feat: plugin submission guide, v1.1.0 upgrade and submit label

contributing/customisations.mdx

@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ We have a customised `DocItem\Footer` component which is the component used to d
 
 ### Plugin Directory
 
-The plugin directory is a forked version of the Docusaurus.io showcase plugin. It has been modified to better suit displaying information on Docusaurus plugins. It is currently fed from a static list of plugins in `src/data/plugins.tsx`. This is changing to use a `YAML` file per plugin pulled from `data/plugins` in the future. This will make maintaining the plugin directory easier.
+The plugin directory is powered by [`@homotechsual/docusaurus-plugin-showcase`](https://github.com/homotechsual/docusaurus-plugin-showcase). Each plugin is defined as a YAML file in `data/plugins/`. See [Adding a Plugin](/contributing/plugins/) for how to submit a new entry.
 
 ## Custom Frontmatter
 

contributing/plugins.mdx

@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+---
+title: Adding a Plugin
+description: How to submit a new plugin or theme to the Docusaurus Community Plugin Directory.
+sidebar_position: 1
+---
+
+The plugin directory is powered by [`@homotechsual/docusaurus-plugin-showcase`](https://github.com/homotechsual/docusaurus-plugin-showcase). Each entry is a small YAML file in [`data/plugins/`](https://github.com/DocusaurusCommunity/website/tree/main/data/plugins) — one file per plugin.
+
+## Before you submit
+
+- The plugin must be **open source** with a publicly accessible source repository.
+- The plugin must work with a current or recent stable release of Docusaurus.
+- One entry per npm package (or logical plugin unit).
+
+## Create your YAML file
+
+Add a new file to `data/plugins/` named `<author>.<plugin-short-name>.yaml`. Use lowercase letters, numbers, and hyphens only.
+
+```yaml
+# yaml-language-server: $schema=https://docusaurus.community/schema/plugin/1.0.0.json
+id: yourname.plugin-short-name
+name: Your Plugin Name
+description: A one-sentence description of what your plugin does.
+preview: null
+website: https://github.com/yourname/your-plugin
+source: https://github.com/yourname/your-plugin
+author: yourname
+tags:
+  - utility
+minimumVersion: null
+status: maintained
+npmPackages:
+  - your-npm-package-name
+```
+
+### Fields
+
+| Field | Required | Notes |
+|-------|----------|-------|
+| `id` | Yes | `author.plugin-name` — must be unique |
+| `name` | Yes | Display name shown in the directory |
+| `description` | Yes | Short, one-sentence description |
+| `preview` | Yes | URL to a preview image, or `null` to auto-generate |
+| `website` | Yes | Public website or repository URL |
+| `source` | No | Source code URL (required for acceptance) |
+| `author` | No | Your GitHub username or organisation name |
+| `tags` | No | See [available tags](#tags) below |
+| `minimumVersion` | No | Minimum Docusaurus version, e.g. `3.0.0`, or `null` |
+| `status` | No | `maintained`, `unmaintained`, or `unknown` |
+| `npmPackages` | No | One or more npm package names |
+
+### Tags
+
+`search` · `api` · `utility` · `content` · `theme` · `markdown` · `analytics` · `integration` · `seo` · `editing` · `docusaurus`
+
+## Submit a pull request
+
+1. Fork [`DocusaurusCommunity/website`](https://github.com/DocusaurusCommunity/website) on GitHub.
+2. Add your YAML file to `data/plugins/`.
+3. Open a pull request against the `main` branch.
+
+The CI build will validate your file against the schema. If validation fails, the build output will tell you which field is invalid.

