Busy Plugin Developers Newsletter – Q4 2025 | The JetBrains Platform Blog
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The latest JetBrains Marketplace News Newsletter for Q4 2025 offers a comprehensive update for plugin developers, highlighting new features and tools available for enhancing their development process. Integration tests are now part of automated moderation, providing detailed reports to ensure plugin compatibility, although they are not yet available for paid plugins or those designed for Android Studio. The newsletter also introduces a unified vendor type to simplify vendor logic and improve workflow consistency. Updates to the IntelliJ Platform Plugin Template, IntelliJ Plugin Verifier, and IntelliJ Platform Gradle Plugin are detailed, showcasing improvements in compatibility, setup simplification, and the introduction of new APIs. The newsletter underscores the importance of integrating the Plugin Verifier into CI pipelines to preemptively catch issues and offers resources for learning about recent changes, such as the new Islands Theme and the Modular Plugins model. Additionally, it invites developers to explore recordings from the JetBrains Plugin Developer Conference 2025 to gain insights into various aspects of plugin development.