{"id":146,"date":"2005-01-10T19:03:04","date_gmt":"2005-01-10T19:03:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress.org\/development\/2005\/01\/the-wordpress-plugin-repository\/"},"modified":"2021-06-04T11:58:33","modified_gmt":"2021-06-04T11:58:33","slug":"the-wordpress-plugin-repository","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/news\/2005\/01\/the-wordpress-plugin-repository\/","title":{"rendered":"The WordPress Plugin Repository"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We are proud to announce <a href=\"http:\/\/dev.wp-plugins.org\">wp-plugins.org<\/a>, the WordPress Plugin repository. A need was felt for a set of common tools, and a common playground for developers creating plugins and themes to extend WordPress. WP-Plugins.org seeks to fill the gap by providing <a href=\"http:\/\/dev.wp-plugins.org\/wiki\/AboutHosting\">stable and reliable hosting<\/a>, complete with <a href=\"http:\/\/dev.wp-plugins.org\/wiki\/VersionControl\">version control<\/a>, an <a href=\"http:\/\/dev.wp-plugins.org\/wiki\/TracTickets\">issue tracker<\/a>, and wiki to the developers, absolutely free.<\/p>\n<p>All of the <a href=\"http:\/\/dev.wp-plugins.org\/\">Plugin Repository<\/a> is powered by <a href=\"http:\/\/trac.edgewall.com\/\">Trac<\/a> &#8211; an integrated SCM (Source Control Management) and project management tool. Version control is provided using <a href=\"http:\/\/subversion.tigris.org\/\">Subversion<\/a>. Subversion is the source management tool WordPress itself will be using after the 1.5 release.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Developers<\/strong> can:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Host their development for <strong>free<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Be assured of <strong>high visibility<\/strong> <\/li>\n<li><strong>Manage their code<\/strong> using an <a href=\"http:\/\/subversion.tigris.org\/project_links.html\">SVN client<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Track issues<\/strong> (bugs) using the <a href=\"http:\/\/dev.wp-plugins.org\/wiki\/TracTickets\">tracker<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Provide documentation<\/strong> using the <a href=\"http:\/\/dev.wp-plugins.org\/wiki\">wiki<\/a> with the help of end-users.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>WordPress Users<\/strong> can:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/dev.wp-plugins.org\/browser\/\"><strong>Browse<\/strong><\/a> all the plugins and themes.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Download<\/strong> plugins and themes from one location.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Provide feedback<\/strong> to plugin developers using the tracker.<br \/>\nHelp improve the plugin or theme.<\/li>\n<li>Develop documentation at the wiki page for the plugins they use.<\/li>\n<li>Stay in the the loop using the <a href=\"http:\/\/dev.wp-plugins.org\/wiki\/TracRss\">RSS feeds<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you have developed plugins or themes for WordPress, or if you are engaged in the process, we strongly urge you to check it in to this community resource. <a href=\"http:\/\/dev.wp-plugins.org\/wiki\/GetHosted\">Get hosted<\/a> &#8212; a simple email is all it takes to get started. Things have been <a href=\"http:\/\/dev.wp-plugins.org\/timeline\">busy<\/a> in the few weeks the service has been around and in testing. About <a href=\"http:\/\/svn.wp-plugins.org\/\">60 plugins<\/a> have already been checked in by their developers. Checking in your plugin or theme is the best way to expose your plugin to a vast cross-section of WordPress users, without having to worry about bandwidth. It also makes it much easier to collaborate with other developers, should you choose to.<\/p>\n<p>At this point the Plugin Repository is mainly aimed at developers and more savvy users, but if you can find your way around the interface it will prove a very powerful resource. Trac makes it simple to <a href=\"http:\/\/dev.wp-plugins.org\/wiki\/TracBrowser\">browse the plugins<\/a> and download the latest version, and if the interest that has been shown so far by the WordPress hacker community is any indication, the repository is where the action is gonna be. So regardless of whether you are a developer or an end-user, <a href=\"http:\/\/dev.wp-plugins.org\">check it out now<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>That said, we plan to create a friendlier front-end to the repository aimed specifically at new users in the coming months, stay tuned.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are proud to announce wp-plugins.org, the WordPress Plugin repository. A need was felt for a set of common tools, and a common playground for developers creating plugins and themes to extend WordPress. 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