I've tried 2 or three plugins but none seem to be functional. Is there a custom code piece out there or somewhere I can implement a PHP script that will send me an email when a new plugin update is available? Currently have tried WP Update Notifier and Mail-on-Update with zero success.
You can use Wordfence.
Set Email summary frequency to daily.
Use Scan for out of date plugins, themes and WordPress versions to find plugin updates.
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Please let me know how can I create an updateable plugin. so users can update it when plugin update available.
I know how to create a plugin but I don't know how to provide new updates . and what update related function I need to add in my first version.
to create updates for your plugins just change its version at the beginning of the code and when you upload your changes in the wordpress directory all users will automatically receive the information that is out of date.
To learn more about creating plugins go to the documentation:
https://developer.wordpress.org/plugins/
If you have any other questions let me know here, I will try to help you :)
I had program my own plugin.
Now I want to include a function which display a notice in the menu 'plugins' if I update my own plugin.
So user get a notice if an update is available.
Are there existing functions of wordpress which can I use?
Thanks for helping me.
I am confuse about plan subscription development in plugin, because if user download the whole plugin coding file then he/she can change the any of the code in plugin.
so how can develop this type of plugin. And also backupbuddy, gravityforms also make this type of annual subscription plan and if user make to code change in backupbuddy then deactivate the plugin but i can't understand the code which type of security in those plugin.
So, please suggest me how to develop.
I think Backup-buddy and gravity forms are used "filemtime" function for security purpose,because there are no any way to prevent user to modify code. because wordpress plugin are fully under control in user (open source).
i want to make an wordpress plugin, and to put it public, but i want that only the users that have a certain unique code to be able to activate it.
is there possible using the wordpress api to ask for a unique code at plugin activation (and to condition the plugin activation by this code)? I searched wordpress codex, but nothing found.
thanks a lot!
This sounds like the old akismet plugin which required users to register for an API token. You can as part of your plugin require users to enter settings and at this point prompt them to register for an API key.
See the WordPress codex for adding an options page.
Also see this example for a good example of hooking into the plugin activation:
In creating a plugin, how can I add a version update reminder for anyone using my plugin? This plugin will not be on Wordpress.org but on my own site. I am assuming the plugin checks on my server for a specific file and if the check version is same, no alert but if it is different an alert message will show? But how? Any direction would be appreciated.
The second part of this question is how to write the plugin to allow auto update like any plugins on wordpress? This way they can just click update and the plugin will just update.
Thanks.
I wouldn't host the plugin on your site for security reasons. There have been cases of malware hidden in plugins in the past and it's advised to get plugins from wp.org.
As for the alert system, you should use wp-cron.php to regularly check the txt file hosted on your server.