Plugins authors should adhere to the following guidelines when developing pluings.

Meaningful Description

Place a meaningful description in the plugin description.

The description should explain the following

Purpose of the plugin

A brief summary of what the plugin does. Even if there is an external link to a documentation page, the plugin description should still offer a summary of purpose.

System Settings

If the plugin defines any System Settings, the plugin description should at the very least alert the reader to this fact. The System Setting descriptions can explain each setting, but the plugin description should mention that there are System Settings so the reader can know to examine and set them.

Custom Fields

If the plugin defines any Custom Fields, the plugin description should at the very least alert the reader to this fact. The Custom Field descriptions can explain each setting, but the plugin description should mention that there are Custom Fields so the reader can know to examine and set them.

Deployment Instructions

If there are deployment steps beyond just importing the plugin, then these should be listed in numbered order.

Versioning

The plugin version should use a dotted version number, with the last number incrementing with each published change.

For example, if a plugin is first published as version 1.0.0, then this should be incremented to 1.0.1 when next published.