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WordPress Plugin Development Cookbook - Third Edition
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WordPress Plugin Development Cookbook - Third Edition

by Yannick Lefebvre
March 2022
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
420 pages
8h 21m
English
Packt Publishing
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Chapter 13: Distributing Your Plugin on WordPress.org

Once you have a version of your new plugin that is ready to be distributed to the masses, you need to decide whether you will join the official WordPress repository or self-publish it.

In most cases, the preferred option is to add your new extension to the official WordPress plugin repository. The official repository includes free hosting, built-in notification of new updates, and a powerful search engine that users can access on WordPress.org or from the Plugins section of their website's administration pages. Other benefits of hosting on the official repository include download statistics and the creation of a free forum to facilitate user support.

To qualify for this hosting, your work ...

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