Title: Plugin Review Team – 9 Jan 2023
Author: Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)
Published: January 10, 2023

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1:45 am _on_ January 10, 2023     
Tags: [plugins ( 609 )](https://make.wordpress.org/updates/tag/plugins/)

# Plugin Review Team – 9 Jan 2023

### 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. Status Change Stats

 * Plugins requested : 154
 * Plugins rejected : 6
 * Plugins closed : 30
    -   Author Request: 7
    -   Guideline Violation: 1
    -   Licensing/Trademark Violation: 4
    -   Security Issue: 18
 * Plugins approved : 18

### Plugin Queue Stats (current)

 * Plugins in the queue (new and pending)* : 465
 * → (older than 7 days ago)** : 328
 * → (2023-01-02 – 2023-01-09) : 121
 * → (new; not processed or replied to yet)* : 81
 * → (pending; replied to)* : 384

### Help Scout Queue Stats

 * Total Conversations: 432
 * New Conversations: 255
 * Customers: 358
 * Conversations per Day: 48
 * Busiest Day: Thursday
 * Messages Received: 516
 * Replies Sent: 503
 * Emails Created: 115

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