Merge pull request #431 from softwarepub/feature/426-improve-marketplace-visibility

improve marketplace visibility #426

Author: notactuallyfinn

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/add-plugin-to-marketplace.yml

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ body:
       value: |
         Thank you for building a plugin for Hermes and sharing it with the community!
 
-        The [Hermes plugin marketplace](https://hermes.software-metadata.pub#plugins) is a curated list of plugins on our website that allows you to share plugins that you developed, and others to find them.
+        The [Hermes plugin marketplace](https://hermes.software-metadata.pub/marketplace) is a curated list of plugins on our website that allows you to share plugins that you developed, and others to find them.
 
         Via this issue template, you can send us the required information to add your plugin to the marketplace. Alternatively, you may file a pull request, adding the plugin to [`plugins.json`](https://github.com/softwarepub/hermes/tree/develop/docs/source/plugins.json) yourself.
 

docs/source/index.md

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ SPDX-FileContributor: Oliver Bertuch
 SPDX-FileContributor: Stephan Druskat
 SPDX-FileContributor: Michael Meinel
 SPDX-FileContributor: David Pape
+SPDX-FileContributor: Michael Fritzsche
 -->
 
 ![](_static/img/header.png)
@@ -45,15 +46,9 @@ automatic submission to publication repositories.
 
 ## Plugins
 
-```{plugin-markup} plugins.json plugins-schema.json
-```
-
 Hermes is built to be extensible for your needs.
-This is a list of available plugins for the different steps in the Hermes workflow:
-
-```{datatemplate:json} plugins.json
-:template: plugins.md
-```
+The list of available plugins for the different steps in the Hermes workflow can be found 
+[here](./plugins/marketplace.md).
 
 ## Documentation
 
@@ -70,6 +65,12 @@ This is a list of available plugins for the different steps in the Hermes workfl
 tutorials/*
 ```
 
+```{toctree}
+:maxdepth: 1
+:caption: Plugins Marketplace
+plugins/marketplace
+```
+
 ```{toctree}
 :maxdepth: 1
 :caption: Developers

docs/source/plugins/marketplace.md

@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+<!--
+SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2025 German Aerospace Center (DLR)
+
+SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-SA-4.0
+-->
+
+<!--
+SPDX-FileContributor: Michael Fritzsche
+-->
+
+# Plugin Marketplace
+
+The HERMES Marketplace offers you a list of available plugins for all steps of the HERMES workflow.<br>
+Furthermore you can publish your own to make it available for everyone.
+
+## Available Plugins
+
+This is the list of available plugins grouped by the steps of the HERMES workflow.
+
+```{plugin-markup} plugins.json plugins-schema.json
+```
+```{datatemplate:json} plugins.json
+:template: plugins.md
+```
+
+## Publish your Plugin
+
+If you have written your own plugin for HERMES you can publish it here for others to use.<br>
+To do that please fill out
+[this form](https://github.com/softwarepub/hermes/issues/new?template=add-plugin-to-marketplace.yml).

docs/source/plugins-schema.json docs/source/plugins/plugins-schema.jsondocs/source/plugins-schema.json renamed to docs/source/plugins/plugins-schema.json

@@ -164,4 +164,8 @@ You can now write plugins for HERMES.
 To fill the plugin with code, you can check our [hermes-plugin-git](https://github.com/softwarepub/hermes-plugin-git) repository.
 There is the code to check the local git history and extract contributors of the given branch.
 
+Now that you have created your own plugin consider publishing it to the 
+[HERMES Marketplace](../plugins/marketplace.md) so that others can use it as
+well and the HERMES project gets more versatile.
+
 If you have any questions, wishes or requests, feel free to contact us.

docs/source/plugins-schema.json.license …urce/plugins/plugins-schema.json.licensedocs/source/plugins-schema.json.license renamed to docs/source/plugins/plugins-schema.json.license docs/source/plugins-schema.json.license renamed to docs/source/plugins/plugins-schema.json.license

@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 from hermes.commands.init.util import slim_click
 from hermes.utils import hermes_doi, hermes_concept_doi, hermes_user_agent
 
+# This URL must not be changed (to not break the command for older hermes versions)!
+# If the marketplace site changes. The redirect on Read The Docs has to be changed instead.
 MARKETPLACE_URL = "https://hermes.software-metadata.pub/marketplace"