[wp-meta] [Making WordPress.org] #7577: Discussion: Plugin name length, readability and consistency.

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#7577: Discussion: Plugin name length, readability and consistency.
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 Reporter:  dufresnesteven    |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  enhancement       |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal            |   Milestone:
Component:  Plugin Directory  |  Resolution:
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Comment (by dd32):

 > here are the character limitations

 Character limitations seems like a good starting point for the title,
 which might reduce the level of effort required here.

 For reference, of '''all''' plugins

 ||Average Readme Length||24.2 Characters||
 ||Average Plugin name length|| 21.5 characters ||
 ||Number of Readme length >50char || 5.28% (3,138 plugins) ||
 ||Number of plugin name > 50char || 1.88% (1,115 plugins) ||

 If we just look at plugins updated in the last 2 years:
 ||Average Readme Length||29.4 Characters||
 ||Average Plugin name length|| 23.5 characters ||
 ||Number of Readme length >50char || 11.14% (2,379 plugins) ||
 ||Number of plugin name > 50char || 3.31% (707 plugins) ||

 The 50 characters chosen above was rather arbitrary, just the next
 roundest number above the above examples.
 Looking at the plugin names that are greater than 50, they're all either
 a) descriptive, or b) similar to `{Different Plugin Name} Extension/Addon:
 {Functionality this plugin adds}`

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