WordPress.org Plugin Review Guidelines — a practical guide to WordPress.org plugin guidelines with clear examples you can reuse in real projects.
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Short description
Avoid phone-home abuse, loading remote PHP, and trademark issues. Keep permissions honest.
Common rejection causes
- Calling home without disclosure
- Including unused/bundled libraries poorly
- Security issues (CSRF/XSS/SQLi)
- Misleading naming/branding