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How to manage updates for a custom WordPress plugin hosted in a GitHub repository

Background

  • I’m a WordPress plugin developer.
  • I’ve developed a plugin that’s hosted on GitHub, not on wordpress.org.
  • The review period on wordpress.org is excessively lengthy.

Problem

  • I need a method to notify users about new versions of my plugin.
  • Could you recommend any SaaS services or plugins that offer this functionality?
  • Alternatively, if I were to develop it myself, how could I go about doing that?

Thanks.

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  1. 0

    @joachim-kudish developed a solution for this in 2011: https://github.com/radishconcepts/WordPress-GitHub-Plugin-Updater

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  2. 0

    I recommend using Git Updater, It’s been around for a long time. It has great support and is something I use myself.

    https://git-updater.com/

    It works with WordPress and will show your plugin has an update inside the WP dashboard based on the version number.

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