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ernilambar/gitvise
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Update WordPress plugins from GitHub releases.

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Gitvise
=======

[](#gitvise)

WordPress PHP library for plugin updates from **GitHub releases**: uses the latest release tag as the version and the release ZIP (or zipball) as the package.

**Requirements:** PHP 7.4+, WordPress 5.0+

---

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

```
composer require ernilambar/gitvise
```

In your plugin, load the library via its entry point:

```
require_once __DIR__ . '/vendor/ernilambar/gitvise/init.php';
```

---

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

```
use Nilambar\Gitvise\Updater;

$updater = new Updater( 'your-github-user/your-repo-name', __FILE__ );
$updater->init();
```

**Optional:** Third argument = custom update slug (when plugin dir name differs from desired slug). Fourth argument = GitHub personal access token (for higher API rate limit).

```
$updater = new Updater( 'user/repo', __FILE__, 'repo-slug', 'ghp_your_token' );
$updater->init();
```

---

How it works
------------

[](#how-it-works)

On each update check, the library fetches the latest release from the GitHub API, compares the tag (e.g. `v1.2.3` → `1.2.3`) with the installed version from WordPress’s transient, and populates the update with the first ZIP asset or the zipball URL. The `plugins_api` filter is handled so “View details” shows release info.

---

License
-------

[](#license)

MIT. See [LICENSE](LICENSE).

###  Health Score

37

—

LowBetter than 81% of packages

Maintenance82

Actively maintained with recent releases

Popularity12

Limited adoption so far

Community8

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity40

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 68.4% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~33 days

Recently: every ~0 days

Total

6

Last Release

12d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/2098823?v=4)[Nilambar Sharma](/maintainers/ernilambar)[@ernilambar](https://github.com/ernilambar)

---

Top Contributors

[![ernilambar](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/2098823?v=4)](https://github.com/ernilambar "ernilambar (13 commits)")[![Copilot](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/in/1143301?v=4)](https://github.com/Copilot "Copilot (6 commits)")

###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

Code StylePHP\_CodeSniffer

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