Known broken plugins for PluginAdmin and reasons

[chcg]

• Packaging issue, see repackage release zips for N++ 7.6 vladk1973/npp.connections#5

    {
    	"folder-name": "npp.connections",
    	"display-name": "npp.Connections",
    	"version": "1.0.1",
    	"id": "c8dcdc4cf96594244f1a7da2884fd82caf0e6656108632c89fe3c6ab41dee16a",
    	"repository": "https://github.com/vladk1973/npp.connections/releases/download/v1.0.1/npp.connections-1.0.1-x32.zip",
    	"description": "This plugin allows Notepad++ to connect to MS SQL or Sybase servers. ODBC data sources, like a MySql Driver, are also supported",
    	"author": "Vladimir Korobenkov",
    	"homepage": "https://github.com/vladk1973/npp.connections"
    },
  

• Packaging issue multiple plugin in one zip, not supported by PluginAdmin

    {
    	"folder-name": "NppPlugin_ChangeMarker",
    	"display-name": "Change Markers",
    	"version": "1.0",
    	"id": "9df9fbc086c68a26950dafa624fa03e9a2a3ea500743a8afcde9d9c882b1448f",
    	"repository": "http://www.brotherstone.co.uk/npp/changemarker/NppPlugin_ChangeMarker_Unicode_bin.zip",
    	"description": "This plugin tracks changes made to documents, and enables navigation between changes, with a distinction being mafe between saved and unsaved changes. The change indicator is either a bar in the left margin or a specific highlighting. Or none.",
    	"author": "Thell Fowler",
    	"homepage": "http://codealignment.com"
    },
  

• Packaging issue config file not found in local subfolder /config, needed sqlite missing in zip

    {
    	"folder-name": "nppColdFusion",
    	"display-name": "ColdFusion Lexer",
    	"version": "0.8.1",
    	"id": "54317bc33af402d3b6f9285711bd018a622ed991d99301b0a5a7a2875d07d8ac",
    	"repository": "https://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/npp-plugins/NppColdFusion/nppColdFusion-0.8.1.zip",
    	"description": "Syntax highlighting, Call tips (Notepad++ 5.8.4 required) and autocomplete for the ColdFusion language",
    	"author": "Ben Bluemel",
    	"homepage": "https://bitbucket.org/bbluemel/nppcoldfusion/overview"
    },
  

• Packaging issue config file not found in local subfolder /config, N++ 7.6 doesn't start with this plugin

    {
    	"folder-name": "ExternalLexerKVS",
    	"display-name": "External Lexer KVS",
    	"version": "1.0",
    	"id": "7ba3132e9061aaa0972ff707d4973c785db2ea4b4da3838cf4817f120bcea8ea",
    	"repository": "http://www.brotherstone.co.uk/npp/kvs/KVS_Unicode.zip",
    	"description": "Syntax highlighting for the KVS language (KVIrc Scripting language). An example of an external lexer",
    	"author": "Thell Fowler",
    	"homepage": ""
    }
  

• WinGUP issue can't be unzipped

    {
    	"folder-name": "EmmetNPP",
    	"display-name": "Emmet",
    	"version": "1.0.2",
    	"id": "77d36f28beb5147ed2992ed26b184ca0354bb1bcf1e0f228b76934259085af2b",
    	"repository": "http://download.emmet.io/npp/emmet-npp.zip",
    	"description": "Emmet (ex-Zen Coding) is a web-developer's toolkit that can greatly improve your HTML & CSS workflow",
    	"author": "Sergey Chikuyonok",
    	"homepage": "http://emmet.io"
    },
  

• Packaging issue config file not found in local subfolder /config, N++ 7.6 doesn't start with this plugin, uninstall not working

