Documentation Guidelines

In this article

Guidelines for contributing to SCF documentation.

Style Guide

We follow the WordPress Documentation Style Guide:

  1. Voice and Tone
    • Clear and concise
    • Professional but friendly
    • Internationally accessible
    • Gender-neutral language
  2. Formatting
    • Use Markdown
    • Follow heading hierarchy
    • Include code examples
    • Use proper spacing
  3. Content Structure
    • Start with overview
    • Include examples
    • Provide context
    • Link related topics

Documentation Types

  1. User Documentation
    • Installation guides
    • Usage instructions
    • UI explanations
    • Troubleshooting
  2. Developer Documentation
    • API reference
    • Hook documentation
    • Integration guides
    • Security practices