[wp-testers] Keeping Up-to-date

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Sean Hayford O'Leary wrote:
> Wouldn't it be practical to have an XML file hosted on WordPress.org
> (e.g. http://wordpress.org/download/update?ver=$version)? By default,
> it would be empty, but when the version is replaced by another, it
> would simply contain a reminder and a link that could be printed at
> the top of the admin interface (for level 10 users).
> 
> Thoughts?

A plugin pjw_wp_version_monitor does a similar job by printing a message
at the top of the admin block. It has pro's and con's.

P.