    {
    	"folder-name": "AndroidLogger",
    	"display-name": "AndroidLogger",
    	"version": "1.2.7",
    	"id": "817de52d78744a527a6ea00006c2644abd71c70aaa5563f07e26f2843061c94a",
    	"repository": "https://sourceforge.net/projects/androidlogger/files/AndroidLoggerV1.2.7/AndroidLogger_Src.V1.2.7.zip",
    	"description": "Lexer for logcat, with it you can highlight the log lines and the colors customizable. In additional, it can capture logs & screenshot from device online.",
    	"author": "Simbaba",
    	"homepage": "https://sourceforge.net/p/androidlogger/"
    },
  

• WinGUP issue can't be unzipped

    {
    	"folder-name": "NppBookmarkManager",
    	"display-name": "Bookmark Manager",
    	"version": "0.1.0.97",
    	"id": "69e73ac848b0766d61b5d4082a119803d22acae094de1e573dc91e068e1d2863",
    	"repository": "https://bitbucket.org/ViRuSTriNiTy/nppbookmarkmanager/downloads/NppBookmarkManager_0_1_0_97_Unicode.zip",
    	"description": "This plugin adds simple bookmark functionality to Notepad++.\nBasically it provides shortcuts for defining / jumping to specific bookmarks as it is incorporated in many RAD tools.",
    	"author": "ViRuSTriNiTy",
    	"homepage": "https://bitbucket.org/ViRuSTriNiTy/nppbookmarkmanager"
    },
  

• Download not working by wingup

    {
    	"folder-name": "Kstudio.MaxscriptExplorer",
    	"display-name": "MaxScriptExplorer",
    	"version": "1.5.2",
    	"id": "757e384d23df4995230111fd4777d64e9a6e50f94ec25bc454a5c7a618b123a1",
    	"repository": "https://3d-kstudio.com/download-manager.php?id=112",
    	"description": "New plugin for navigation on maxscript project.\n\nFeatures:\n- Display the list of functions and structures from maxscript file(s).\n- Multiply project modes: Single file, Project folder, Opened files\n- Go to definition from working area or tree.\n- Ability to insert function with parameters into working area.\n- Navigation back/forward\n- Filter functions by text\n- Ability to hide private members of structs\n- Display tooltips with related comments and parameters for selected function.",
    	"author": "Alexander Kramer",
    	"homepage": "https://3d-kstudio.com/forum/trackscripts-news/maxscript-explorer-notepad-plugin-developers/"
    },
  

[dinkumoil]

I would like to add the following to this list:

• WinGUP issue, companion file gets unzipped with length of 0 bytes

• Plugin issue, companion files in local subfolder /NppSnippets not found

    {
    	"folder-name": "NppSnippets",
    	"display-name": "Snippets",
    	"version": "1.4.0",
    	"id": "26751a8805f273603d1f1d3d90459083750723310a66671a9a061f317eeaa1b4",
    	"repository": "https://github.com/ffes/nppsnippets/releases/download/v1.4.0/NppSnippets-140-x32.zip",
    	"description": "Adds the possibility to add code snippets to the current document by selecting it from a simple list.",
    	"author": "Frank Fesevur",
    	"homepage": "https://www.fesevur.com/nppsnippets"
    },
  

[chcg]

Regarding unzip issue, see notepad-plus-plus/wingup#7

[chcg]

Download no longer available:

{
		"folder-name": "NppMenuSearch",
		"display-name": "NppMenuSearch",
		"version": "0.7.5",
		"id": "fba2177939eae03056b0baeb724fd73faabb95298cca4beea91fe0bc19c3df56",
		"repository": "http://www2.brotherstone.co.uk/npp/NppMenuSearch075.zip",
		"description": "Allows quick access to menu options by typing part of the command.",
		"author": "pitti_platsch",
		"homepage": "http://sourceforge.net/projects/nppmenusearch/"
	},

, but moved to https://github.com/peter-frentrup/NppMenuSearch, with just plain dlls available from
https://sourceforge.net/projects/nppmenusearch/files/v0.9.2/

Created some time ago peter-frentrup/NppMenuSearch#7 therefore

[chcg]

"Unzip" issue due to file not existing any more:

