Changeset 14974 for sites/trunk/wordpress.org/public_html/wp-content/themes/pub/wporg-plugins-2024/patterns/page-developers.php

Timestamp:

07/15/2026 10:29:43 PM (8 weeks ago)

Author:

obenland

Message:

Plugin Directory: Clarify guidlines on "Add your plugin" page.

Props frantorres, obenland.
Closes ​https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress.org/pull/696.

File:

• sites/trunk/wordpress.org/public_html/wp-content/themes/pub/wporg-plugins-2024/patterns/page-developers.php (modified) (1 diff)

sites/trunk/wordpress.org/public_html/wp-content/themes/pub/wporg-plugins-2024/patterns/page-developers.php

@@ -31 +31 @@
                         <?php
                         /* translators: URL to licence list. */
-                        printf( wp_kses_post( __( 'Your plugin must be compatible with the <a href="%s">GNU General Public License v2</a>, or any later version. We strongly recommend using the same license as WordPress — &#8220;GPLv2 or later.&#8221;', 'wporg-plugins' ) ), esc_url( 'https://www.gnu.org/licenses/license-list.html#GPLCompatibleLicenses' ) );
+                        printf( wp_kses_post( __( 'Your plugin must be compatible with the <a href="%s">GNU General Public License v2</a>, or any later version. The plugin should either include its human-readable source code or provide a clear, accessible link to it. We strongly recommend using the same license as WordPress — &#8220;GPLv2 or later.&#8221;', 'wporg-plugins' ) ), esc_url( 'https://www.gnu.org/licenses/license-list.html#GPLCompatibleLicenses' ) );
+                        ?>
+                </li>
+                <li>
+                        <?php
+                        /* translators: URL to guidelines. */
+                        printf( wp_kses_post( __( 'The plugin <a href="%s" target="_blank">must not impose artificial restrictions on its built-in functionality</a>. This includes license gates, paywalls, time-limited trials, usage quotas, or any other mechanism that limits features included in the plugin code and/or that the plugin code can do.', 'wporg-plugins' ) ), esc_url( 'https://developer.wordpress.org/plugins/wordpress-org/detailed-plugin-guidelines/#5-trialware-is-not-permitted' ) );
                         ?>
                 </li>