In reply to Scott Bowler.

Even so, it's understandable why it was rejected now as it does violate the directory rules and it provides a one way ticket so to speak off the WordPress platform. It's essentially a 'one-use-only' plugin so which would be dangerous for most users.

But circling back to the main discussion at hand here, I can see why 'they' (the plugin team) would allow this in the directory. It provides people with more ways to interact with Gutenberg. Something I'm sure Automattic (specifically Matt) would be keen on pushing this through if there was friction in approving it.

Whilst Gutenberg has got some sort of a so called 'fan base', there's no denying there is a PR issue with Gutenberg and has been for some time. This plugin could be seen as damage control in a way.