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:

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• Get your plugin rated against all the other cool WordPress plugins.
• Give your plugin lots of exposure in this centralized repository.

• Your plugin must be compatible with the GNU General Public License v2, or any later version. The plugin should either include its human-readable source code or provide a clear, accessible link to it. We strongly recommend using the same license as WordPress “GPLv2 or later.”
• The plugin must not impose artificial restrictions on its built-in functionality. This includes license gates, paywalls, time-limited trials, usage quotas, or any other mechanism that limits features included in the plugin code and/or that the plugin code can do.
• 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 ofdetailed guidelines, which include not being a spammer and not abusing the systems.

Submission is simple

1. WordPress.org.
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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 givenaccess to a Subversion Repository where you’ll store your plugin.
5. Shortly afteryou uploadyour plugin (and a readme file!) tothat repository, it will be automatically displayedin the pluginsbrowser.
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Readme

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.