Are you chomping at the bit? The only thing that is left for you to do at this point is to actually submit your plugin and its code. Before you are granted commit access to the WordPress repository, you have to request it on the following page: http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/add/.
One of the things required in your request is a name and a description. This is one of the areas where you can literally copy and paste from your readme.txt
file. You have already done the hard work by creating the readme.txt
file, now you get to cash in on that investment.
The other thing you need before SVN access is granted is a dedicated URL for your plugin. Say what? Yes, you need to create a web page somewhere dedicated to your new plugin. We're not sure exactly why this is a requirement for publishing your plugin since WordPress handles the hosting and related forum banter. Perhaps it's some sort of developer hazing or a rite of passage, but if you are developing plugins...