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1. weathervane
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   Recently, changes were made to the plugins listing/codex (author and plugin link s were removed). Why are changes to the codex made weithout notice or explanation?

2. Ipstenu
   Half-Elf Support Rogue & Mod
   Posted 1 year ago #

   Those were made and announced months ago on wpdevl.wordpress.com and the developer mailing lists.

   Authors are still listed in the bottom.

3. weathervane
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   "wpdevl.wordpress.com" is not a valid URL.

4. Ipstenu
   Half-Elf Support Rogue & Mod
   Posted 1 year ago #

   Sorry, http://wpdevel.wordpress.com/ I ALWAYS miss that second e for some reason >.<

5. mrmist
   Forum Janitor
   Posted 1 year ago #

   The various changes to the plugin compatibility pages on the Codex specifically were discussed on the docs mailing list, also. (This happened a long time ago.)

6. weathervane
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   I do appreciate that you've each taken a moment to respond. What it leaves me wondering is how is anyone to know if a plugin was removed because it was harmful or [I can't quite find a word I want here but it would mean that the plugin author was taking information from the blog where it was installed]. I know it's a little extra work but it might help some of us if there were a log for removed plugins with withdrawal status (like, withdrawn by author, withdrawn by repository manager, etc.). And having Codex changes circulated by a mailing list means only people who now about that mailing list and are on it would know about it.

7. esmi
   Theme Diva & Forum Moderator
   Posted 1 year ago #

   Why would that information be needed? Surely that's between wordpress.org and the plugin's developer?

8. elfin
   Moderator
   Posted 1 year ago #

   If you are a plugin developer it is more or less expected that you read these things.

   With regard to deleted plugins, feel free to email plugins@wordpress.org and ask them for a list, but I know not what records they keep of these things. But you'd probably be better off askinh about a specific plugin, rather than a generalisation.

   I know that some plugins have been removed because of harmful code and some others because they were commercial.

9. weathervane
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   ESMI: By the time the plugin is removed, how many instances have been downloaded?

10. esmi
    Theme Diva & Forum Moderator
    Posted 1 year ago #

    And? There is no warranty on the part of wordpress.org with regard to 3rd party plugins. This is the same with any open source project.

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