Announcement: Introducing sponsorship option in the standard plugin links section

We’re excited to announce a new feature that makes it easier for users to support your work. Starting today, you can add a sponsorship link to your plugin.json file, and we’ll display it prominently on your plugin’s detail page in the Grafana plugin catalog.

What’s New

You can now add a sponsorship link alongside your existing documentation, repository, and license links. This link will appear in the standard links section of your plugin’s detail page, making it easy for users to find and support your development efforts.

How to Add a Sponsorship Link

Simply update your plugin’s metadata in the plugin.json file by adding a sponsorship link to your info.links array:

json

"info": {
  "links": [
    {
      "name": "Sponsor",
      "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/username"
    }
  ]
}

As you just need to provide a URL, you can link to various funding platforms such as GitHub Sponsors, Patreon, Buy Me a Coffee or a custom page where you can advertise support options.

Introducing a store, or other official way to include paid plugin features, would definitely support and stimulate developers to publish plugin updates into the catalog more