wordpress.org disallowing my plugin becuase of loading core files in cron cpanel file

I think that is the wrong way. What you might consider to to is to create an wp_schedule_event and then run http://www.abc.de/wp-cron.php per cPanel-Cron, that should work and will be a better way in the “idea” of WordPress. -Edit- Create an cron.php (or whatever you would like to call that file) in you plugin. Than … Read more

What is the general cut-off date for reviewed themes in the WordPress.org repository?

Anything updated since late 2010 or so should be pretty reliable. The Guidelines have been pretty much stable since fall 2010 or so. As for existing Themes in the repository: I think most of the Theme Review Team would like to see some policy implemented in which obsolete Themes could be suspended; however, that decision … Read more

WP.org API: Accessing plugin downloads “Today” value?

Late answer A mini plugin as local API This plugin gives you – after you filled in the slug of your repository – the downloads stats as array. The keys are the dates, the values the downloads. <?php /** Plugin Name: (#84254) Plugin stats API */ function wpse84254_get_download_stats() { $response = wp_remote_request( add_query_arg( ‘slug’ ,’YOUR-REPO-PLUGIN-SLUG’ … Read more

Better search on WordPress.org Plugins?

At first, extracting results into a file with: # create a file needed curl –globoff –silent “https://api.wordpress.org/plugins/info/1.2/?action=query_plugins&request[browse]=blocks&request[page]=1&request[per_page]=400” | jq “.plugins[] | { name: .name, url: \”https://wordpress.org/plugins/\\(.slug)/\”, short: .short_description, description: .description }” > wp-block-plugins.json curl –globoff –silent “https://api.wordpress.org/plugins/info/1.2/?action=query_plugins&request[browse]=blocks&request[page]=2&request[per_page]=400” | jq “.plugins[] | { name: .name, url: \”https://wordpress.org/plugins/\\(.slug)/\”, short: .short_description, description: .description }” >> wp-block-plugins.json Now, when … Read more