Title: Make WordPress Plugins – Page 4 – Resources for WordPress.org plugin developers --- [ ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ipstenu/) [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ipstenu/) 4:59 pm _on_ September 5, 2016 Tags: [forums ( 6 )](https://make.wordpress.org/plugins/tag/forums/) # 󠀁[Forum Update Status (Sept 5)](https://make.wordpress.org/plugins/2016/09/05/forum-update-status/)󠁿 Summary: A great many things have been improved. Paramount was getting the data over (done!), syncing review stars with their new post IDs (done), and making the forums run faster (in progress). > [Support Forums Upgrade Status (2016/09/05):](https://make.wordpress.org/meta/2016/09/05/support-forums-upgrade-status-20160905/) Please note: There was no way to actually test this properly _before_ moving over, so while this is frustrating for everyone, the moderators have had to be quite aggressive in deleting repetitive reports of what’s broken. If you’ve found something that isn’t on the [bugs and broken things list](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/forum-bugs-and-broken-things/), please leave a reply there. Otherwise the answer is “As soon as we can get it done, it’ll be done.” If you want to be super helpful, please make sure your fellow developers read the posts 🙂 [#forums](https://make.wordpress.org/plugins/tag/forums/) [ ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ipstenu/) [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ipstenu/) 11:10 pm _on_ September 1, 2016 Tags: [forums ( 6 )](https://make.wordpress.org/plugins/tag/forums/), [reviews ( 6 )](https://make.wordpress.org/plugins/tag/reviews/)    # 󠀁[Plugin Reviews Disabled (And More about the Support Forums)](https://make.wordpress.org/plugins/2016/09/01/plugin-reviews-disabled/)󠁿 [Reviews will be broken until about September 5.](https://make.wordpress.org/meta/2016/08/30/support-forum-maintenance-window) This is directly related to the support forumSupport Forum WordPress Support Forums is a place to go for help and conversations around using WordPress. Also the place to go to report issues that are caused by errors with the WordPress code and implementations. maintenance. Per [@jmdodd](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jmdodd/): > We’ll do our best to keep this window short, but for now the choice was between > closing reviews for 4 days or closing all of the support forums for 24 to 48 hours. The MetaMeta Meta is a term that refers to the inside workings of a group. For us, this is the team that works on internal WordPress sites like WordCamp Central and Make WordPress. team felt (and I personally agree) that it is far more important to have support forums than the reviews. And the support forums were unsustainable. So while this is a wrench in your plugins, it’s far far better than no forums at all for Labor Day Weekend. Updated Sept 2 0233 From [@otto42](https://profiles.wordpress.org/otto42/) > Consider this an announcement: all 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./theme connections to the forums > are currently considered broken. We expected that. It will take a few days to > restore this, and that’s considered acceptable losses, for now. We will be working > to fix these issues over the next few days, and it will be corrected as we get > to it. In other words, we are aware of the issues and working to fix them. Updated Sept 2 1628 You may have noticed you can’t do some things in the forums anymore. This is known. Please read [Forum Bugs and Broken Things](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/forum-bugs-and-broken-things/) before you complain. Here’s a list of what you’re probably trying to figure out. _ALL_ of these are being working on. Don’t fret. Enjoy your weekend. * Plugin authors can’t sticky * Plugin committer/author support views don’t work * Plugin authors can’t resolve threads * Pinned topics are unpinned in plugin forums * Plugin Authors aren’t labelled as Plugin Authors * Cannot subscribe to plugin forums [#forums](https://make.wordpress.org/plugins/tag/forums/), [#reviews](https://make.wordpress.org/plugins/tag/reviews/) [ ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/samuelsidler/) [Samuel