Set an alternative update repo for theme/plugins?

  • The current www.ads-software.com vs WPEngine fiasco has me a bit concerned about usage of the www.ads-software.com public repo for themes and plugins.

    I’d like to allow my custom themes and plugins to check for updates from a custom repo that I control, rather than relying solely on www.ads-software.com, but still have the same interface as is currently used by WordPress…

    Is there an API somewhere in WordPress where I can set a custom repo (preferrably github/a private git server) to check for and install updates?

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  • I’d like to allow my custom themes and plugins to check for updates from a custom repo that I control,

    You’re free to use any repo and distribute your themes and plugins from your own site or 3rd-party marketplaces, as all commercial themes and plugins do.

    But if you want to distribute your theme through www.ads-software.com, you need to follow www.ads-software.com’s rules which are there primarily for the security of its users.

    WordPress users (site owners) have the reasonable expectation that themes and plugins they download from www.ads-software.com have passed certain basic security controls, and allowing developers to use random repos would simply break that promise and be a recipe for disaster.

    Is there an API somewhere in WordPress where I can set a custom repo (preferrably github/a private git server) to check for and install updates?

    See https://github.com/YahnisElsts/plugin-update-checker/

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