diff --git a/README.txt b/README.txt index e69de29..63eba98 100644 --- a/README.txt +++ b/README.txt @@ -0,0 +1,110 @@ +=== Plugin Name === +Contributors: username1, username2 (this should be a list of wordpress.org userid's) +Donate link: http://example.com/ +Tags: comments, spam +Requires at least: 2.0.2 +Tested up to: 2.1 +Stable tag: 4.3 + +Here is a short description of the plugin. This should be no more than 150 characters. No markup here. + +== Description == + +This is the long description. No limit, and you can use Markdown (as well as in the following sections). + +For backwards compatibility, if this section is missing, the full length of the short description will be used, and +Markdown parsed. + +A few notes about the sections above: + +* "Contributors" is a comma separated list of wp.org/wp-plugins.org usernames +* "Tags" is a comma separated list of tags that apply to the plugin +* "Requires at least" is the lowest version that the plugin will work on +* "Tested up to" is the highest version that you've *successfully used to test the plugin*. Note that it might work on +higher versions... this is just the highest one you've verified. +* Stable tag should indicate the Subversion "tag" of the latest stable version, or "trunk," if you use `/trunk/` for +stable. + + Note that the `readme.txt` of the stable tag is the one that is considered the defining one for the plugin, so +if the `/trunk/readme.txt` file says that the stable tag is `4.3`, then it is `/tags/4.3/readme.txt` that'll be used +for displaying information about the plugin. In this situation, the only thing considered from the trunk `readme.txt` +is the stable tag pointer. Thus, if you develop in trunk, you can update the trunk `readme.txt` to reflect changes in +your in-development version, without having that information incorrectly disclosed about the current stable version +that lacks those changes -- as long as the trunk's `readme.txt` points to the correct stable tag. + + If no stable tag is provided, it is assumed that trunk is stable, but you should specify "trunk" if that's where +you put the stable version, in order to eliminate any doubt. + +== Installation == + +This section describes how to install the plugin and get it working. + +e.g. + +1. Upload `plugin-name.php` to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory +1. Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress +1. Place `` in your templates + +== Frequently Asked Questions == + += A question that someone might have = + +An answer to that question. + += What about foo bar? = + +Answer to foo bar dilemma. + +== Screenshots == + +1. This screen shot description corresponds to screenshot-1.(png|jpg|jpeg|gif). Note that the screenshot is taken from +the directory of the stable readme.txt, so in this case, `/tags/4.3/screenshot-1.png` (or jpg, jpeg, gif) +2. This is the second screen shot + +== Changelog == + += 1.0 = +* A change since the previous version. +* Another change. + += 0.5 = +* List versions from most recent at top to oldest at bottom. + +== Upgrade Notice == + += 1.0 = +Upgrade notices describe the reason a user should upgrade. No more than 300 characters. + += 0.5 = +This version fixes a security related bug. Upgrade immediately. + +== Arbitrary section == + +You may provide arbitrary sections, in the same format as the ones above. This may be of use for extremely complicated +plugins where more information needs to be conveyed that doesn't fit into the categories of "description" or +"installation." Arbitrary sections will be shown below the built-in sections outlined above. + +== A brief Markdown Example == + +Ordered list: + +1. Some feature +1. Another feature +1. Something else about the plugin + +Unordered list: + +* something +* something else +* third thing + +Here's a link to [WordPress](http://wordpress.org/ "Your favorite software") and one to [Markdown's Syntax Documentation][markdown syntax]. +Titles are optional, naturally. + +[markdown syntax]: http://daringfireball.net/projects/markdown/syntax + "Markdown is what the parser uses to process much of the readme file" + +Markdown uses email style notation for blockquotes and I've been told: +> Asterisks for *emphasis*. Double it up for **strong**. + +``