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Git Theme Updater

With this plugin you will be able to update your themes directly from GitHub. Also works in MultiSite.

Based on plugin Theme Updater:

Main additions:

  • Interface to manually add repository URL
  • Add support to private projects
  • Fixed an issue with downgrade when passing through an authentication page.

Installation

1 - Install Git Theme Updater on your WordPress site

If you're running a MultiSite you must activate it on the entire network.

2 - Publish your theme to a public GitHub Repository

3 - Add a version tag to your style.css

Example header:

Theme Name: Example  
Theme URI: http://example.com/  
Description: My Example Theme
Author: person
Version: 1.0

4 - Create a new tag and push the change back to the repo

$ git tag 1.0
$ git push origin 1.0

5 - Insert it's repository URL on Git Theme Updater's page settings.

If it's a private project on GitHub, create an application and insert it's Secret and ID on plugin's page settings.

6 - Done!

Whenever you upload a new version to GitHub and push it's tag version, Git Theme Updater will detect and show an alert to update on your WordPress panel.

Changelog

*** v1.0 - March 17, 2013

  • Initial version released