Busy Plugin Developers Newsletter – Q1 2026 | The JetBrains Platform Blog
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The JetBrains Marketplace News Newsletter for Q1 2026 highlights significant updates and resources for plugin developers, including new approval guidelines that prohibit plugins from altering the core functionality of JetBrains products, particularly in areas related to licensing and subscriptions. The newsletter showcases a redesign of the Build Plugins page to simplify the plugin creation process, updates to development tooling such as the IntelliJ Platform Plugin Template and IntelliJ Plugin Verifier, and enhancements to the IntelliJ Platform Gradle Plugin for improved defaults and compatibility. It also introduces tips like enabling Internal Mode for advanced development tools and discusses new features such as native Wayland support in upcoming IntelliJ-based IDEs, editor improvements, and insights into developers' changing priorities. The Community Spotlight section includes a livestream discussion on avoiding UI freezes in plugins and a video explaining the new Plugin Model v2 architecture for better modularity and dependency management.