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| | 5 | <title>readme.txt</title> |
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| | 7 | <body> |
| | 8 | <pre> |
| | 9 | === Plugin Name === |
| | 10 | Contributors: (this should be a list of wordpress.org userid\'s) |
| | 11 | Donate link: http://example.com/ |
| | 12 | Tags: comments, spam |
| | 13 | Requires at least: 4.6 |
| | 14 | Tested up to: 4.7 |
| | 15 | Stable tag: 4.3 |
| | 16 | Requires PHP: 5.2.4 |
| | 17 | License: GPLv2 or later |
| | 18 | License URI: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html |
| | 19 | |
| | 20 | Here is a short description of the plugin. This should be no more than 150 characters. No markup here. |
| | 21 | |
| | 22 | == Description == |
| | 23 | |
| | 24 | This is the long description. No limit, and you can use Markdown (as well as in the following sections). |
| | 25 | |
| | 26 | For backwards compatibility, if this section is missing, the full length of the short description will be used, and |
| | 27 | Markdown parsed. |
| | 28 | |
| | 29 | A few notes about the sections above: |
| | 30 | |
| | 31 | * "Contributors" is a comma separated list of wordpress.org usernames |
| | 32 | * "Tags" is a comma separated list of tags that apply to the plugin |
| | 33 | * "Requires at least" is the lowest version that the plugin will work on |
| | 34 | * "Tested up to" is the highest version that you\'ve *successfully used to test the plugin*. Note that it might work on |
| | 35 | higher versions... this is just the highest one you\'ve verified. |
| | 36 | * Stable tag should indicate the Subversion "tag" of the latest stable version, or "trunk," if you use `/trunk/` for |
| | 37 | stable. |
| | 38 | |
| | 39 | Note that the `readme.txt` of the stable tag is the one that is considered the defining one for the plugin, so |
| | 40 | if the `/trunk/readme.txt` file says that the stable tag is `4.3`, then it is `/tags/4.3/readme.txt` that\'ll be used |
| | 41 | for displaying information about the plugin. In this situation, the only thing considered from the trunk `readme.txt` |
| | 42 | is the stable tag pointer. Thus, if you develop in trunk, you can update the trunk `readme.txt` to reflect changes in |
| | 43 | your in-development version, without having that information incorrectly disclosed about the current stable version |
| | 44 | that lacks those changes -- as long as the trunk\'s `readme.txt` points to the correct stable tag. |
| | 45 | |
| | 46 | If no stable tag is provided, it is assumed that trunk is stable, but you should specify "trunk" if that\'s where |
| | 47 | you put the stable version, in order to eliminate any doubt. |
| | 48 | |
| | 49 | == Installation == |
| | 50 | |
| | 51 | This section describes how to install the plugin and get it working. |
| | 52 | |
| | 53 | e.g. |
| | 54 | |
| | 55 | 1. Upload the plugin files to the `/wp-content/plugins/plugin-name` directory, or install the plugin through the WordPress plugins screen directly. |
| | 56 | 1. Activate the plugin through the \'Plugins\' screen in WordPress |
| | 57 | 1. Use the Settings->Plugin Name screen to configure the plugin |
| | 58 | 1. (Make your instructions match the desired user flow for activating and installing your plugin. Include any steps that might be needed for explanatory purposes) |
| | 59 | |
| | 60 | |
| | 61 | == Frequently Asked Questions == |
| | 62 | |
| | 63 | = A question that someone might have = |
| | 64 | |
| | 65 | An answer to that question. |
| | 66 | |
| | 67 | = What about foo bar? = |
| | 68 | |
| | 69 | Answer to foo bar dilemma. |
| | 70 | |
| | 71 | == Screenshots == |
| | 72 | |
| | 73 | 1. This screen shot description corresponds to screenshot-1.(png|jpg|jpeg|gif). Note that the screenshot is taken from |
| | 74 | the /assets directory or the directory that contains the stable readme.txt (tags or trunk). Screenshots in the /assets |
| | 75 | directory take precedence. For example, `/assets/screenshot-1.png` would win over `/tags/4.3/screenshot-1.png` |
| | 76 | (or jpg, jpeg, gif). |
| | 77 | 2. This is the second screen shot |
| | 78 | |
| | 79 | == Changelog == |
| | 80 | |
| | 81 | = 1.0 = |
| | 82 | * A change since the previous version. |
| | 83 | * Another change. |
| | 84 | |
| | 85 | = 0.5 = |
| | 86 | * List versions from most recent at top to oldest at bottom. |
| | 87 | |
| | 88 | == Upgrade Notice == |
| | 89 | |
| | 90 | = 1.0 = |
| | 91 | Upgrade notices describe the reason a user should upgrade. No more than 300 characters. |
| | 92 | |
| | 93 | = 0.5 = |
| | 94 | This version fixes a security related bug. Upgrade immediately. |
| | 95 | |
| | 96 | == Arbitrary section == |
| | 97 | |
| | 98 | You may provide arbitrary sections, in the same format as the ones above. This may be of use for extremely complicated |
| | 99 | plugins where more information needs to be conveyed that doesn\'t fit into the categories of "description" or |
| | 100 | "installation." Arbitrary sections will be shown below the built-in sections outlined above. |
| | 101 | |
| | 102 | == A brief Markdown Example == |
| | 103 | |
| | 104 | Ordered list: |
| | 105 | |
| | 106 | 1. Some feature |
| | 107 | 1. Another feature |
| | 108 | 1. Something else about the plugin |
| | 109 | |
| | 110 | Unordered list: |
| | 111 | |
| | 112 | * something |
| | 113 | * something else |
| | 114 | * third thing |
| | 115 | |
| | 116 | Here's a link to [WordPress](http://wordpress.org/ "Your favorite software") and one to [Markdown\'s Syntax Documentation][markdown syntax]. |
| | 117 | Titles are optional, naturally. |
| | 118 | |
| | 119 | [markdown syntax]: http://daringfireball.net/projects/markdown/syntax |
| | 120 | "Markdown is what the parser uses to process much of the readme file" |
| | 121 | |
| | 122 | Markdown uses email style notation for blockquotes and I\'ve been told: |
| | 123 | > Asterisks for *emphasis*. Double it up for **strong**. |
| | 124 | |
| | 125 | `<?php code(); // goes in backticks ?>` |
| | 126 | </pre> |
| | 127 | </body> |
| | 128 | </html> |
| | 129 | No newline at end of file |