YahnisElsts/plugin-update-checker
A custom update checker for WordPress plugins. Useful if you don't want to host your project in the official WP repository, but would still like it to support automatic updates. Despite the name, it also works with themes. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
77/100
- Activity 85
- Release rhythm 54
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 292.5
- age_days: 5048
- days_rel: 99
- days_push: 91
- n_releases_24m: 3
Adoption not part of the score
2560 stars · 438 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
A PHP library that adds custom automatic update checking to WordPress plugins and themes hosted outside the official WordPress.org repository. It supports self-hosted JSON metadata files as well as GitHub, GitLab, and BitBucket releases, and surfaces updates through the standard WordPress upgrade UI.
Use cases
- add automatic updates to a commercial WordPress plugin
- enable update notifications for a private WordPress theme
- serve plugin updates from my own server instead of WordPress.org
- release WordPress plugin updates directly from a GitHub repository
- implement a license-key-gated update system for premium plugins
- make a self-hosted WordPress plugin behave like one hosted on WordPress.org
When to choose
- you distribute WordPress plugins or themes outside the official repository
- you want one-click upgrades using the familiar native WordPress update UI
- you host your code on GitHub, GitLab, or BitBucket and want releases to propagate as updates
- you need license management for commercial plugin updates
When to avoid
- your plugin or theme is already hosted on WordPress.org, which provides updates natively
- you need a general-purpose package or dependency manager rather than WordPress update notifications
- your project is not a WordPress plugin or theme
Facets
library · maturity stable
sdk developer-tools plugin-system cms web-development developer-tools php self-hosted wordpress wordpress-plugins wordpress-themes automatic-updates update-checker self-hosted-updates github-integration gitlab-integration bitbucket-integration automation web-server
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/YahnisElsts/plugin-update-checker · fetched 2026-08-28 · 1e08707edb5f
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| YahnisElsts/plugin-update-checker | main | 77 |
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