Unfortunately, this is the reality.
Most plugin authors experience this.
Example - no one other than the code author and myself has tried using for Python plugins (which are much easier to write than GEGL) like:
- use preview [by: by
Claude Lion (aka cli345)],
- live preview [by:
Tin Tran],
- bookmarks/tabs [by:
J.F. Garcia (aka arakne)] with the notable exception of
Skinnyhouse.
We write plugins because: I like it/I feel like it/someone asked/I have a personal need(*).
User opinions/comments are also poor (the exception that proves the rule is
Dinaset's cooperation with
Issabella).
It doesn't bother me anymore, although sometimes (unsuccessfully) I encourage/provoke people to comment or (better/easier *) publishing the result of the plug-in operation.
*delete as appropriate