[wp-hackers] fwiw: informing a user that a updated plugin is avaiable

Per Soderlind per at soderlind.no
Thu Feb 23 23:29:15 GMT 2006


One of the main problems a plugin author has, when he/she updates a plugin,
is to tell the user that a new version is avalable.

Here's how I do it using Prototype:
http://soderlind.no/download/plugin_updated_demo.zip

You'll find a full implementation in the latest version of my ImageManager
plugin:
http://soderlind.no/archives/2006/01/03/imagemanager-20/


Kind regards,
Per

Prototype:
http://prototype.conio.net/
Prototype quick ref:
http://www.snook.ca/archives/000531.php
Prototype doc:
http://www.sitepoint.com/print/painless-javascript-prototype 
http://www.sergiopereira.com/articles/prototype.js.html 




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