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kermage/external-update-manager
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A drop-in library for WordPress themes or plugins to manage updates.

v3.0.0(1y ago)41071GPL-3.0-onlyPHPPHP ^7.4|^8.2

Since Apr 6Pushed 1y ago2 watchersCompare

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> *"A drop-in library for WordPress themes or plugins to manage updates."*

*self-hosted...can't be submitted to official WordPress repository...non-GPL licensed...custom-made...commercial...etc.*

Requirements
------------

[](#requirements)

- PHP 7.4+
- WordPress 5.9+

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

[](#installation)

1. Grab the `class-external-update-manager.php` file and place it somewhere inside the theme or plugin directory
2. Add a `require_once` call in the theme's `functions.php` or in the plugin's `main php file` referencing the class file
3. Run the `EUM_Handler` with the `full path` of the theme or plugin and the `update URL` to check for the latest version available

```
require_once 'class-external-update-manager.php';
EUM_Handler::run( __FILE__, '' );
```

Working Examples
----------------

[](#working-examples)

- [ThemePlate](https://github.com/kermage/ThemePlate)
- [Augment Types](https://github.com/kermage/augment-types)
- [CardanoPress](https://github.com/CardanoPress)
- [CP Edge User](https://github.com/kermage/cardanopress-edge-user)

###  Health Score

39

—

LowBetter than 86% of packages

Maintenance46

Moderate activity, may be stable

Popularity13

Limited adoption so far

Community10

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity75

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 100% 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 ~203 days

Recently: every ~16 days

Total

10

Last Release

402d ago

Major Versions

v2.6.1 → v3.0.02025-04-10

PHP version history (2 changes)v2.0.0PHP >=5.6.0

v3.0.0PHP ^7.4|^8.2

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/91095d431958c79a7384d515efec2686ca3cd1e1e1a5a42b680309b8e855355a?d=identicon)[kermage](/maintainers/kermage)

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Top Contributors

[![kermage](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/8350223?v=4)](https://github.com/kermage "kermage (176 commits)")

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Tags

wordpresswordpress-php-librarywordpress-updaterwordpressdropin

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