Plugin Review Team – 16 April 2018

Guideline Change

We have amended the 9th guideline to include a prohibition against “implying that a 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/ or can be cost-based plugin from a third-party can create, provide, automate, or guarantee legal compliance” — Details can be found on make/plugins.

Plugin Status Change Stats

  • Plugins requested : 167
  • Plugins rejected : 12
  • Plugins closed : 42
  • Plugins approved : 62

Plugin Queue Stats (current)

  • Plugins in the queue (new and pending)* : 721
  • → (older than 7 days ago)** : 621
  • → (2018-04-09 – 2018-04-16) : 76
  • → (new; not processed or replied to yet)* : 65
  • → (pending; replied to)* : 656

SupportPress Queue Stats

  • Total open tickets* : 19
  • → (with no activity in last 7 days)** : 1
  • Within defined 7 day time window:
    • Total : 240
    • Closed : 240
    • Open : 0