adding wp-cli commands to plugin: how to document to users?

I'm adding wp-cli support to a plugin of mine. Is there an accepted way of letting my users know they can use wp-cli with my plugin? I can put stuff in my readme.tx of course, and I can put an explanation on my admin page, and I will do those things. But, is there a particular tag in the plugin registry? A conventional format for the readme.txt and/or admin page explanations? (I know about wp mycommand help : the built-in …
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Wordpress.org Plugin Directory doesn't recognise screenshots

I'm a developer and I recently created this plugin I am not sure what I did wrong but for some reason the icons, screensshots are not being properly displayed. This is the readme text. The developer tutorials hasn't mentioned anything else about handling this so I'm not noticing any error in what I did. Can you identify what the problem is?
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How to block access to files without modifying .htaccess or ngnix config?

I'm trying to prevent access to readme.txt files on a WP site. Normally, this would be easy by just modifying the .htaccess file or the ngnix configuration. However, the host runs ngnix, which ignores .htaccess files, and the host doesn't allow changes to ngnix configuration. This seems to leave PHP as the only way to block access. But this doesn't seem to work either. I have the following as the first lines of wp-config.php: <?php if (strpos($_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'], "readme.txt") !== false){ …
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What is the way to ship read-me strings like plugin-strings for internationalization?

I want to translate my plugin for non-English languages. But for readme strings, I could find the only option to submit translations over translate.wordpress.org. Is there any way like the one available for plugin strings where you can ship plugin strings with the release without waiting for your translations to get accepted?
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Adding Image in readme.txt file of wordpress plugin

It is possible to add a gif file in the readme.txt file of wordpress plugin in the wordpress.org plugin repository? My plugin url is https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-toggle-comments-form-fields/ I don't want the image in the screeshot section - I need the image in the description section. I know that i can insert a video but in my plugin a little gif will be ok...
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Updating a WP Plugin SVN not showing on Wordpress Website or Zip

Thanks in advance for any help given, I have been happily developing a plugin over the past while and have recently released the first public versions on the WP site. I have however encountered a frustrating issue with the SVN updating. I had 5.0.0 through to 5.2.0 in the tags folder, I am not sure what has happened, but I somehow managed to lose all of those tagged versions. Now I have kind of started from scratch, uploaded the plugin …
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problem with readme.txt description and youtube video

I am the author of the Bitcoin and Altcoin Wallets plugin and I'm facing an issue with my readme.txt file. I would like to show a video and a text description, like other plugins do. I have entered a description in the description section and a youtube video, as you can see in the link above. The video shows just fine in the plugin page, but if you search for the plugin, in the search results list the description is …
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How to show active version on wordpress.org of a published plugin?

I have published a plugin, first time, on wordpress.org. The problem I have is that it doesn't show the stats of active version and only option for download is a Development Version. My svn structure is, /assets/ (plugin image assets) /branches/(empty) /tags/2.3.0/(plugin files) /trunk/(plugin files) Note: For Development purposes and version control, the initial version of the plugin is 2.3.0 and its the same as in the trunk folder. The readme file of the plugin: === XXXXX === Contributors: Donate …
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Readme.txt seems to be cached but not the version

I know there are a lot of questions on readme.txt in Wordpress but having not succeeded using Google-Fu, I thought I'd ask a question to see if anyone else has come across this. I have created a WordPress Plugin which is available on the marketplace, I then wanted to upgrade it which i did through updating the version of the plugin in the main.php file, as well as the readme.txt and created the tag version of that release all in …
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WYSIWYG Wordpress readme.txt file Markdown Viewer

I'm ready to upload my first Wordpress Plugin and although I'm pretty sure I nailed the readme.txt file I thought it would be nice if I could preview it before uploading the zip file. My search has come up empty for actual WYSISYG. I was looking for a viewer that would show all tabs and embedded videos etc. exactly as they would appear in the Plugin Store. I tried a couple of generators but they just did very basic formatting …
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How can I view my readme.txt file to include inline images, videos...prior to submitting a New Plugin for review by wordpress.org?

I am a newbie and am likely asking for too much but here it is, I have written my first plugin and created a readme.txt file and tested it with the validator and it passes with flying colors. I have read the posted question Adding Image in readme.txt file of wordpress plugin and it does not show the markdown syntax. I feel a little uneasy about submitting the plugin to wordpress.org because I'm confused about referencing inline images and videos …
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Our plugin tags not appearing in WordPress Plugin Repository

We have an appointment calendar plugin at WordPress Plugin Repository. In our plugin readme.txt, we have already added tags like: === Appointment Calendar === Contributors: a.ankit, FARAZFRANK, harimaliya Link: http://appointzilla.com/ Tags: appointment, booking, calendar, appointment scheduling calendar, appointment calendar Requires at least: 3.3+ Tested up to: 3.4.2 Stable tag: 2.4 Readme Snap: you can check our plugin readme.txt file at WordPress Plugin Repository: here But these tags are not appearing after plugin description at WordPress Plugin Repository. If anybody have …
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Styling readme.html in plugin?

I am making readme.html file for a plugin with some detailed setup instruction that need to include screenshots. As rest of UI I want it be consistent with WordPress style and so I looked at its own readme.html. It includes stylesheet with relative path: <link rel="stylesheet" href="wp-admin/css/install.css?ver=20100228" type="text/css" /> So for a plugin file I might go with: <link rel="stylesheet" href="/wp-admin/css/install.css" type="text/css" /> But it is good way to include styling? There are really many ways to do it: link …
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