Wordpress Launches Plugin Directory
March 16th, 2007
blogging
Wordpress has finally launched a plugin directory on their site and it rocks! You can comment on and rate plugins, and it’s very easy to navigate.
For users, this means:
- There is now a central place to find and download WordPress plugins.
- You can get a much better idea about plugin quality and compatibility from the site.
- In the future you’ll be able to get notification inside of WordPress about plugins you use that have updates.
For developers, you now have:
- Exposure to the millions of people who visit WordPress.org every month.
- Free SVN hosting for GPL plugin development at wp-plugins.org. (Like always.)
- Automatic download packages and free hosting of those.
- Statistics about how many people are using and downloading your plugins.
- Prominent links to your homepage, and the ability to specify a Paypal donation link from your plugin page.
