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GW Info Box<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h3>Usage<\/h3>\n\n<p>Use the shortcode:<\/p>\n\n<p>[gw_info_box slug=\"your-plugin-slug\" icon=\"true\"]<\/p>\n\n<h3>External services<\/h3>\n\n<p>This plugin connects to the official WordPress.org API to retrieve public plugin data such as name, version, author, ratings, download count, and other details.<\/p>\n\n<p>The following external services are used:<\/p>\n\n<ol>\n<li><p><strong>WordPress.org Plugin Information API<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Purpose<\/strong>: To retrieve details about any WordPress.org plugin (e.g. name, version, author, last updated, rating).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Data sent<\/strong>: The plugin slug entered in the shortcode is sent to the API.<\/li>\n<li><strong>When<\/strong>: Every time the shortcode is loaded on the frontend.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Service URL<\/strong>: https:\/\/api.wordpress.org\/plugins\/info\/1.2\/<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/about\/privacy\/\">Privacy Policy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/tos\/\">Terms of Service<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/li>\n<li><p><strong>WordPress.org Plugin Download Stats API<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Purpose<\/strong>: To retrieve download statistics for the specified plugin.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Data sent<\/strong>: The plugin slug entered in the shortcode is sent to the API.<\/li>\n<li><strong>When<\/strong>: Every time the shortcode is loaded on the frontend.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Service URL<\/strong>: https:\/\/api.wordpress.org\/stats\/plugin\/1.0\/<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/about\/privacy\/\">Privacy Policy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/tos\/\">Terms of Service<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<!--section=installation-->\n<ol>\n<li>Upload the plugin folder to <code>\/wp-content\/plugins\/<\/code> or install via Plugins &gt; 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