Hi As a user when searching and browsing for a plugin in QGIS extension manager or on the website https://plugins.qgis.org/ , I think users should be informed before hand about the requirements, dependencies and restrictions of a plugin.
These are possible requirements, dependencies and restrictions which come to my mind: The plugin... * is running only on one platform * is depending on some other SW to be installed separately (because it's not included in the QGIS installation), * requires some registration or account. My suggestion is to add an optional field/entry/line in metadata.txt called "Requirements" where requirements, dependencies and restrictions are to be described. This entry would be mandatory if there exist such requirements. Some dependencies and restrictions could potentially even be potentially validated automatically. :Stefan P.S. I actually also thought about adding a "spatial extends" attribute in metadata.txt in order to indicate that this plugin only works for some specific countries or regions. But for now I'd just prefer that the chapter "Recommendations" on https://plugins.qgis.org/publish/ is being extended to mention that spatial limitations to be mentioned in the plugin description! _______________________________________________ QGIS-Developer mailing list QGIS-Developer@lists.osgeo.org List info: https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-developer Unsubscribe: https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-developer