[wp-hackers] Plugin Update Checker

[DD32]

> My plugin (http://www.bluetrait.com/page/btev/) already has an update  
> checker, but I'm more than happy to work on a new an improved system.
If a plugin author wants to build their own update functions in, then
thats fine by me, as it shouldnt affect any other plugins.

> now that there's one at WP.org, I suggest we make use of it.
Exactly my thinking..
I'd like to get a XML interface to the Plugin/Theme search pages, as well
as for individual Plugins..
I've written up some very basic draft xml ideas allready, and plan on
contacting those involved to see if anything like it could be
implemented(with or without my help), Or if i'll have to continue to rely
on parsing the HTML files(which will be a PITA if they change the layout..)

http://wp-plugins.net/ for example can dump out a file of serialized data
about the plugin if you know the correct URL to fetch.
Theres an update notifier for plugins hosted by them available here:
http://www.mutube.com/projects/wordpress/update-manager/

> DD32: Bah! I wish I hadn't dropped out of school. <_<  That Summer of  
> Code thing sounds so worthwhile. :(
I'm hoping its worthwhile, It should be, I'd love to see all the ideas
that students put in for it though(6,000 proposals were submitted in total
for all the projects..) Its a shame that only 800 of those ideas get
chosen..


On Tue, 03 Apr 2007 19:10:34 +1000, Viper007Bond <viper at viper007bond.com>
wrote:

> Yeah, many plugins already have their own systems (including one of mine
> that reads a serialized piece of data from a URL), it's just that  
> there's no
> central database and now that there's one at WP.org, I suggest we make  
> use
> of it.
>
> DD32: Bah! I wish I hadn't dropped out of school. <_<  That Summer of  
> Code
> thing sounds so worthwhile. :(
>
> On 4/3/07, Michael Dale <email at dalegroup.net> wrote:
>>
>> If anyone is interested in
>>   developing something themselves as well, i'd appreciate if they were  
>> to
>>   get in touch with me, mainly so that if multiple plugins are  
>> developed,
>>   that we all follow some basic "rules" (ie. how to check for update,
>> Where
>>   to check, etc)My plugin (http://www.bluetrait.com/page/btev/) already
>> has an update checker, but I'm more than happy to work on a new an  
>> improved
>> system.
>>
>> Michael.
>>
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