All of the custom queries that are using the wordpress. org API are possible with this plugin like queries for plugins by.
This plugin uses the same wordpress. org API that your wp-admin uses when you searching for new plugins and it uses as much of CSS and configuration as possible to bring you purposefully stock experience..
You can use custom query include custom fields not shown default use custom number use custom plugin urls add to or override the information shown in each stretch of the output override the output with your own and more..
Query the wordpress. org plugin repo by all tools supported by the wordpress. org API like by slug author tag popular user's favorites and search describe.
Uses WP Dashicons for the star ratings.
Note The wordpress. org API only supports querying by parameter at time so currently only parameter can be included in the shortcode to build the comments.
This plugin includes number of filters that you can use to individualize the display of the cards and add plugin information to the cards.
Then you'd have to use one of the output filters and CSS to get the new fields to show on the page.
There is category that is possible with the filter too to cover here but the key is setting the main query param and setting the range that you want returned..
There is also plugin cards cache expiration that allows you to set how long you want the results of API request to be cached.
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