@@ -9,7 +9,28 @@ editing it accordingly.
99
1010---
1111
12- ** Before registering your plugin, please check the following:**
12+ ** Before registering your plugin, please consider whether you are actually willing and able to * actively* maintain it.**
13+
14+ This means you will be around after registration too, keep up with changes in OctoPrint's plugin API and adjust your plugin as necessary
15+ in new releases, fix bugs that are reported to you by the community, fix * security issues* reported to you and maybe also implement the
16+ one or other feature request.
17+
18+ You should * not* register a plugin just to make it easier for you to install it. We expect plugins on
19+ the official repository to be actively maintained. That doesn't necessarily mean a lot of work, it very much depends on the complexity
20+ and size of your plugin. But you should be clear that ** publishing your plugin on the official repository means it becomes your responsibility**
21+ -- and, when you no longer can take care of it, notifying us and ideally also helping find someone else who can continue your work is also
22+ something you should consider your responsibility as a plugin maintainer.
23+
24+ This * also* means that you should be capable of fixing issues in your plugin even if your favourite genAI is down,
25+ and that you understand why your plugin works in the first place -- meaning that ** completely vibe coded plugins
26+ are * not* something we will accept here** .
27+
28+ ** tl;dr: By publishing a plugin on the official OctoPrint Plugin Repository, you become responsible of
29+ properly maintaining it. Be sure you are both willing and able to do this * before* you register your plugin.**
30+
31+ ---
32+
33+ Once you are clear on whether you want to and can maintain your plugin, also check the following.
1334
1435 * Your plugin doesn't have any additional code in its <code >setup.py</code > that would run directly on
1536 plugin installation, or any additional code in its <code >__ init__ .py</code > that would run outside of
0 commit comments