[wp-meta] [Making WordPress.org] #7783: Create a Releases page for every plugin.

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#7783: Create a Releases page for every plugin.
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 Reporter:  dufresnesteven    |      Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect (bug)      |     Status:  new
 Priority:  normal            |  Milestone:
Component:  Plugin Directory  |   Keywords:
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 **Proposal**

 Add a 'Releases' tab to each plugin to centralize release features and
 information, and promote best practices.


 **Context**
 Release related functionality and information appear in different places
 within the plugin directory. Some examples include:

 - [https://wordpress.org/plugins/developers/releases/ Release
 confirmations] have their own page.
 - Readme.txt importing issues are displayed as banners on the plugin
 homepage to authors.
 - Releases are downloadable in a plugin's Advanced View (Provided tags are
 used).
 - Changelog is displayed in the "Development" tab. (Varies from plugin to
 plugin)

 There are also some forward-leaning features for plugins that will also
 need a home that **may** be relevant:
 - [ticket:6087 Provide a GitHub Integration for Plugins]
 - [ticket:3845 Linting for Plugin Submissions + Filters for Plugin
 Directory Searching]
 - [ticket:5484 Add a "Tag and release" button]
 - [ticket:6939 Reporting Security vulnerabilities in plugins]

 **What should/could the page include?**
 - Should include release confirmations.
 - Should display import issues with specific releases.
 - Should allow users to download older versions (although not promote it).
 - Should strongly encourage the use of `/tags` for releases.
 - Could allow users to manually create releases using a zip/GitHub
 integration (bypassing SVN which is a barrier for some users).
 - Could display plugin check results.
 - Could display known Common Vulnerability and Exposure information to
 plugin authors.
 - Could provide release and/or performance related stats.
 - Could provide changelogs for respective release.
 - Could link to changesets to help user track changes between releases.
 - Could make it easy to test previous versions in playground.
 - ... I'm sure there's more things we can add to make it more valuable.

 I'm curious what ya'll think. I'm not a designer but I've attached is an
 early, lo-fi version of what's in my head.

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