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Review Checklist
Reviewer Workflow Verify the submitted name and subject matter are acceptable. Download the ZIP. Check all files for guideline violations. Ensure the readme is clear (only a requirement for services). Test in a secure environment. Detail any issues found and email the developer from HelpScout. If no issues are found, approve the plugin. Required All…
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Performing Reviews
Overview The bulk of the work done by the review team is actually reviewing new plugins. The steps taken to review a new plugin are actually the same as those for reviewing any existing plugin. The goal is to look for as much ‘wrong’ as possible, identify it clearly, and communicate that back to the…
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Expectations
Introduction All members of the plugin team are held to an exceptionally high standard, not just in their ability to process code for security, but also in the way they handle security issues, ethical/behavioral situations, and privileged information. While everyone makes mistakes, the strength of the plugin team comes from not just our appearance of…
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Get Involved
Intro Everyone is encouraged to join Slack and follow the public blog to participate in any discussions there. Report Plugins Read Reporting Plugin Security Issues for more information. Whether or not you are a plugin reviewer, everyone is welcome to report plugins with security issues or ones that violate the plugin guidelines to the team.…
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The Team
The Plugin Review Team is a group of volunteers who review and approve plugins newly submitted to be hosted on the official WordPress.org Plugin Directory. The team maintains the Plugin Reviewer Handbook and the official tools for reviewing plugins. The team also is responsible for investigating guideline infringements and behavioral issues surrounding plugins and developers…
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Plugin Directory Chat: Nov 2
Next plugin directory chat 2016-11-02 We skipped this week and we will next meet at #directory
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The Perils of Partnership
If you’ve ever received an email offering to partner with you or to join an affiliate network or to help you earn money for your pluginPlugin A plugin is a piece of software containing a group of functions that can be added to a WordPress website. They can extend functionality or add new features to…
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When emailing zips please make sure your email…
When emailing zips, please make sure your email client and email service provider allow this. Increasingly, we have seen people testifying that they emailed us a file with a zip, but we never receive it. In doing some research, we’ve found that mail providers are now silent-killing large emails! While the settings can be overwritten,…
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Plugin Directory Chat on Oct 5th
I know, it got quiet. There were things. Plugin directory chat on 2016-10-05 They’ll be picking back up next month though! Come with your thinking hats on. Can’t make it? Leave comments on the above post 😁 #plugin-directory, #reminder
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Plugin Directory Reviewer’s Handbook
Welcome to the Plugin Directory Reviewer’s Handbook, the place to learn how to review WordPress plugins. This handbook will provide the information you need to get started as a new reviewer, or remind you of best practices. Here you can learn about how the WordPress project is organized, communication channels, best practices, the workflow process,…