	{
		"folder-name": "NppPlates",
		"display-name": "NppPlates",
		"version": "0.1",
		"id": "55626266fcd322b2e4c0cc62b8cf4278ce53008b61b12bb4f99cfa21ab94d1da",
		"repository": "http://dl.dropbox.com/u/163495/NppPlates.zip",
		"description": "Generates HTML templates",
		"author": "Nir Elbaz",
		"homepage": "http://sourceforge.net/projects/notepad-plus/forums/forum/482781/topic/5333716"
	},

[chcg]

Message about incompatible plugin for:

	{
		"folder-name": "NamedBookmarks",
		"display-name": "Named bookmarks",
		"version": "1.2.0.0",
		"id": "b3963511a1d149aab5dc576159d664e26b9937ecb4c40197ed244f51b1452293",
		"repository": "http://www.dbaileyconsultancy.co.uk/npp_plugins/namedbookmarks.zip",
		"description": "The NamedBookmarks plugin lets the user add bookmarks to a file of C, C++, Java, C#, or HTML, by using a comment in the relevant language. It is then possible to display a drop down list of bookmarks in a file, and jump to one. Since bookmarks are just special comments, they are removed using normal editing procedures.",
		"author": "David Bailey",
		"homepage": ""
	},

[chcg]

No Https for repo link:

	{
		"folder-name": "NppSync",
		"display-name": "NppSync",
		"version": "1.0",
		"id": "bc9ccc7c47b445c4735b417718baeb14ae0b403f66b744c3c8578e829f2b7bd0",
		"repository": "http://snjezanat.net.amis.hr/storage/nppsync/NppSync_1.0.zip",
		"description": "Plugin that refreshes localhost pages in Chrome when their source has been modified in notepad++. It is a combination of two plugins: one for notepad++, other one for Chrome. Full details on installation and usage are in the included readme file.\nThis is a tiny plugin with not much more to expand on. It's written in DelphiXE2 so I doubt anyone will care to work on it further. If you want the source it's at https://github.com/evilworks/nppsync and if you have any requests write to email in the readme.",
		"author": "evilworks",
		"homepage": ""
	}

, see also fork: https://github.com/duzun/nppsync

[chcg]

Download not possible:

	{
		"folder-name": "PoorMansTSqlFormatterNppPlugin",
		"display-name": "Poor Man's T-Sql Formatter",
		"version": "1.6.10",
		"id": "9b013b43ffa3c4de550036c6299407d1f370f4ba90186c7b4987096577c8033a",
		"repository": "http://www.architectshack.com/GetFile.aspx?File=SqlFormatterNppPlugin.1.6.10.zip&Page=PoorMansTSqlFormatter",
		"description": "A simple SQL formatter performing full multi-batch T-SQL formatting (individual statements, stored procedures, any DML, any DDL) with numerous formatting options.",
		"author": "Tao Klerks",
		"homepage": "http://www.architectshack.com/PoorMansTSqlFormatter.ashx"
	},

[chcg]

"Unzip" issue due to file not existing any more:

	{
		"folder-name": "NppExternalLexers",
		"display-name": "Powershell Lexer",
		"version": "1.0",
		"id": "9fcd14f72a14691487167a28991889c98ee29e6ba7a49cc1cb181db9de87720b",
		"repository": "http://poshcode.org/notepad++lexer/ExternalLexer.1.0.unicode.zip",
		"description": "Syntax highlighting and folding for Powershell scripts",
		"author": "Thell Fowler",
		"homepage": "http://poshcode.org/notepad++lexer/"
	},

[chcg]

Removed unversioned plugins until a usable UI therefore is implemented:

Visual Studio Line Copy: Does not contain any version information
SciMarkerSymbol: Does not contain any version information
TagsJump: Does not contain any version information
RegEx Helper: Does not contain any version information
Open File In Solution: Does not contain any version information
TabIndentSpaceAlign: Does not contain any version information
Verilog: Does not contain any version information
Python Indent: Does not contain any version information
VHDL: Does not contain any version information

