Title: Adding encoded plugin to directory
Last modified: April 22, 2020

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# Adding encoded plugin to directory

 *  [artwoofer](https://wordpress.org/support/users/artwoofer/)
 * (@artwoofer)
 * [6 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-encoded-plugin-to-directory/)
 * Hi
    I created a plugin . I want to know can I encode the PHP files with ioncube
   and upload in WordPress directory ?
    -  This topic was modified 6 years, 1 month ago by [artwoofer](https://wordpress.org/support/users/artwoofer/).

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 *  [ProjectArmy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/supporthero/)
 * (@supporthero)
 * [6 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-encoded-plugin-to-directory/#post-12705417)
 * No, open source only and it must be GPL (or compatible) licensed. I highly recommend
   you read the [Plugin Developer Guidelines](https://developer.wordpress.org/plugins/wordpress-org/detailed-plugin-guidelines/),
   especially #4.
 * **4. Code must be (mostly) human readable.**
 * Obscuring code by hiding it with techniques or systems similar to p,a,c,k,e,r‘s
   obfuscate feature, uglify’s mangle, or unclear naming conventions such as $z12sdf813d,
   is not permitted in the directory. Making code non-human readable forces future
   developers to face an unnecessary hurdle, as well as being a common vector for
   hidden, malicious code.
 * We require developers to provide public, maintained access to their source code
   and any build tools in one of the following ways:
    - Include the source code in the deployed plugin
    - A link in the readme to the development location
 * We strongly recommend you document how any development tools are to be used.
 *  Moderator [Jan Dembowski](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jdembowski/)
 * (@jdembowski)
 * Forum Moderator and Brute Squad
 * [6 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-encoded-plugin-to-directory/#post-12716359)
 * Moved to Everything else WordPress, this is not an Developing with WordPress 
   topic.
 * > I want to know can I encode the PHP files with ioncube and upload in WordPress
   > directory ?
 * No, you can’t.

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 * Last reply from: [Jan Dembowski](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jdembowski/)
 * Last activity: [6 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-encoded-plugin-to-directory/#post-12716359)
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