[wp-meta] [Making WordPress.org] #7172: [Plugin Submission Form] Add a "I have tested my plugin using the Plugin Check plugin" checkbox

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#7172: [Plugin Submission Form] Add a "I have tested my plugin using the Plugin
Check plugin" checkbox
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 Reporter:  mrfoxtalbot       |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  enhancement       |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal            |   Milestone:
Component:  Plugin Directory  |  Resolution:
 Keywords:                    |
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Old description:

> Once the [https://github.com/WordPress/plugin-check/ Plugin Check plugin
> (PCP)] is released, we should add a checkbox to the plugin submission
> form requiring plugin authors to confirm that they have self-checked
> their own plugins using the PCP.
>
> The content of the check box could be something like this:
>
> > □ I have checked my plugin using the [https://wordpress.org/plugins
> /plugin-check-plugin/ Plugin Check plugin] and fixed all issues and
> errors. (If you have done this and think you are seeing a false positive,
> please contact us at plugins at wordpress.org before submitting your
> plugin.)
>
> If their plugin has not passed the check but they think this is a false
> positive, I think it makes sense to provide an alternative route but I am
> worried it might get abused. What do you think?
>
> Down the road, I would like to have a system to check plugins
> automatically as part of the submissions process but, for now, this is a
> good first step.

New description:

 Once the [https://github.com/WordPress/plugin-check/ Plugin Check plugin
 (PCP)] is released, we should add a checkbox to the plugin submission form
 requiring plugin authors to confirm that they have self-checked their own
 plugins using the PCP.

 The content of the check box could be something like this:

 > □ I have checked my plugin using the [https://wordpress.org/plugins
 /plugin-check/ Plugin Check plugin] and fixed all issues and errors. (If
 you have done this and think you are seeing a false positive, please
 [https://github.com/WordPress/plugin-check/issues open an issue])

 If their plugin has not passed the check but they think this is a false
 positive, I think it makes sense to provide an alternative route but I am
 worried it might get abused. What do you think?

 Down the road, I would like to have a system to check plugins
 automatically as part of the submissions process but, for now, this is a
 good first step.

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Comment (by mrfoxtalbot):

 Now that the [https://wordpress.org/plugins/plugin-check/ plugin check has
 been released], we are ready to add this check.

 Our hope is that, in the near future, plugins will be automatically
 checked as part of the submission process but, for now, adding this check
 would raise awareness about the plugin and hopefully reduce the number of
 "broken" plugins being submitted for review.

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Ticket URL: <https://meta.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/7172#comment:2>
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