Git Updater #2 in Updates & Deployment
This WP plugin will update GitHub, Bitbucket, GitLab, and Gitea hosted plugins and themes
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Install
The author publishes release zips, so WP-CLI can install straight from GitHub:
wp plugin install https://github.com/afragen/git-updater/releases/download/14.4.2/git-updater-14.4.2.zipAlso on Packagist as afragen/github-updater:
composer require afragen/github-updaterDeclares an update source (afragen/git-updater), so updates arrive through the plugin's own updater.
From the readme
Git Updater
Contributors: Andy Fragen, contributors
Tags: packages, update, github, language pack
Requires at least: 5.9
Requires PHP: 8.0
Stable tag: master
Donate link:
License: GPL-3.0-or-later
A simple plugin to enable automatic updates to your GitHub hosted WordPress plugins, themes, and language packs. Additional API plugins available for Bitbucket, GitLab, Gitea, and Gist.
Comprehensive information regarding Git Updater is available in the Knowledge Base.
Install the latest version here.
Description
This plugin was originally designed to simply update any GitHub hosted WordPress plugin or theme. Your plugin or theme must contain a header in the style.css header or in the plugin's header denoting the location on GitHub. The format is as follows.
GitHub Plugin URI: https://github.com/afragen/git-updater
or
GitHub Theme URI: https://github.com/afragen/test-child
...where the above URI leads to the owner/repository of your theme or plugin. The URI format is https://github.com//. You should not include any extensions like .git.
API Plugins
API plugins for Bitbucket, GitLab, Gitea, and Gist are available. API plugins are available for a one-click ins
Read the full README on GitHub →
Releases
| Tag | Published | Asset | Downloads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14.4.2 | Sep 4, 2026 | — | — |
| 14.4.2 | Sep 4, 2026 | git-updater-14.4.2.zip | 20 |
| 14.4.1 | Sep 1, 2026 | — | — |
| 14.4.1 | Sep 1, 2026 | git-updater-14.4.1.zip | 13 |
| 14.4.0 | Aug 27, 2026 | — | — |
| 14.4.0 | Aug 27, 2026 | git-updater-14.4.0.zip | 29 |
| 14.3.0 | Aug 8, 2026 | — | — |
| 14.3.0 | Aug 8, 2026 | git-updater-14.3.0.zip | 95 |
| 14.2.3 | Aug 5, 2026 | — | — |
| 14.2.3 | Aug 5, 2026 | git-updater-14.2.3.zip | 33 |
| 14.2.2 | Aug 5, 2026 | — | — |
| 14.2.2 | Aug 5, 2026 | git-updater-14.2.2.zip | 4 |
| 14.2.1 | Aug 4, 2026 | — | — |
| 14.2.1 | Aug 4, 2026 | git-updater-14.2.1.zip | 10 |
| 14.2.0 | Jul 29, 2026 | — | — |
| 14.2.0 | Jul 29, 2026 | git-updater-14.2.0.zip | 68 |
| 14.1.0 | Jul 24, 2026 | — | — |
| 14.1.0 | Jul 24, 2026 | git-updater-14.1.0.zip | 24 |
| 14.0.2 | Jul 22, 2026 | — | — |
| 14.0.2 | Jul 22, 2026 | git-updater-14.0.2.zip | 12 |
| 14.0.1 | Jul 22, 2026 | — | — |
| 14.0.1 | Jul 22, 2026 | git-updater-14.0.1.zip | 5 |
| 14.0.0 | Jul 21, 2026 | — | — |
| 14.0.0 | Jul 21, 2026 | git-updater-14.0.0.zip | 16 |
| 13.0.1 | Jun 5, 2026 | — | — |
Active-site estimate ≈100 comes from the 14.3.0 cohort. Method.