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WordPress GitHub Installer

WP Plugin to install and update plugins hosted on github.

by Jörn Lund · github.com/mcguffin/wp-github-installer · website

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Install

Download source zip No release zip yet

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/mcguffin/wp-github-installer/archive/refs/heads/master.zip
Updates itself. It ships its own updater, so new versions appear under Dashboard → Updates.
Readme github.com/mcguffin/wp-github-installer ↗

Install and update GitHub hosted WordPress plugins.

Features

  • Install plugins from GtHub repository URL
  • Checks for updates
  • Works with public and private repositories (Access token required)
  • Translation ready (translators welcome!)
  • Works in multisite environment

Plugin Developers

Installation and auto update should work with any github hosted wordpress plugin, as long as

  • The main plugin file is located in the root directory
  • The Plugin URI points to the github repository.

ToDo:

  • be sensitive with local repositories (identified by presence of .git directory)
  • Option: manual Plugin update check.
  • install and update themes