[wp-hackers] Checking plugins versions

[Matt Mullenweg]

Alex Günsche wrote:
> Plugin authors would provide this information in a standardized way,
> e.g. in an XML file. This file could be put into a central repository,
> or the plugin itself could carry the information where the update file
> is. Creating the update file could be simplified and standardised with a
> small generator form.

Hopefully this can be something we can bake into WordPress after the 
plugin directory is done.

-- 
Matt Mullenweg
  http://photomatt.net | http://wordpress.org
http://automattic.com | http://akismet.com