From 53a27c77bfe5bd975eb6cee93755117a99a33fa0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jeremy Shipman <jeremy@Jeremy-mbp.local>
Date: Wed, 24 Jul 2013 14:01:23 +1200
Subject: [PATCH] Added instructions for releasing a widget

---
 README.md | 38 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 38 insertions(+)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1dfbef5..bf4269a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -160,6 +160,44 @@ An example widget is below:
 	<% end_control %>
 
 
+## Releasing a widget
+
+Follow the [standard procedures defined for releasing a SilverStripe module](http://doc.silverstripe.org/framework/en/3.1/topics/module-development).
+
+Here is a composer template you can use.
+
+You need to finish off / change:
+
+ * name (eg: `yourorganisation/silverstripe-widget-carousel`)
+ * description
+ * keywords
+ * license
+ * author
+ * installer-name (eg: `widgets_carousel`)
+
+```json
+{
+    "name": "",
+    "description": "",
+    "type": "silverstripe-module",
+    "keywords" : ["widget"],
+    "require": {
+        "silverstripe/framework": "3.*",
+        "silverstripe/cms": "3.*"
+    },
+    "license": "BSD-2-Clause",
+    "authors": [
+        {
+            "name": "",
+            "email": ""
+        }
+    ],
+    "extra" : {
+        "installer-name": "widgets_"
+    }
+}
+```
+
 ## Extending and Customizing
 
 ### Rendering a $Widget Individually