[wp-meta] [Making WordPress.org] #457: Separate Plugin Description (Webpages) From Readme.txt File to Allow Editing Web Interface

[Making WordPress.org]

#457: Separate Plugin Description (Webpages) From Readme.txt File to Allow
Editing Web Interface
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Reporter:  Kelderic     |      Owner:
    Type:  enhancement  |     Status:  new
Priority:  normal       |  Component:  Plugins Directory
Keywords:               |
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 Currently a plugin's description pages (Description, Installation,
 Screenshots, etc) are pulled from the plugin's readme.txt file. This means
 that editing those pages requires editing the file and re-uploading via
 SVN.

 I propose we create a web interface for creating and editing those pages.
 StackOverflow currently has an effective live editor which uses Markdown,
 similarly to the Markdown we allow for our pages, which is what I'd model
 our editing interface off of. Or we could use the model that we already
 have running for ticket submission.

 Benefits:

 * Allows users to fix typos and make changes to plugin descriptions
 without needing to either release a maintenance update or edit files in a
 tagged folder.

 Issues:


 * Would need a way to build the readme.txt file from the created pages,
 instead of the current opposite.

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Ticket URL: <https://meta.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/457>
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