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Plugins - Support tables on readme.txt files
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Description
While I understand the need to keep supported HTML to a minimum to avoid turning plugin listings into a carnival fair, I also see opportunities for improvement.
One example is tables, which are a great and accessible way to present organized data, such as, but not limited to, feature comparisons, and other tabular-like data.
AFAIK, this is not currently possible because we're using standard Markdown and not Markdown Extended / Markdown Extra, as @dd32 mentioned in Slack: https://wordpress.slack.com/archives/C02QB8GMM/p1775727510372729?thread_ts=1775725922.608499&cid=C02QB8GMM
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First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by tracing how plugin readme.txt files are parsed and rendered, with the issue's standard Markdown limitation as the starting point. Review the linked Slack discussion for the current supported-HTML decision. Done means table markup in readme.txt is rendered accessibly without broadening unrelated HTML support.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- markdown
- Domain
- documentation
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 48/100