	{
		"folder-name": "VisualStudioLineCopy.Unicode",
		"display-name": "Visual Studio Line Copy",
		"version": "1.0.1",
		"id": "e516c0b8b69579bf1433b501416684bdced7930e6e96f54f268154ed8ae6eed7",
		"repository": "https://bitbucket.org/zastrowm/notepad-visualstudiolinecopy/downloads/VisualStudioLineCopy.Unicode.zip",
		"description": "Adds two commands to Notepad++ CopyAllowLine and CutAllowLine, which adds Visual Studio style copy/cutting to Notepad++.",
		"author": "Mackenzie Zastrow",
		"homepage": "https://bitbucket.org/zastrowm/notepad-visualstudiolinecopy"
	},

	{
		"folder-name": "NppPlugin_SciMarkerSymbol",
		"display-name": "SciMarkerSymbol",
		"version": "1.0.0.0",
		"id": "9df9fbc086c68a26950dafa624fa03e9a2a3ea500743a8afcde9d9c882b1448f",
		"repository": "https://bruderste.in/npp/changemarker/NppPlugin_ChangeMarker_Unicode_bin.zip",
		"description": "This plugin is used by other plugins. It retrieves the marker symbol type for a line marker from Scintilla. If the marker has not had a marker symbol defined to it the value SC_MARK_AVAILABLE type is returned. This allows plugins to cooperate when when using line markers.",
		"author": "Thell Fowler",
		"homepage": ""
	},

	{
		"folder-name": "TagsJump",
		"display-name": "TagsJump",
		"version": "1.4",
		"id": "d4bc3fddd9520ffbb239536d2cc50ce0afe865e855a741efb140b42604f87674",
		"repository": "https://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/tagsjump/TagsJump_v1.1.4_release0924.zip",
		"description": "Plugin for reading large code.\nIt lets us generate index file, jump to a definition and jump back.",
		"author": "N.V.Nhat Vu",
		"homepage": "https://sourceforge.net/projects/tagsjump/"
	},

	{
		"folder-name": "nppRegEx",
		"display-name": "RegEx Helper",
		"version": "0.2.3",
		"id": "71bad88b38e7c1a902a4e5e1881f9690f33e78d617bc9d94102d47e0aedd1975",
		"repository": "https://github.com/larryb82/npp-regexhelper/raw/master/bin/0.2.3/nppRegEx.zip",
		"description": "Highlights all matches of a regular expression within a document. Clicking on an individual result shows the matching groups for that result.",
		"author": "lbarsanti",
		"homepage": "https://github.com/larryb82/npp-regexhelper"
	},

	{
		"folder-name": "nppplugin_ofis2",
		"display-name": "Open File In Solution",
		"version": "2.194",
		"id": "888538cc4f40c0d3a3fed03c5ef3faf150edb2c4273011f900bd44d9e320c75e",
		"repository": "http://www.incrediblejunior.com/npp_plugins/downloads/ofis2_r194.zip",
		"description": "Lets you index specific folders and possible specific types of resources (xml-, cpp, py-files) for a fast indexing of files.",
		"author": "incfred",
		"homepage": "http://www.incrediblejunior.com/npp_plugins/"
	},

	{
		"folder-name": "TabIndentSpaceAlign",
		"display-name": "TabIndentSpaceAlign",
		"version": "1.0",
		"id": "a9b09e1d22aa6eed160097f460bb96d1400de42d2b68b94bf28f31eba26eb055",
		"repository": "https://storage.googleapis.com/google-code-archive-downloads/v2/code.google.com/kereds-notepad-plus-plus-plugins/TabIndentSpaceAlign.zip",
		"description": "Support using tabs for indent and spaces for alignment. It does a couple things. First, when you insert a new line it will exactly copy the preceding indent, instead of turning tabs to spaces or vice-versa. Second, if you insert a tab anywhere in the indentation part of a line (which is considered to be from the beginning of the line to the first non-tab) it will insert a tab, otherwise it will insert spaces. (For multiple lines, tab is always inserted)",
		"author": "kered13",
		"homepage": "https://code.google.com/p/kereds-notepad-plus-plus-plugins"
	},

