[wp-meta] [Making WordPress.org] #5652: Plugin Readme Header Spec Update

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#5652: Plugin Readme Header Spec Update
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 Reporter:  pewgeuges                 |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  enhancement               |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal                    |   Milestone:
Component:  Plugin Directory          |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-patch needs-approval  |
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Comment (by dd32):

 I don't personally see the need for adding extra headers here to be used
 as validation that the value is right.

 The way I'm reading this is:
 {{{
 Stable Tag: 1.2.3
 No, What's your "stable tag"?: 1.2.3
 Are you sure? What's your actual version you want released?: 1.2.3
 }}}

 There's also some misunderstandings around how WordPress.org plugin
 versions are handled, WordPress.org is not a perfect system, infact, it's
 actually very bad, you really only have 1 version that is the current one
 for download and that's it, you have the ability to tag older releases,
 have a development version in trunk, etc, but it's not really used at all
 the way many would do so elsewhere.
 WordPress.orgs plugin system is intentional in that, it's migrated away
 from being a central platform for developing plugins, to a "upload your
 latest plugin release" and that's it.

 I don't think anyone is going to say "The implementation of the Stable Tag
 header is perfect", but I don't think this solution is actually a solution
 that's worth investing in.

 Instead, I personally think we're better off with the direction of
 removing the reliance upon the field entirely, dropping support for it
 effectively, through something like #5484.


 This ticket should closed as `wontfix` IMHO, but I'm not going to mark it
 as such to allow discussion from anyone else without it being re-opened
 again. I'll close it if it's still open in a few months time instead.

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