Mika has been a member of the WordPress.org Plugin Directory team for over five years and has a pretty close personal relationship with not just plugins but the repository and its ins and outs. While the needle for improving the directory moves slowly, there are things everyone can learn that will make the experience better for users and developers alike. Understanding how your plugin fits in with the global use of WordPress can be daunting. Overwhelming even. But there’s something glorious about being part of the phenomena that is WordPress, and there’s something to be learned about how to work with everyone, everywhere, every when.