Apache NetBeans Plugin Portal allows not only registering NetBeans plugins hosted on Maven Central repository and their download through web browser but after successful verification also their publishing on the NetBeans Plugin Portal Update Center (PPUC) which then makes the plugins visible directly in the Apache NetBeans IDE and this way considerably simplifies their installation.
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- Upload your plugin to Maven Central and copy its unique URL location such as https://repo1.maven.org/maven2/org/graalvm/tools/profiler/maven-metadata.xml
- Create Google account or prepare credentials for your existing one.
- Visit Apache NetBeans Plugin Portal and use Sign In button in the top right corner to authenticate yourself.
- In the main menu click Add plugin button.
- Paste location of your plugin in Maven Central into the Plugin's maven-metadata.xml URL field and click Add Plugin button.
- Provide Name, License, Short/Full Descriptions and categorize your plugin. Optionally specify homepage of your plugin such as where the sources are hosted or more documentation is available. It is also very good practise to upload some thumbnail image easily identifying your plugin. Then click Save Plugin button.
- Now you only need to identify which plugin version is compatible with which Apache NetBeans version. On My Plugins page click Edit button for a plugin version which will open Version Management page for selected version.
- Check approriate Apache NetBeans version which the selected version of plugin is compatible with, optionally provide Release Notes information and then click Save Plugin Version button.
- If you believe that given version of your plugin satisfies Quality Criteria for publishing on the Plugin Portal Update Center ( PPUC), you can have your plugin tested by two Plugin Portal administrators who will either approve publishing your plugin on PPUC or deny it. In order to do that click Request verification button.
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