Merge pull request #6 from squaredup/work/dc/pp

Author: clarkd

.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE/Add a new plugin.md

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+<!--
+  Thanks for contributing a new community-authored SquaredUp plugin!
+-->
+
+## 🔌 Plugin overview
+
+- **Plugin name**:
+- **Purpose / problem solved**:
+- **Primary audience** (e.g. platform teams, SREs, product teams):
+
+---
+
+## 🧩 Plugin configuration
+
+- **Authentication method(s)** (e.g. OAuth, Username/Password, API Key):
+
+---
+
+## 🖼️ Plugin screenshots
+<!--
+  Please include screenshots of your plugin's UI & dashboards
+-->
+### Plugin configuration
+### Default dashboards
+
+---
+
+## 🧪 Testing
+
+<!--
+  Please describe the testing you have carried out for this new plugin
+-->
+
+---
+
+
+## ⚠️ Known limitations
+
+Are there any known gaps, constraints, or follow-up ideas?
+
+---
+
+## 📚 Checklist
+
+- [ ] Plugin, datastream and UI naming follow SquaredUp guidelines
+- [ ] Logo added
+- [ ] One or more dashboards added
+- [ ] README added including configuration guidance
+- [ ] No secrets or credentials included
+- [ ] I agree to the [Code of Conduct](CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md)

.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE/Change to an existing plugin.md

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+## 📋 Summary
+<!--
+  Briefly describe what this PR does and why it's needed.
+
+  > Examples:  
+  > Adds a new `CPU Usage` datastream to expose CPU information for hosts
+  > Fixes an issue when authenticating with OAuth
+-->
+
+---
+
+## 🔗 Related issue(s)
+<!--
+  Link any related issues or discussions.
+
+  - Closes #
+  - Relates to #
+-->
+
+---
+
+## 🧩 Plugin details
+
+- **Plugin name**:
+- **Type of change**:
+  - [ ] Bug fix
+  - [ ] New datastream
+  - [ ] Enhancement to existing datastream
+  - [ ] Performance improvement
+  - [ ] Documentation / metadata / logo
+  - [ ] Other (please describe):
+
+---
+
+## ⚠️ Breaking changes
+
+Does this PR introduce any breaking changes?
+
+- [ ] No
+- [ ] Yes (please describe):
+
+If yes, describe:
+- What breaks
+- Who is impacted
+- Any migration steps
+
+---
+
+## 📚 Documentation
+
+- [ ] Documentation updated
+- [ ] No documentation changes needed
+
+---
+
+## ✅ Checklist
+
+- [ ] No secrets or credentials included
+- [ ] Plugin, datastream and UI naming follow SquaredUp guidelines
+- [ ] I agree to the [Code of Conduct](CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md)

.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE/Miscellaneous change.md

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+<!--
+  Use this PR template only for changes that do *not* introduce or a change a plugin.
+-->
+
+## 📋 Summary
+<!--
+  Describe what this PR changes.
+-->
+
+---
+
+## 🔍 Scope of change
+
+- [ ] Documentation only
+- [ ] Repository metadata or configuration
+- [ ] CI / automation
+- [ ] Other (please describe):
+
+---
+
+## 📚 Checklist
+
+- [ ] I agree to the [Code of Conduct](CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md)

README.md

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 # SquaredUp Community Plugins
 [![Discourse Users](https://img.shields.io/discourse/topics?server=https%3A%2F%2Fcommunity.squaredup.com&style=flat-square&label=community&color=%23FFC72C)](https://community.squaredup.com)
-![Plugins](https://img.shields.io/github/directory-file-count/squaredup/plugins/plugins?type=dir&label=plugins&style=flat-square)
+[![Plugins](https://img.shields.io/github/directory-file-count/squaredup/plugins/plugins?type=dir&label=plugins&style=flat-square)](https://squaredup.com/plugins)
 [![GitHub issues](https://img.shields.io/github/issues/squaredup/plugins?style=flat-square)](https://github.com/squaredup/plugins/issues)
 [![License](https://img.shields.io/github/license/squaredup/plugins?style=flat-square)](https://github.com/squaredup/plugins/blob/main/LICENSE)
 
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 SquaredUp has 60+ plugins out of the box. This repository contains all community-authored plugins and provides guidance on how to author your own plugin and submit it this repository.
 
 ### Reporting issues or feature requests
-If you encounter a problem or have an idea on how to improve a _community-authored plugin_ you can raise an issue in this repository.
 
-For issues/feature requests with _plugins authored by SquaredUp_ please use [Community Answers](https://community.squaredup.com) or contact our support team at support@squaredup.com
+- **Community-authored plugins**: Raise issues or improvement ideas directly in this repo - [create a new issue](issues/new/choose)
+- **SquaredUp-authored plugins**: Use [Community Answers](https://community.squaredup.com) or contact support@squaredup.com
+- **The SquaredUp platform itself**: Use [Community Answers](https://community.squaredup.com) or contact support@squaredup.com
 
 ## What is a plugin?
 Plugins are key components of SquaredUp. Each plugin defines how connect to and read data from a third-party system. A plugin typically includes:
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 * **Out of the box dashboards** - useful dashboards to help users get started
 * **Index definition** - defines how SquaredUp indexes objects from a third-party system
 
-## How do I use a plugin?
+> [!TIP]
+> We use the term `plugins` in code, while the UI refers to them as `data sources`.
+
+[Learn more about plugins](https://docs.squaredup.com/features/connect-and-explore/plugins-and-data-sources)
+
+## How do I use a data source?
 - Sign up for an account at app.squaredup.com
 - Browse to Data Sources -> +
-- Select your desired plugin from our catalog
-- Configure and add the plugin to get started
+- Select your desired data source from our catalog
+- Configure and add the data source to get started
+
+[Learn more about adding a data source](https://docs.squaredup.com/first-steps/adding-a-data-source)
 
 ## How do I build my own plugin?
 > [!NOTE]