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What is a stable tag?
The Stable tag indicates the current version in the svn repository which you want users to use/update. In most cases simply set it to ‘trunk’, as explained in this article on Smashing Magazine, How To Improve Your WordPress Plugin’s Readme.txt. Stable tag.
Stable Tag – The stable version of the plugin. This is not the version of WordPress, but the version of the plugin itself. Only use numbers and periods, and SemVer formatting is recommended. License – The GPLV2 (or later) compatible license used for the plugin. License URI – A link to the license.
What type of file is a README?
text file
What is a README File? The Readme file is often the first file which the users read. It is a text file that contains the information for the user about the software, project, code, game, or it might contain instructions, help, or details about the patches or updates.
How to write a plugin readme.txt file?
The readme.txt file is intended to be written using a subset of markdown. The Plugin readme header consists of this information: Here is a short description of the plugin. This should be no more than 150 characters. No markup here.
Which is the stable version of trunk plugin?
If the Stable Tag is missing, or is set to “trunk”, then the version of the plugin in /trunk is considered to be the stable version. If the Stable Tag is set to anything else, then it will go and look in /tags/ for the referenced version. So a Stable Tag of “1.2.3” will make it look for /tags/1.2.3/.
What makes a WordPress plugin stable or unstable?
When WordPress.org parses the readme.txt, the very first thing it does is to look at the readme.txt in the /trunk directory, where it reads the “Stable Tag” line. If the Stable Tag is missing, or is set to “trunk”, then the version of the plugin in /trunk is considered to be the stable version.