docusaurus.config.ts

@@ -257,7 +257,8 @@ const config: Config = {
         ...pluginsPreset,
         dataDir: 'data/plugins',
         routeBasePath: 'plugindirectory',
-        submitUrl: 'https://github.com/homotechsual/docusaurus.community/discussions/3',
+        submitUrl: '/contributing/plugins/',
+        submitLabel: 'Add a plugin',
       } satisfies ShowcasePresetOptions,
     ],
     [

package.json

@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
     "@fortawesome/free-solid-svg-icons": "^7.2.0",
     "@fortawesome/react-fontawesome": "^3.3.1",
     "@homotechsual/docusaurus-plugin-plausible": "^1.1.1",
-    "@homotechsual/docusaurus-plugin-showcase": "^1.0.1",
+    "@homotechsual/docusaurus-plugin-showcase": "1.1.0",
     "@iconify/react": "^6.0.2",
     "@mdx-js/react": "^3.1.1",
     "@popperjs/core": "^2.11.8",
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
     "@docusaurus/tsconfig": "^3.10.1",
     "@docusaurus/types": "^3.10.1",
     "@types/jest": "^30.0.0",
-    "@types/node": "^26.0.0",
+    "@types/node": "^26.0.1",
     "@types/react": "^19.2.17",
     "jest": "^30.4.2",
     "prettier": "3.8.4",

yarn.lock

@@ -4446,9 +4446,9 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"@homotechsual/docusaurus-plugin-showcase@npm:^1.0.1":
-  version: 1.0.1
-  resolution: "@homotechsual/docusaurus-plugin-showcase@npm:1.0.1"
+"@homotechsual/docusaurus-plugin-showcase@npm:1.1.0":
+  version: 1.1.0
+  resolution: "@homotechsual/docusaurus-plugin-showcase@npm:1.1.0"
   dependencies:
     "@docusaurus/faster": "npm:^3.10.1"
     "@popperjs/core": "npm:^2.11.8"
@@ -4462,7 +4462,7 @@ __metadata:
     "@docusaurus/core": ">=3.0.0 <5.0.0"
     react: ~19.2.7
     react-dom: ~19.2.7
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+  checksum: 10c0/fd445e77530327298d39a040d6a95ec78879ee1fc1cf2ebbf27277929754a2b3e9447d22ea75c35b9050d8385d984dde12cce744fb5b21d55037fc9ab7038252
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
@@ -6868,12 +6868,12 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"@types/node@npm:^26.0.0":
-  version: 26.0.0
-  resolution: "@types/node@npm:26.0.0"
+"@types/node@npm:^26.0.1":
+  version: 26.0.1
+  resolution: "@types/node@npm:26.0.1"
   dependencies:
     undici-types: "npm:~8.3.0"
-  checksum: 10c0/f36e21634fd8e8ded162ca486508bd8bb229d398a8d5541f6d8c1255968d4464e53327a77f403b216ef98e3b6f6956882eef83e4857d4bc2be9569dd55d37aae
+  checksum: 10c0/31d204333c70124da6bcac7d1f27d8980149fe3f95a8419bfcd19c3e5823705c0e370d71ac34399352e1263b2d5fc41c87af964ec81e5a05a32224d65d8d224e
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
@@ -9836,13 +9836,13 @@ __metadata:
     "@fortawesome/free-solid-svg-icons": "npm:^7.2.0"
     "@fortawesome/react-fontawesome": "npm:^3.3.1"
     "@homotechsual/docusaurus-plugin-plausible": "npm:^1.1.1"
-    "@homotechsual/docusaurus-plugin-showcase": "npm:^1.0.1"
+    "@homotechsual/docusaurus-plugin-showcase": "npm:1.1.0"
     "@iconify/react": "npm:^6.0.2"
     "@mdx-js/react": "npm:^3.1.1"
     "@popperjs/core": "npm:^2.11.8"
     "@swc/core": "npm:^1.15.43"
     "@types/jest": "npm:^30.0.0"
-    "@types/node": "npm:^26.0.0"
+    "@types/node": "npm:^26.0.1"
     "@types/react": "npm:^19.2.17"
     "@types/react-dom": "npm:^19.2.3"
     clsx: "npm:^2.1.1"