[wp-meta] [Making WordPress.org] #6853: Request more information on Plugin submission

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#6853: Request more information on Plugin submission
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 Reporter:  dd32              |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  enhancement       |      Status:  new
 Priority:  low               |   Milestone:
Component:  Plugin Directory  |  Resolution:
 Keywords:                    |
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Description changed by dd32:

Old description:

> Currently on plugin submissions we collect:
>  - Zip file
>  - [https://wordpress.org/plugins/developers/add/ Basic checks that they
> understand what they're doing]
>
> That's it, and we then infer everything from that, or ask for it via
> e-mail afterwards.
>
> Unfortunately there are some things we can't reliably infer from that,
> such as:
>  - If they want a specific plugin slug
>  - If the plugin is a Block Plugin and should be auto-submitted to that
> upon approval.
>  - If the plugin is commercial in nature (Ie. should be in our Commercial
> Supported section)
>  - If the plugin is a Community plugin (Ie. is accepting of community
> submissions via a public code repository and will never be
> commercialised)
>
> The plugin slug is a hard question to ask before submission, as ideally
> we'd pre-fill it with a slug based on their submission.
>
> So perhaps this needs to be done as a post-ZIP-submission step where they
> can update some details after they've passed through the pre-checks of
> the uploader.

New description:

 Currently on plugin submissions we collect:
  - Zip file
  - [https://wordpress.org/plugins/developers/add/ Basic checks that they
 understand what they're doing]

 That's it, and we then infer everything from that, or ask for it via
 e-mail afterwards.

 Unfortunately there are some things we can't reliably infer from that,
 such as:
  - ~~If they want a specific plugin slug~~ Implemented
  - If the plugin is a Block Plugin and should be auto-submitted to that
 upon approval.
  - If the plugin is commercial in nature (Ie. should be in our Commercial
 Supported section)
  - If the plugin is a Community plugin (Ie. is accepting of community
 submissions via a public code repository and will never be commercialised)

 The plugin slug is a hard question to ask before submission, as ideally
 we'd pre-fill it with a slug based on their submission.

 So perhaps this needs to be done as a post-ZIP-submission step where they
 can update some details after they've passed through the pre-checks of the
 uploader.

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