Title: [Plugin: Theme-Check] Issues, missing tags
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# [Plugin: Theme-Check] Issues, missing tags

 *  Resolved [Lee Rickler](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bigbadboy/)
 * (@bigbadboy)
 * [14 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-theme-check-issues-missing-tags/)
 * _WARNING: .htaccess Hidden Files or Folders found._
 * Is this a warning? htaccess files are required.
 * _RECOMMENDED: No reference to add\_custom\_image\_header was found in the theme.
   
   RECOMMENDED: No reference to add\_custom\_background() was found in the theme.
 * But these are not required for my theme.
 * Although these are only INFO calls, they are still important:
    _INFO: At least
   one hard coded date was found in the file right.php. Consider get\_option( ‘date\
   _format’ ) INFO: At least one hard coded date was found in the file archive.php.
   Consider get\_option( ‘date\_format’ )
 * I checked both of these files and cannot see any date, especially hard coded
 * [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/theme-check/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/theme-check/)

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 *  Plugin Author [Samuel Wood (Otto)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/otto42/)
 * (@otto42)
 * WordPress.org Admin
 * [14 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-theme-check-issues-missing-tags/#post-2304492)
 * > Is this a warning? htaccess files are required.
 * .htaccess files are not required nor allowed in a theme. Same with any other 
   hidden files or folders. The theme uploader will block your theme if it contains
   these.
 * > But these are not required for my theme.
 * That’s why it says “recommended” instead of “required”.
 * > I checked both of these files and cannot see any date, especially hard coded
 * It’s in there somewhere. Look for “the_date” or “the_time” or “date_i18n”. If
   it has a hardcoded date format in it, then that’s what it’s telling you about.
 *  Thread Starter [Lee Rickler](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bigbadboy/)
 * (@bigbadboy)
 * [14 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-theme-check-issues-missing-tags/#post-2304493)
 * No problem on the other 2 points – on the htaccess issue I use this for security
   reasons – not saying it’s the right/ wrong way of doing something, but it’s the
   method I use.
 * Thanks anyway.
 *  Plugin Author [Samuel Wood (Otto)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/otto42/)
 * (@otto42)
 * WordPress.org Admin
 * [14 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-theme-check-issues-missing-tags/#post-2304494)
 * Theme Check is specifically checking for issues in themes that are designed to
   meet the [Theme Review Guidelines](http://codex.wordpress.org/Theme_Review), 
   which is why the .htaccess file matters. If you were uploading the theme to the
   directory, then the .htaccess wouldn’t be allowed there, since it’s likely going
   to be more specific to a particular site and not generic for every site.
 * So as far as that particular guideline goes, you can safely ignore it if you’re
   just checking a custom theme for your own site. Theme Check is primarily aimed
   at theme developers, to help them build better themes.
 *  Thread Starter [Lee Rickler](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bigbadboy/)
 * (@bigbadboy)
 * [14 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-theme-check-issues-missing-tags/#post-2304531)
 * Ah! yes, it was the_time.
 * Thanks loads.

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 * Last reply from: [Lee Rickler](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bigbadboy/)
 * Last activity: [14 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-theme-check-issues-missing-tags/#post-2304531)
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