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nldx/wp-plugin-update-checker-class
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A class that allows checking for updates in a self hosted scenario.

v2.1.3(11mo ago)0132GPL-2.0+PHPPHP >=7.4

Since Mar 7Pushed 11mo ago1 watchersCompare

[ Source](https://github.com/nldx/wp-plugin-update-checker-class)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/nldx/wp-plugin-update-checker-class)[ Docs](http://www.nldx.com)[ RSS](/packages/nldx-wp-plugin-update-checker-class/feed)WikiDiscussions main Synced 1mo ago

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NLDX Update Checker Class for WordPress plugins
===============================================

[](#nldx-update-checker-class-for-wordpress-plugins)

Getting started
---------------

[](#getting-started)

```
composer require nldx/wp-plugin-update-checker-class

```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

```

define( 'NLDX_BOOTSTRAP_BLOCKS_VERSION', '1.0.0' );
define( 'NLDX_BOOTSTRAP_BLOCKS_FILE', __FILE__ );
define( 'NLDX_BOOTSTRAP_BLOCKS_DIR', plugin_dir_path( __FILE__ ) );
define( 'NLDX_BOOTSTRAP_BLOCKS_SLUG', dirname ( plugin_basename( __FILE__ ) ) );
define( 'NLDX_BOOTSTRAP_BLOCKS_INFO', 'https://example.domain.com/example-plugin/info.json');

/**
 * Include classes.
 */

if ( !class_exists( \NLDX\UpdateChecker::class ) ) {
	require_once NLDX_BOOTSTRAP_BLOCKS_DIR . 'vendor/nldx/wp-plugin-update-checker-class/class-update-checker.php';
}

/**
 * Check for updates.
 */

use NLDX\UpdateChecker;
new UpdateChecker(
	NLDX_BOOTSTRAP_BLOCKS_SLUG,
	NLDX_BOOTSTRAP_BLOCKS_VERSION,
	NLDX_BOOTSTRAP_BLOCKS_INFO
);

```

###  Health Score

30

—

LowBetter than 64% of packages

Maintenance52

Moderate activity, may be stable

Popularity12

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity41

Maturing project, gaining track record

 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 ~25 days

Total

5

Last Release

333d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

[![nldx](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/5071343?v=4)](https://github.com/nldx "nldx (3 commits)")

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wordpressplugins

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