@Jeffro - I didn't realise WPTavern was added before. I made the assumption it was since Tom brought it up, so it looks like I was incorrect.

"I think you make a good point about WLTC and their theme and plugin posts but believe it or not, those were the posts people kept coming back for and expected to see on a routine basis. They didn’t need to be reviewed they only needed exposure so that people knew they existed."

However, all those posts did was list the latest themes and plugins that had been added. The same information could have been pulled from WordPress.org itself. It really didn't offer any value. All good WordPress bloggers spend a lot of time testing and reviewing products for others, which is very time consuming. Simply writing a brief one line description of a new theme is not; yet this was the site that WordPress linked to. Without doubt, if WordPress hadn't linked to that site in the dashboard, it would have died off many years ago.

You could argue that all people need to know is that a theme has been released. If that is the case, why doesn't WordPress simply link to the latest themes and plugins directly from WordPress.org. There is absolutely no need for them to add links to that website from millions of websites if it does not add any additional value.

I appreciate we're kind of arguing the same point here. I sold my WordPress a site a little over a year ago, so it is not something that directly affects me anymore, but I still think it is wrong. I would rather see WordPress blogs that review products thoroughly linked there than. Currently, all the links are going to websites owned by Automattic or Matt.

I know you will do your best to link to others within the WordPress community. You always have.