Is it valid to add an admin notice from an external source?

  • Resolved Anik Biswas

    (@anik4e)


    1 month ago

    I have a plugin and would like to display a notice in its dashboard from my server. Is this allowed, or could it violate any WordPress guidelines? I got the idea from another plugin. Could anyone from the core team or other plugin authors provide guidance on this?

    I already read the plugin guidelines.

    Thanks.

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  • threadi

    (@threadi)

    As a developer too, I would say that violates point 10:

    10. Plugins may not embed external links or credits on the public site without explicitly asking the user’s permission.

    To display the message you have to start an external query in your plugin. You must inform the user about this in advance. The exception would be if what is requested there is a service:

    Services are permitted to brand their output as they see fit, provided the code is handled in the service and not the plugin.

    Moderator bcworkz

    (@bcworkz)

    If the above reply is not enough for you, there’s point 7:

    In the interest of protecting user privacy, plugins may not contact external servers without explicit and authorized consent.

    There’s an exception for SaaS, or you can have users opt in to this feature. If you need further clarification, I recommend you contact the plugins team directly via email at plugins＠www.remarpro.com, or via the #pluginreview channel on Slack.

    Thread Starter Anik Biswas

    (@anik4e)

    Thank you so much for @threadi & @bcworkz

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