Add a scraping rejection reason

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Summary

• add a Scraping rejection reason to the Plugin Directory review controls
• add the associated rejection email, explaining the third-party terms and licensing requirement in Guideline 2

Testing

• php -l wordpress.org/public_html/wp-content/plugins/plugin-directory/class-template.php
• php -l wordpress.org/public_html/wp-content/plugins/plugin-directory/email/class-plugin-rejected.php
• git diff --check

Summary by CodeRabbit

• New Features
  • “Scraping” is now listed as a reason a plugin submission may be rejected.
  • Rejection emails explain that scraping third-party websites is not permitted under Plugin Directory guidelines and ask developers to communicate with the team before resubmitting.
  • Developers who dispute a scraping-related rejection can reply with documentation showing they are permitted to use the content.

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📝 Walkthrough

Walkthrough

The plugin directory’s rejection reason list now includes “Scraping.” The rejection email class adds a translated template that explains this reason and gives instructions for developers who dispute the decision. Tests cover the reason label and email content.

Changes

Scraping Rejection

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Add scraping rejection reason wordpress.org/public_html/wp-content/plugins/plugin-directory/class-template.php, wordpress.org/public_html/wp-content/plugins/plugin-directory/email/class-plugin-rejected.php, wordpress.org/public_html/wp-content/plugins/plugin-directory/tests/Plugin_Rejected_Test.php	The rejection reason list includes “Scraping.” The rejection email class adds a translated template for this reason. Tests check the label and email content.

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes

Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to d1c1d

The change adds a scraping rejection option and corresponding email, with tests covering both. No material merge risk is evident.

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Inline comments:
In
`@wordpress.org/public_html/wp-content/plugins/plugin-directory/email/class-plugin-rejected.php`:
- Line 213: Change the quote delimiters around the translated string in the
rejection message to single quotes; the string has no interpolation or
apostrophes, so no escaping or other changes are needed.

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