Revised Photo Directory Guidelines for WordPress Aimed at Enhancing Quality
The WordPress Photo Directory, currently under consideration with a change of team representatives, aims to elevate the value of authentic, high-quality visuals and make them accessible to all. This directory strives to provide high-quality stock images for websites, focusing on quality over quantity and avoiding excessive, low-quality images.
For contributors, the guidelines emphasize submitting high-quality, well-composed, and useful images that can serve a broad range of website needs. Contributors should ensure images are relevant, properly licensed (typically under Creative Commons or similar free-use licenses), clear, properly exposed, and without distracting elements. Image submissions should also follow any specific resolution or format requirements defined by the directory to ensure consistency and usability across various website designs and devices.
Contributors typically cannot upload images directly unless given a role allowing media uploads; otherwise, they submit images for review.
For moderators reviewing contributed images, the rules include verifying image quality, relevance, and proper licensing compliance. Moderators check that images meet the directory’s standards for usefulness on websites, ensure no copyright infringement, and confirm that the content is appropriate and free of offensive or irrelevant elements. Moderators also look for technical issues such as watermarks, poor resolution, or incorrect formatting. Their role is to maintain the directory’s integrity by accepting only those images that genuinely enhance website content and rejecting low-quality or inappropriate submissions.
In terms of upload permissions, contributors usually have limited access, often needing to submit images for review or requiring the Author role to upload media files directly. Moderators and Editors, on the other hand, have the capability to approve or reject submissions and media uploads, ensuring adherence to quality and policy standards.
When it comes to image quality, contributors should aim for images that are high-resolution, clear, and free of distracting elements. Moderators review these images for quality, clarity, relevance, and technical issues.
Licensing is another crucial aspect. Contributors must provide images under free, legal licenses, while moderators verify licensing and copyright compliance.
The goal is to provide content that is both useful and appropriate for websites. Contributors should aim for versatility in photos, considering potential uses and leaving space for text or graphic elements. They should also embrace conceptual imagery that can convey universal concepts and be interpreted in multiple ways.
In summary:
| Aspect | Contributors | Moderators | |----------------------|----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------| | Upload permission | Usually limited; often must submit for review or need Author role to upload | Can approve/reject uploads | | Image quality | Submit high-resolution, clear, relevant images | Review for quality, clarity, relevance | | Licensing | Must provide images under free, legal licenses | Verify licensing and copyright compliance | | Content standards | Avoid watermarks, offensive, or irrelevant content | Enforce content appropriateness and directory standards | | Usefulness | Submit images broadly useful for websites | Ensure images enhance website usability |
While no direct official guidelines from the WordPress Photo Directory were found in the search results, this summary synthesizes general WordPress roles and image management principles applicable to the directory context. For precise and updated Photo Directory contributor and moderator rules, consulting the WordPress Photo Directory official site or documentation is recommended.
[1] WordPress Contribution Guidelines [2] WordPress Image Optimization Best Practices
The WordPress Photo Directory, aligned with enhancing the value of authentic, high-quality visuals, encourages contributors to submit images that are both versatile for websites and adhere to lifestyle and brand cohesion. Contributors should strive to upload high-resolution images that are clear, relevant, and appropriately licensed, ensuring they meet the standards of education-and-self-development in image submission.
Moderators, tasked with maintaining the directory's integrity, review the submitted images for compliance with the technology standards set forth by the directory. They verify the images' quality, relevance, and licensing compliance, providing an educational experience for contributors that encourages the creation and submission of high-quality images that align with the WordPress brand and lifestyle.
