# WordPress Plugin Handbook: Plugin Readmes

- Canonical HTML: https://growth.iangoh.com/sources/wordpress-plugin-handbook-plugin-readmes-developer-wordpress-org/
- Original source: https://developer.wordpress.org/plugins/wordpress-org/how-your-readme-txt-works/
- Domain: developer.wordpress.org
- Latest check: 2026-06-05
- Channels: Documentation, Engineering, Marketplaces, Onboarding, Operations, Positioning, SEO

## Cited GrowthDex tactics

- [WordPress plugin Installation section carries the post-install work](/growth-ideas/wordpress-plugin-install-section-carries-the-post-install-work/) - Use the readme Installation section for custom setup notes the admin needs right after activation, not as a generic unzip tutorial.
- [WordPress plugin Stable Tag, tag folder, and PHP version stay in sync](/growth-ideas/wordpress-plugin-stable-tag-tag-folder-and-php-version-stay-in-sync/) - Align the trunk Stable Tag, the matching `/tags/` release, and the plugin header version before you touch the public plugin page.
- [WordPress plugin readme short description under 150 characters](/growth-ideas/wordpress-plugin-readme-short-description-under-150-characters/) - Use the first readme description line as a 150-character plugin-browser filter, not as a compressed homepage pitch.

## Related reading

- [GrowthDex Blog](/blog/)
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