The proposed guidelines for submitting Block Plugins to the Block Directory have been revised, with many thanks for the feedback and suggestions from developers and the community. If you haven’t had a chance to see them yet, you can read the most current version of the guidelines here.
In case you missed it, the Block Directory is a new feature coming in WordPress 5.5 that allows specially-written Block Plugins to be instantly and seamlessly installed in the editor, without ever leaving the page. In order for blocks to install seamlessly, they need to meet certain expectations.
These guidelines will be added to the official WordPress Detailed Plugin Guidelines, as a special section that applies to plugins submitted to the Block Directory. This set of guidelines would not apply to general plugins that happen to include blocks — plugins in the main plugin directory need only follow the standard plugin guidelines.
If you are interested in developing a special Block Plugin that will work in the Block Directory, here’s some new documentation and tools to help:
- A Block Creation tutorial, that teaches you how to write a block plugin.
- A Block Submission tutorial, which gives some tips and suggestions for ensuring your block is ready for the Block Directory.
- A Block Checker tool, which will help you discover any issues that might prevent your plugin from working.
If you have feedback, comments, or questions about the proposed Block Directory guidelines — or about the tools or tutorials — please share them in a comment on this post.