readme.txt and Plugin Assets — a practical guide to WordPress readme.txt with clear examples you can reuse in real projects.
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Short description
readme.txt powers the wordpress.org plugin page. Assets go in the `assets/` directory in SVN (not the plugin zip root necessarily).
readme.txt sections
Stable tag
Requires at least / Tested up to / Requires PHP
Description
Installation
FAQ
Changelog
Upgrade Notice