Standardized links for plugins to simplify user-developer interactions
We’re pleased to announce an improvement to the Grafana plugin catalog that benefits both Grafana users and plugin developers. By introducing standardized links on plugin details pages, we’re making it easier for users to engage with developers, and find the essential information they need to get the most out of a plugin. Developers, in turn, will gain valuable feedback and support from their audience.
Previously, plugin details pages in the Grafana Catalog relied on custom links provided by developers, leading to inconsistencies in information being available. These are still configurable, but are now augmented with standard links for key elements such as raising an issue, or navigating to the source code repository if the plugin is open source.
Action required for plugin developers
We recommend plugin developers check the inferred links by viewing their plugin in the catalog. You can update these by providing values in your plugin.json metadata file and submitting a new update to the catalog. Consider removing redundant custom links which are now served by the standardized links.
Next steps
We are continuing to evolve the plugin catalog experience to make it easier to understand a plugin’s capabilities and support their developers. In a future update we are looking to provide plugin developers the means to advertise github sponsorship or other options so that users can help support the continued enhancement and maintenance of community plugins they depend on.
We welcome any and all feedback or suggestions for the plugin catalog, you can let us know your thoughts by raising an issue in the main Grafana repository.