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Explain CRAN, which version to install, and the version number

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Difficulty
1/5
Estimated time
Under an hour
Newbie friendliness
84/100
Issue type
Documentation
Clarity
Clearly specified
Activity status
Active
Tech stack
r
Domain
documentation

Research direction

Find the installation section (README.Rmd/README.md or a pkgdown article) and the navbar version string, likely in _pkgdown.yml or _pkgdown.yaml. Add the three suggested pieces: a one-sentence definition of CRAN, a 'which version do I need' note steering most users to CRAN, and a short note that the .9000 suffix marks the development version. Done when the rendered docs state all three and, if the README is knitted, rebuild it and check pkgdown::build_site() output.

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Description

enhancement

The installation section offers CRAN and the development version but doesn't explain what CRAN is or which one to choose. The version number 0.2.0.9000 in the navbar is also not explained.

Suggestion:

  • One sentence explaining CRAN (official repository for R packages)
  • "Which version do I need?": most users → CRAN; development version only for testing new features
  • Short note that .9000 marks the development version
Dominant language
R
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Forks
2
Avg merge
9h 28m
Merged PRs (30d)
21

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