It can be quite hard sometimes to find a package that one wants, or even to find out that it exists. Also to keep track of updates to a package one is already using.

Would it be possible:

1. To put a link on the Umbraco website (probably the download section) to the Package repository? I don't know of any other way of getting there except from the Umbraco Developer section right click, which is not exactly intuitive.

2. Make it easier for people to lodge their contributions into the repository, to encourage the creation of a single place where one can go and look for what is available? I know that this may give quality control problems, so maybe two sections are needed for "verified" and "unverified" contributions.

Regards, Tony.

In the Developer section of the umbraco ui, right-click on the Macros item in the tree view on the left. There's a menu item to import a package, which brings up a dialog box for you to either select a package from your hard drive, or to go to the Package Repository to find and install a package.

@Tony: The recently-form Package Repository Team is working to do exactly what you've described. The only thing we won't do is list "unverified" packages in an official way. The purpose of the package repository is to provide packages that are well-designed, documented (that's coming for the existing packages), and work as advertised.

cheers,
doug.

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