Install
This is the repository archive. It installs, but the folder name will carry the branch suffix and updates will not flow.
Install straight from GitHub with WP-CLI:
wp plugin install https://github.com/aaronmichael32/afb-update-watch/archive/refs/heads/main.zipKnow when a WordPress plugin changes owner or is closed on WordPress.org, and hold its updates until you have checked it.
Plugins change hands. Most sales are harmless, but some buyers have pushed a malicious update to every site running the plugin they bought. WordPress.org does not tell you when a plugin you rely on gets a new owner, so the first you hear of it is often the hack.
AFB Update Watch checks every plugin you have installed from WordPress.org once a day and:
- Spots a change of owner. It records each plugin's author and committers the first time it sees it, then tells you if they change.
- Spots a closure. If a plugin is closed on WordPress.org, you hear about it straight away.
- Holds updates until you have checked. A flagged plugin's update is held back from automatic updates, the Update button and bulk updates until you press release.
- Guards WooCommerce updates. A new major or minor WooCommerce release is not auto updated until every active extension says it is tested with it.
- Emails you. Alerts go to the admin email, or an address you choose.
Everything runs on your own site. The only outside call is to the public WordPress.org plugin API.
Development
composer install
vendor/bin/phpcs
vendor/bin/phpunit.distignore lists what stays out of the WordPress.org build.
Licence
GPLv2 or later. Built by AFB Digital Solutions.