) to say what they mean.
2. Improving descriptions.
3. Cutting unnecessary fields.
4. Re-ordering rows and sections (this is very trivial for me to do, so if reorganizing the rows would make more sense then please let me know!)

Please leave a comment with your suggestions.

Summary

Summary

Major Features (Summary)
Date reviewed	This is the date the theme was reviewed on
Screenshot	Link to a screenshot of the theme.
Theme Sample	Link to a sample/demo blog that uses the theme.
Theme Author	Who wrote the theme? If you like one of their themes you may like others.
Layout width	How wide is the theme with sidebar (in pixels)?
Custom image header	Does the theme support uploading a custom image for the header? This is a great way to make your blog stand out from the crowd.
Number of sidebars	How many sidebars can be displayed at once?
Widget support	Does the sidebar support widgets?
Page templates	Can pages be created using templates?
Useability (Summary)
Max image width	What is the maximum width of images that will display in blog posts? Weird things can happen if images or tables are wider than this limit.
Wide images behaviour	What happens when an image is over the maximum width? Squish: Chop: Run-off:
Sidebar image width	What is the maximum width of images in the sidebar?
Blockquote shows paragraph breaks	Is there space between paragraphs inside of a blockquote? Paragraphs have space between them: Paragraphs do not have space between theme:
HTML tag style bugs (Posts)	Are there any bugs with displaying HTML tags?
Image display bugs	Are there bugs with how images display?
Display old comments when Off	Is it still possible to see the old comments but not add new ones if comments are turned off? Existing comments should display, but there will be no input box for new comments.
HTML tag style bugs (Sidebar)	Are there any bugs with displaying HTML tags in the sidebar?
Bullet for Unordered Lists (Sidebar)	Do unordered lists (UL) display bullets? UL has bullets: UL does not have bullets:
Numbers for Ordered Lists (Sidebar)	Do ordered lists (OL) display numbers? OL has bullets: OL does not have bullets:

