[wp-hackers] Plugin Update Checking and the Plugin URI

[Matt Mullenweg]

Benedict Eastaugh wrote:
> Are there any plans to add this for themes? Tarski has had this for a
> while, and I've always thought it was one of its more useful features.
> Basically we have an Atom feed which is updated every time a new
> version is released, and that's checked by the theme every time the
> Tarski Options page or the Dashboard is accessed.
> 
> http://tarskitheme.com/help/updates/notifier/

Not yet, but I think it's a good idea. Unfortunately theme data is much 
less structured than plugins.

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