Developer Information

You’ve got a cool new plugin and are hoping to give it some exposure. You’re in the right place. Just ask us to host it for you . You’ll be able to:

• Keep track of how many people have downloaded it.
• Let people leave comments about your plugin.
• Get your plugin rated against all the other cool WordPress plugins.
• Give your plugin lots of exposure in this centralized repository.

There are some restrictions

• Your plugin must be compatible with the GNU General Public License v2 , or any later version. We strongly recommend using the same license as WordPress — “GPLv2 or later.”
• The plugin must not do anything illegal or be morally offensive (that’s subjective, we know).
• You have to actually use the Subversion repository we give you in order for your plugin to show up on this site. The WordPress Plugin Directory is a hosting site, not a listing site.
• The plugin must not embed external links on the public site (like a “powered by” link) without explicitly asking the user’s permission.
• Your plugin must abide by our list of  detailed guidelines , which include not being a spammer and not abusing the systems.

Submission is Simple

1. Sign up  for an account on WordPress.org.
2. Submit your plugin for review .
3. After your plugin is manually reviewed , it will either be approved or you will be emailed and asked to provide more information and/or make corrections.
4. Once approved, you’ll be given access to a Subversion Repository where you’ll store your plugin.
5. Shortly after you upload your plugin (and a readme file !) to that repository, it will be automatically displayed in the plugins browser .
6. Check out the FAQ for more information.

Readme files

To make your entry in the plugin browser most useful, each plugin should have a readme file named readme.txt that adheres to the WordPress plugin readme file standard . You can put your readme file through the readme validator to check it.