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Ticket #3123: readme.txt

File readme.txt, 4.5 KB (added by xkon, 7 years ago)

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1=== Plugin Name ===
2Contributors: (this should be a list of wordpress.org userid's)
3Donate link: http://example.com/
4Tags: comments, spam
5Requires at least: 4.6
6Tested up to: 4.7
7Stable tag: 4.3
8Requires PHP: 5.2
9License: GPLv2 or later
10License URI: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html
11
12Here is a short description of the plugin.  This should be no more than 150 characters.  No markup here.
13
14== Description ==
15
16This is the long description.  No limit, and you can use Markdown (as well as in the following sections).
17
18For backwards compatibility, if this section is missing, the full length of the short description will be used, and
19Markdown parsed.
20
21A few notes about the sections above:
22
23*   "Contributors" is a comma separated list of wordpress.org usernames
24*   "Tags" is a comma separated list of tags that apply to the plugin
25*   "Requires at least" is the lowest version that the plugin will work on
26*   "Tested up to" is the highest version that you've *successfully used to test the plugin*. Note that it might work on
27higher versions... this is just the highest one you've verified.
28*   Stable tag should indicate the Subversion "tag" of the latest stable version, or "trunk," if you use `/trunk/` for
29stable.
30
31    Note that the `readme.txt` of the stable tag is the one that is considered the defining one for the plugin, so
32if 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
33for displaying information about the plugin.  In this situation, the only thing considered from the trunk `readme.txt`
34is the stable tag pointer.  Thus, if you develop in trunk, you can update the trunk `readme.txt` to reflect changes in
35your in-development version, without having that information incorrectly disclosed about the current stable version
36that lacks those changes -- as long as the trunk's `readme.txt` points to the correct stable tag.
37
38    If no stable tag is provided, it is assumed that trunk is stable, but you should specify "trunk" if that's where
39you put the stable version, in order to eliminate any doubt.
40
41== Installation ==
42
43This section describes how to install the plugin and get it working.
44
45e.g.
46
471. Upload the plugin files to the `/wp-content/plugins/plugin-name` directory, or install the plugin through the WordPress plugins screen directly.
481. Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' screen in WordPress
491. Use the Settings->Plugin Name screen to configure the plugin
501. (Make your instructions match the desired user flow for activating and installing your plugin. Include any steps that might be needed for explanatory purposes)
51
52
53== Frequently Asked Questions ==
54
55= A question that someone might have =
56
57An answer to that question.
58
59= What about foo bar? =
60
61Answer to foo bar dilemma.
62
63== Screenshots ==
64
651. This screen shot description corresponds to screenshot-1.(png|jpg|jpeg|gif). Note that the screenshot is taken from
66the /assets directory or the directory that contains the stable readme.txt (tags or trunk). Screenshots in the /assets
67directory take precedence. For example, `/assets/screenshot-1.png` would win over `/tags/4.3/screenshot-1.png`
68(or jpg, jpeg, gif).
692. This is the second screen shot
70
71== Changelog ==
72
73= 1.0 =
74* A change since the previous version.
75* Another change.
76
77= 0.5 =
78* List versions from most recent at top to oldest at bottom.
79
80== Upgrade Notice ==
81
82= 1.0 =
83Upgrade notices describe the reason a user should upgrade.  No more than 300 characters.
84
85= 0.5 =
86This version fixes a security related bug.  Upgrade immediately.
87
88== Arbitrary section ==
89
90You may provide arbitrary sections, in the same format as the ones above.  This may be of use for extremely complicated
91plugins where more information needs to be conveyed that doesn't fit into the categories of "description" or
92"installation."  Arbitrary sections will be shown below the built-in sections outlined above.
93
94== A brief Markdown Example ==
95
96Ordered list:
97
981. Some feature
991. Another feature
1001. Something else about the plugin
101
102Unordered list:
103
104* something
105* something else
106* third thing
107
108Here's a link to [WordPress](http://wordpress.org/ "Your favorite software") and one to [Markdown's Syntax Documentation][markdown syntax].
109Titles are optional, naturally.
110
111[markdown syntax]: http://daringfireball.net/projects/markdown/syntax
112            "Markdown is what the parser uses to process much of the readme file"
113
114Markdown uses email style notation for blockquotes and I've been told:
115> Asterisks for *emphasis*. Double it up  for **strong**.
116
117`<?php code(); // goes in backticks ?>`