Details

Text Appearance
Text under Firefox	How does the text look under Firefox? (font, font typeface, visted/unvisited links)
Text under Internet Explorer	How does the text look under Internet Explorer 6? (font, font typeface, visted/unvisited links)
Resolution
640×480	Does the blog look good at 640×480 resolution?
800×600	Does the blog look good at 800×600 resolution? Most important.
1024×768	Does the blog look good at 1024×768 resolution? Most important.
1280×1024	Does the blog look good at 1280×1024 resolution?
Theme
Screenshot	Link to a screenshot of the theme.
Theme sample	Link to a sample/demo blog that uses the theme.
Theme author	Who wrote the theme? If you like one of their themes you may like others.
Layout width	How wide is the theme with sidebar (in pixels)?
Theme background	Background colour behind normal text in pages/posts.
Theme (cont)
Theme text	Colour of the normal text in pages/posts.
Theme link text	Colour of links in pages/posts.
Links are *very distinct* from text	Is there a high contrast between links and normal text (do they stand out)?
Links are *distinct* from text	Is there some contrast between links and normal text? If the answer to both of these questions is no, that means links blend into normal text.
Visited links are different colour	Are visited and unvisited links different colours?
Visited links blend to text	Do visited links become the same colour as normal text?
Theme image	Does the theme hardcoded images that can’t be changed? This can be frustrating.
Main Page
Max image width	What is the maximum width of images that will display in blog posts? Weird things can happen if images or tables are wider than this limit.
Wide images behaviour	What happens when an image is over the maximum width? Squish: Chop: Run-off:
Post titles capitalization	How are post titles capitalized? This is important for non-English languages. (as typed, all uppercase, all lowercase, first letter capitalized) Normal/as-typed: First letter capitalized:
Next / prev page	Are there next/prev links at the bottom of the blog to navigate through the history?
Edit post from front page	Do posts have a link to quickly go to the post editor from the front page without using Dashboard-Manage Posts?
Dates above/below	Where does the date display in relation to the post body? Above: Below: No:
Date can be changed	In Dashboard-Options the date format can be changed. Is the date format used, or is the date format hardcoded into the theme? (format, no-format) Date uses format string: Date is hardcoded into the theme:
Main Page (cont)
Displays author	Does the name of the post author display? (useful for multi-author blogs) Name displays: Name does not display:
Author name is linked	Is the post author name linked to the link in the author’s profile? (useful for multi-author blogs)
Displays categories	Do categories display? Categories display: Categories do not display:
Categories above/below	Where does the category display? Above post text or below post text. Above: Below:
Comments above/below	Where does the link to comments display in relation to the post text? Above: Below:
Show excerpt instead of post	There is an excerpt field when creating a new post. This is a place where you can put a summary of the post. If the excerpt field is filled out for a post, does the excerpt display instead of the post on the main page?
Show excerpt on category pages	Do excerpts show up on category pages?
Main Page (cont)
HTML tag style bugs (Posts)	Are there any bugs with displaying HTML tags?
Blockquote shows paragraph breaks	Is there space between paragraphs inside of a blockquote? Paragraphs have space between them: Paragraphs do not have space between theme:
Horizontal rule (HR) is styled	Is the HR tag customized?
Pre text has horizontal scroll	Are scrollbars used if the text in a preformatted tag goes over the post width?
Image display bugs	Are there bugs with how images display?
Image has margin	Is there space between images and nearby text? Automatic margins: No automatic margins:
Image has border	Is there a border around images? Automatic borders: No automatic borders:
Wide table behaviour	What happens when a table is over the maximum width? (crop at sidebar, overlap sidebar)
MORE tag	When the MORE tag is used to break text, what does it look say?
Single Post View
Sidebar displays	Does the sidebar display in single post view? (looking at the post by itself on a webpage)
Next / prev post	Are there links to the next/prev posts in history when looking at a post on it’s unique page?
Permalink URL	Is there an explicit permanent link to the post? The post title is always a permalink, but sometimes the theme also gives a permalink between the post and comments.
Trackback URL	Is there an explicit link for trackbacks?
Comments feed URL	Is there an explicit link to an RSS feed for comments on this post?
Single Post View (cont)
Comments	Comments
Displays edit comments link	Is there a quick link to edit a comment while looking at the post?
Displays trackbacks different than comments	Are trackbacks/pingbacks displayed differently than comments?
Display old comments when Off	Is it still possible to see the old comments but not add new ones if comments are turned off? Existing comments should display, but there will be no input box for new comments.
Header
Blog name	Does the blog name display in the header?
Blog tagline	Does the blog tagline display in the header (underneath the blog name)?
Custom image header	Does the theme support uploading a custom image for the header? This is a great way to make your blog stand out from the crowd.
Top navbar support	Is there a navigation bar under the header with links to different pages?
Navbar has a Home button	Does the navigation bar have a link to the main page of the blog? (clicking on the blog name will always bring you to the main page)
Navbar works with many pages	Is the navbar still useable with too many pages? If there are too many pages, the navbar should wrap the text to the next line. Many themes break if you have too many pages in the navbar. Good: Bad:
Sidebar
Number of sidebars	How many sidebars are supported? 0 sidebar / 1 column: 1 sidebar / 2 columns: 2 sidebars / 3 columns:
Sidebar location	Where is the sidebar located? (left, right, bottom, configurable)
Sidebar title capitalization	How is text capitalized in sidebar headers? This is important for non-English languages. (as typed, all uppercase, all lowercase, first letter capitalized) Normal/as-typed: First letter capitalized:
Sidebar image width	What is the maximum width of images in the sidebar?
Wide images behaviour	What happens when an image is over the maximum width? Chop: Run-off:
Sidebar (cont)
Sidebar widgets support	Does the sidebar support widget customization on the Dashboard-Presentation menu? Widgets allow you to easily change your sidebar by dragging-and-dropping RSS feeds, Flickr widgets, etc.
Sidebar widgets bugs	Are there any bugs with sidebar widget support?
HTML tag style bugs (Sidebar)	Are there any bugs with displaying HTML tags in the sidebar?
Bullet for Unordered Lists (Sidebar)	Do unordered lists (UL) display bullets? UL has bullets: UL does not have bullets:
Numbers for Ordered Lists (Sidebar)	Do ordered lists (OL) display numbers? OL has bullets: OL does not have bullets:
NOTES	Special things to note about the sidebar of this theme.
Single Page View
Sidebar displays	Does the sidebar display when looking at a page on it’s own unique webpage?
Page comments	Do pages display comments (if comments are turned on)?
NOTES	NOTES
Page Templates Supported
Archives	Archives
Displays page text	Does it display the user-defined text for the page?
Displays categories with archives	Does the archive include categories as well as monthly archives?
Links / Blogroll	Links / Blogroll
Displays page text	Does it display the user-defined text for the page?
Sorts by categories	Are the links organized by categories?
Image replaces link name	If there is a user-defined image, is it used instead of the text?
NOTES	NOTES
Sidebar Categories
Number on same line	If the number of posts in a categories is displayed, does that number appear on the same line as the category name? There is a bug with many themes that it displays on the next line. Good: Bad:
Do not display empty categories	Are empty categories removed from the list of categories in the sidebar?
Blogroll
Sort by categories	Are the links in the blogroll sorted by the categories they are under?
Image replaces link name	If there is a user-defined image, is it used instead of the text?
Custom features
Colour themes	Are there multiple colour themes to choose from?
Sidebar orientation	Can the sidebar be moved to different positions? (left, right, bottom, removed)

What’s Missing

Since I started the WP Theme Review I’ve cut a few things and ignored some suggestions. These are the reasons why.

Theme accents: A screenshot is much more helpful.

Font Typeface / Font size: This is more easily captured by an image than words.

Previous Page / Next Page direction: It would be nice if all themes were consistent with Previous/Left and Next/Right (or vice-versa), I don’t think most people care.

Edit post/page: The ability to edit from the single post/page view was added to the dashboard, so it doesn’t matter if it’s on the single page/post views.

Categories link to http://wordpress.com or http://blog.wordpress.com: All categories link to wordpress.com except for Uncategorized.

Footer has Powered by WordPress, Logout, Jump back to Top, Entries RSS / Comments RSS / Link to XFN.org: These are very minor details in the minds of most people. I don’t think anyone would based their choice of themes on them.

Pages displayed in correct order on the sidebar: Blix is the only theme I’ve found that supports this feature. Even Sandbox doesn’t. Screw it.

Pages displayed with hierarchy in the sidebar: Works for the first 17 themes, I doubt I’ll find a bug.

XFN rel tag support, description used as titles, additional features of the “blogroll” editor: These take a long time to test and categorize for little value. Most people do not understand (or care) what they are, and no one would base their choice of a theme upon them. Important for theme designers, but not important for theme users.

Smiley face icon: You can read more about it here. It’s annoying, but I’ve seen it come and go so many times that I’m not going to bother with it.

Next / prev by post title: I couldn’t find any examples of being able to navigation between posts that didn’t use titles.