Sidler](https://profiles.wordpress.org/samuelsidler/) 1:35 pm _on_ August 30, 2016 Tags: maintenance, [svn ( 3 )](https://make.wordpress.org/plugins/tag/svn/) # 󠀁[COMPLETED! Upcoming Maintenance Window for Plugins SVN](https://make.wordpress.org/plugins/2016/08/30/upcoming-maintenance-window-for-plugins-svn/)󠁿 Hello 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! We will have a maintenance window for the plugins SVNSVN Short for "SubVersioN", it's the code management system used to maintain the plugins hosted on WordPress. org. It's similar to git. repository from **August 31, 20:30 UTC through September 01, 00:30 UTC** (four hours total). During this time, plugin authors will not be able to commit to the SVN repository. This post on the [WordPress.org status page](https://status.wordpress.org/2016/08/30/upcoming-maintenance-window-for-plugins-svn/) will be updated when the maintenance window is complete. **Edit:** Maintenance has been completed, and the plugins SVN is available for commit once again. [#maintenance](https://make.wordpress.org/plugins/tag/maintenance/), [#svn](https://make.wordpress.org/plugins/tag/svn/) [ ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ipstenu/) [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ipstenu/) 8:46 pm _on_ August 3, 2016 Tags: [directory ( 15 )](https://make.wordpress.org/plugins/tag/directory/), [reminder ( 30 )](https://make.wordpress.org/plugins/tag/reminder/), [repository ( 18 )](https://make.wordpress.org/plugins/tag/repository/) # 󠀁[Plugin Directory Revamp Meeting Today](https://make.wordpress.org/plugins/2016/08/03/plugin-directory-revamp-meeting-today/)󠁿 > [Plugin Directory Chat Agenda](https://make.wordpress.org/meta/2016/08/03/plugin-directory-chat-agenda/) This is _not_ a meeting about the 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. review process or guidelines. This is only about the revamp. [#directory](https://make.wordpress.org/plugins/tag/directory/), [#reminder](https://make.wordpress.org/plugins/tag/reminder/), [#repository](https://make.wordpress.org/plugins/tag/repository/) [ ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ipstenu/) [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ipstenu/) 1:36 am _on_ July 14, 2016 Tags: [directory ( 15 )](https://make.wordpress.org/plugins/tag/directory/), [repository ( 18 )](https://make.wordpress.org/plugins/tag/repository/)    # 󠀁[New Repo Open Beta](https://make.wordpress.org/plugins/2016/07/14/new-repo-open-beta/)󠁿 Please review the proposed new repository and leave some comments so Obenland can make all more awesome. > [Plugin Directory v3 Open Beta](https://make.wordpress.org/meta/2016/07/12/plugin-directory-v3-open-beta/)   [#directory](https://make.wordpress.org/plugins/tag/directory/), [#repository](https://make.wordpress.org/plugins/tag/repository/) [ ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ipstenu/) [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ipstenu/) 5:06 pm _on_ June 24, 2016   # 󠀁[FYI Yes the reviews are backlogged Please just…](https://make.wordpress.org/plugins/2016/06/24/fyi-yes-the-reviews-are-backlogged-please-just/)󠁿 FYI: Yes the reviews are backlogged. Please just be patient. Half of us are at WordCampWordCamp WordCamps are casual, locally-organized conferences covering everything related to WordPress. They're one of the places where the WordPress community comes together to teach one another what they’ve learned throughout the year and share the joy. [Learn more](https://central.wordcamp.org/about/). EU so it may be a bit before we catch up. We’re back on track. [ ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/samuelsidler/) [Samuel Sidler](https://profiles.wordpress.org/samuelsidler/) 9:57 pm _on_ May 20, 2016 Tags: [tags ( 4 )](https://make.wordpress.org/plugins/tag/tags/), taxonomy    # 󠀁[More on Taxonomies in the New Plugin Directory](https://make.wordpress.org/plugins/2016/05/20/more-on-taxonomies-in-the-new-plugin-directory/)󠁿 Hello again everyone! I posted a proposal for taxonomies in the new 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. directory on the make/metaMeta Meta is a term that refers to the inside workings of a group. For us, this is the team that