	{
		"folder-name": "NppVerilog",
		"display-name": "Verilog",
		"version": "1.2.1",
		"id": "cb447b09939fed2b89ff61f60bb30f170d676d904846af5d81500c5b41d913a9",
		"repository": "https://sourceforge.net/projects/nppverilog/files/nppVerilog%20v1.2.1/nppVerilog_v1.2.1.zip",
		"description": "Verilog processor for Notepad++. Current features:\n\n- Instantiate a module\n- Insert registers/wires from a module\n- Generate a test bench template\n- Automatically inserts a default header for a test bench\n- Insert a clocked always block\n\nTo use this plugin, select the module declaration (including parameter and I/O definitions below for non-ANSI) and click SHIFT-CTRL-C. This selects the module and parses its components. After this, all other functions are available.",
		"author": "Steve Kopman",
		"homepage": "https://sourceforge.net/projects/nppverilog/"
	},

	{
		"folder-name": "Python Indent",
		"display-name": "Python Indent",
		"version": "1.0",
		"id": "8250a3d429e2929f3f04ba27b704a0b3d4367ec718f744e008d3302b18ce8e73",
		"repository": "https://storage.googleapis.com/google-code-archive-downloads/v2/code.google.com/kereds-notepad-plus-plus-plugins/Python%20Indent.zip",
		"description": "Indents Python code as you type according to Python syntax.",
		"author": "kered13",
		"homepage": "https://code.google.com/p/kereds-notepad-plus-plus-plugins"
	},

	{
		"folder-name": "NppVHDL",
		"display-name": "VHDL",
		"version": "1.0.0",
		"id": "ad1f4c5f9b00e33b9e99a1c1bc635525b7da52a60f707804fc45086b430fdc39",
		"repository": "https://sourceforge.net/projects/nppvhdl/files/NppVHDL%20v1.0.0/nppVHDL_v1.0.0.zip",
		"description": "This version is enhanced to include:\n- Insert Instantiation\n- Insert Signals\n- Create Test Bench Framework\n- Insert Component\n- Make comments Doxygen compliant\n- Create New Behavioral/Structural Entity Template\n- Create New Package File Template\n- Insert Synchronous Process\n- Insert Asynchronous Process\n- Insert a Default Header\n\nThe default header is set in the vhdlConfig.txt file.",
		"author": "Steve Kopman",
		"homepage": "https://sourceforge.net/projects/nppvhdl/?source=directory"
	},

[dinkumoil]

I did further investigations for unusable plugins. I found the following for the Named bookmarks plugin:

@chcg wrote:

Message about incompatible plugin for:

	{
		"folder-name": "NamedBookmarks",
		"display-name": "Named bookmarks",
		"version": "1.2.0.0",
		"id": "b3963511a1d149aab5dc576159d664e26b9937ecb4c40197ed244f51b1452293",
		"repository": "http://www.dbaileyconsultancy.co.uk/npp_plugins/namedbookmarks.zip",
		"description": "The NamedBookmarks plugin lets the user add bookmarks to a file of C, C++, Java, C#, or HTML, by using a comment in the relevant language. It is then possible to display a drop down list of bookmarks in a file, and jump to one. Since bookmarks are just special comments, they are removed using normal editing procedures.",
		"author": "David Bailey",
		"homepage": ""
	},

The error message tells not the truth about the real cause of failure. The plugin ZIP file contains the files NamedBookmarks.dll and ClearWin32.dll. The latter one has to be stored in the Notepad++ installation directory. i.e. at the same directory level like notepad++.exe.

[donho]

@chcg @dinkumoil
0 length issue is fixed, and this time it's for real:
https://notepad-plus-plus.org/temp/GUP_new.zip

Tested plugins :
NppSnippets
NppSnippets
NppBookmarkManager
CodeAlignmentNpp
EmmetNPP