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@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ It comes packaged with:
 ---
 ---
 1. [Create your plugin repo using this template](#create-your-plugin-repo-using-this-template)
+   - [Official plugins](#official-plugins)
+   - [3rd party plugins](#thirdparty-plugins)
 2. [Fix up the template to match your new plugin requirements](#fix-up-the-template-to-match-your-new-plugin-requirements)
    - [Plugin Name](#plugin-name)
    - [Plugin Path](#plugin-path)
@@ -30,13 +32,30 @@ Click on "Use this Template"
 
 ![Use this Template](https://docs.github.com/assets/images/help/repository/use-this-template-button.png)
 
-Name the repository, and provide a description. We recommend using the following naming conventions:
+Name the repository, and provide a description.
+
+Depending on the plugin relationship with the OpenSearch organization we currently recommend the following naming conventions and optional follow-up checks:
+
+### Official plugins
+
+For the **official plugins** that live within the OpenSearch organization (i.e. they are included in [OpenSearch/plugins/](https://github.com/opensearch-project/OpenSearch/tree/main/plugins) or [OpenSearch/modules/](https://github.com/opensearch-project/OpenSearch/tree/main/modules) folder), and **which share the same release cycle as OpenSearch** itself:
+
 - Do not include the word `plugin` in the repo name (e.g. [job-scheduler](https://github.com/opensearch-project/job-scheduler))
 - Use lowercase repo names
 - Use spinal case for repo names (e.g. [job-scheduler](https://github.com/opensearch-project/job-scheduler))
-- do not include the word `OpenSearch` or `OpenSearch Dashboards` in the repo name
+- Do not include the word `OpenSearch` or `OpenSearch Dashboards` in the repo name
 - Provide a meaningful description, e.g. `An OpenSearch Dashboards plugin to perform real-time and historical anomaly detection on OpenSearch data`.
 
+### Thirdparty plugins
+
+For the **3rd party plugins** that are maintained as independent projects in separate GitHub repositories **with their own release cycles** the recommended naming convention should follow the same rules as official plugins with some exceptions and few follow-up checks:
+
+- Inclusion of the words like `OpenSearch` or `OpenSearch Dashboard` (and in reasonable cases even `plugin`) are welcome because they can increase the chance of discoverability of the repository
+- Check the plugin versioning policy is documented and help users know which versions of the plugin are compatible and recommended for specific versions of OpenSearch 
+- Review [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md) document which is by default tailored to the needs of Amazon Web Services developer teams. You might want to update or further customize specific parts related to:
+  - **Code of Conduct** (if you do not already have CoC policy then there are several options to start with, such as [Contributor Covenant](https://www.contributor-covenant.org/)),
+  - **Security Policy** (you should let users know how they can safely report security vulnerabilities),
+  - Check if you need explicit part about **Trademarks and Attributions** (if you use any registered or non-registered trademarks we recommend following applicable "trademark-use" documents provided by respective trademark owners)
 
 ## Fix up the template to match your new plugin requirements
 
@@ -102,10 +121,10 @@ Change all these path occurrences to match the path you chose for your plugin:
 Update the following section, using the new repository name and description, plugin class name, and plugin path:
 
 ```
-def pluginName = 'rename'                    // Can be the same as new repo name
-def pluginDescription = 'Custom plugin'      // Can be same as new repo description
-def pathToPlugin = 'path.to.plugin'          // The path you chose for the plugin
-def pluginClassName = 'RenamePlugin'         // The plugin class name
+def pluginName = 'rename'                // Can be the same as new repo name except including words `plugin` or `OpenSearch` is discouraged
+def pluginDescription = 'Custom plugin'  // Can be same as new repo description
+def pathToPlugin = 'path.to.plugin'      // The path you chose for the plugin
+def pluginClassName = 'RenamePlugin'     // The plugin class name
 ```
 
 Next update the version of OpenSearch you want the plugin to be installed into. Change the following param:
@@ -175,4 +194,4 @@ To view more complex CI examples you may want to checkout the workflows in offic
 This code is licensed under the Apache 2.0 License. See [LICENSE.txt](LICENSE.txt).
 
 ## Copyright
-Copyright OpenSearch Contributors. See [NOTICE](NOTICE.txt) for details.
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+Copyright OpenSearch Contributors. See [NOTICE](NOTICE.txt) for details.