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marked-effect/github-plugin-updater
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GitHub Updater for WordPress

0.1.1(1y ago)020GPL-2.0-or-laterPHP

Since Apr 7Pushed 1mo ago1 watchersCompare

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GitHub WP Updater
=================

[](#github-wp-updater)

Composer package for wiring GitHub-hosted WordPress plugin updates into the native WordPress update UI.

This package is built for plugins. You can initialize it from a plugin or from theme/framework code, but the `root_file` must always point at the target plugin's main file.

What It Does
------------

[](#what-it-does)

- Checks a GitHub repository for a newer plugin version.
- Reads plugin metadata from the remote main plugin file.
- Loads release download URLs from GitHub releases.
- Injects update information into WordPress' normal plugin update flow.
- Loads plugin information sections from common remote readme files.

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

[](#installation)

```
composer require bmd/github-wp-updater
```

Quick Start
-----------

[](#quick-start)

Minimal plugin bootstrap:

```