[wp-meta] [Making WordPress.org] #403: Allow readme.md as well as readme.txt

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#403: Allow readme.md as well as readme.txt
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Reporter:  joostdevalk  |      Owner:
    Type:  enhancement  |     Status:  new
Priority:  normal       |  Component:  Plugins Directory
Keywords:               |
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 Right now readme files always have to be .txt files. They're parsed,
 however, as markdown, and those of us maintaining our plugins on Github
 usually have a readme.md for GitHub. I think it'd make the most sense to
 allow plugins to have a readme.md file instead of a readme.txt file, so we
 don't need to maintain two.

 My preference would be that if both exist, the .txt gets read, and
 otherwise the .md.

 Would be happy to write the patch if someone points me in the right
 direction of where to find the source :)

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