works on internal WordPress sites like WordCamp Central and Make WordPress. site. Please leave your questions and comments over there. > [Taxonomies in the Plugin Directory](https://make.wordpress.org/meta/2016/05/20/taxonomies-in-the-plugin-directory/) [#tags](https://make.wordpress.org/plugins/tag/tags/), [#taxonomy](https://make.wordpress.org/plugins/tag/taxonomy/) [ ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ipstenu/) [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ipstenu/) 11:47 pm _on_ April 6, 2016   # 󠀁[4.5 Notice – Breaking changes in REST API due to bug](https://make.wordpress.org/plugins/2016/04/06/4-5-notice-breaking-changes-in-rest-api-due-to-bug/)󠁿 > **tl;dr:** if you’re using `wp_insert_*` or `*_post_meta` in your REST APIREST > API The REST API is an acronym for the RESTful Application Program Interface ( > API) that uses HTTP requests to GET, PUT, POST and DELETE data. It is how the > front end of an application (think “phone app” or “website”) can communicate with > the data store (think “database” or “file system”) [https://developer.wordpress.org/rest-api/](https://developer.wordpress.org/rest-api/) > callback, you need to ensure you are calling `wp_slash()` on data you are passing > in, regardless of source. Full post below: > [REST API: Slashed Data in WordPress 4.4 and 4.5](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2016/04/06/rest-api-slashed-data-in-wordpress-4-4-and-4-5/) [ ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ipstenu/) [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ipstenu/) 2:26 am _on_ March 25, 2016   # 󠀁[WordPress 4.5 RC 1](https://make.wordpress.org/plugins/2016/03/25/wordpress-4-5-rc-1/)󠁿 > [WordPress 4.5 Release Candidate](https://wordpress.org/news/2016/03/wordpress-4-5-release-candidate/) It bears repeating: Please test your plugins with 4.5. [ ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jenmylo/) [Jen](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jenmylo/) 5:52 pm _on_ January 4, 2016 Tags: annual survey    # 󠀁[2015 Contributor Survey](https://make.wordpress.org/plugins/2016/01/04/2015-contributor-survey/)󠁿 Hi 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. review folks! Thanks for all your hard work and contributions in 2015. Could you contribute few more minutes to fill in [the 2015 contributor survey](http://wordpressdotorg.polldaddy.com/s/2015-wordpress-contributor-survey)? It will help us establish some baselines around the contributor experience so that we can see how things change over time. _**This is being posted to all the Make teams, so if you subscribe to a bunch of p2s and keep seeing this post, know that you only need to fill the survey in once, not once per team.**_ The survey is anonymous (so you can be extra honest), all questions are optional( so you can skip any that you don’t want to answer), and we’ll post some aggregate results by the end of January. It took testers 5-10 minutes to complete on average( depends how much you have to say), so I bet you could knock it out right after you read this post! 🙂 There are two sections of the survey. The first has questions about team involvement, recognition, and event involvement, and is pretty much what you’d expect from an annual survey (which teams did you contribute to, how happy are you as a contributor, etc). The second section is about demographics so we can take a stab at assessing how diverse our contributor base is. All questions are optional, but the more information we have the better we can figure out what we need to improve. If there’s some information you’d rather not identify, that’s okay, but please do not provide false information or use the form to make jokes — just skip those questions. The survey will be open until January 15, 2016. Whether you have 5 minutes now, or 10 over lunch (or whenever), please take [the 2015 contributor survey](http://wordpressdotorg.polldaddy.com/s/2015-wordpress-contributor-survey). Thanks! [#annual-survey](https://make.wordpress.org/plugins/tag/annual-survey/) ## Post navigation [← Older posts](https://make.wordpress.org/plugins/page/5/?replies=none&output_format=md) [Newer posts →](https://make.wordpress.org/plugins/page/3/?replies=none&output_format=md)