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#  Tag Archives: support

 [  ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/drewapicture/) [Drew Jaynes](https://profiles.wordpress.org/drewapicture/)
6:21 pm _on_ January 10, 2013     
Tags: support, theme review guidelines   

# 󠀁[Missing breadcrumbs to support](https://make.wordpress.org/docs/2013/01/10/missing-breadcrumbs-to-support/)󠁿

After a [discussion](http://twitter.theinfo.org/289392914545639424) on Twitter this
morning initiated by [@rarst](https://profiles.wordpress.org/rarst/), it became 
apparent that there’s a bit of breakdown when it comes to pointing theme authors
to supported channels if they have questions about the theme review guidelines. 
[@chip_bennett](https://profiles.wordpress.org/chip_bennett/) mentioned that the
mailing list is the best way to get that feedback but most relevant Codex articles
and WordPress.orgWordPress.org The community site where WordPress code is created
and shared by the users. This is where you can download the source code for WordPress
core, plugins and themes as well as the central location for community conversations
and organization. [https://wordpress.org/](https://wordpress.org/) pages lack that
tie-up.

So it got me thinking about what other pathways might be missing for say, pluginPlugin
A plugin is a piece of software containing a group of functions that can be added
to a WordPress website. They can extend functionality or add new features to your
WordPress websites. WordPress plugins are written in the PHP programming language
and integrate seamlessly with WordPress. These can be free in the WordPress.org 
Plugin Directory [https://wordpress.org/plugins/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/)
or can be cost-based plugin from a third-party. authors, users and other contributors
for getting support. I think for any of us, the many support channels are obvious,
as are the nuances of each for particular types of communication. But it’s not so
obvious for others, especially newcomers. [@rarst](https://profiles.wordpress.org/rarst/)
described it as a “constant scavenger hunt”.

Having something like https://codex.wordpress.org/Contributing_to_WordPress is great,
but not if

 * It’s incomplete
 * Relevant pages aren’t pointing to it.
 * There’s no focus on repository-based contributions

Which pages are missing the tie-up and what can we do to fortify the Contributing
to WordPress article?

[#support](https://make.wordpress.org/docs/tag/support/), [#theme-review-guidelines](https://make.wordpress.org/docs/tag/theme-review-guidelines/)

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