ernilambar / gitvise
Update WordPress plugins from GitHub releases.
Maintainers
Requires
- php: >=7.4
- erusev/parsedown: ^1.8
Requires (Dev)
- ernilambar/coding-standard: ^2.0
- phpunit/phpunit: ^9.0 || ^10.0
- squizlabs/php_codesniffer: ^3.0
- wp-coding-standards/wpcs: ^3.4
This package is auto-updated.
Last update: 2026-08-07 05:40:30 UTC
README
WordPress PHP library for plugin updates from GitHub releases: uses the latest release tag as the version and the release ZIP as the package.
Requirements: PHP 7.4+, WordPress 6.0+
Installation
composer require ernilambar/gitvise
In your plugin, load the library via its entry point:
require_once __DIR__ . '/vendor/ernilambar/gitvise/init.php';
Usage
use Nilambar\Gitvise\Updater; $updater = new Updater( 'your-github-user/your-repo-name', __FILE__ ); $updater->init();
Optional: Third argument = custom update slug (when plugin dir name differs from desired slug). Fourth argument = GitHub personal access token (for higher API rate limit).
$updater = new Updater( 'user/repo', __FILE__, 'repo-slug', 'ghp_your_token' ); $updater->init();
How it works
On each update check, the library fetches the latest release from the GitHub API, compares the tag (e.g. v1.2.3 → 1.2.3) with the installed version from WordPress’s transient, and populates the update with a ZIP asset from the release. The plugins_api filter is handled so “View details” shows release info.