touchstone vs plugin-update-checker

touchstone

A tool for making the writing of tests in WordPress plugins and themes easier. (by SebKay)

A custom update checker for WordPress plugins. Useful if you don't want to host your project in the official WP repository, but would still like it to support automatic updates. Despite the name, it also works with themes. (by YahnisElsts)

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touchstone		plugin-update-checker
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4	Mentions	6
17	Stars	2,153
-	Growth	-
2.9	Activity	6.3
3 months ago	Latest Commit	11 days ago
PHP	Language	PHP
MIT License	License	MIT License

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touchstone

Posts with mentions or reviews of touchstone. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2021-10-08.

A package I created for making unit and integration testing easier for WordPress developers
1 project | /r/PHP | 8 Oct 2021

1 project | /r/WordPressThemes | 8 Oct 2021

1 project | /r/WordpressPlugins | 8 Oct 2021
A helpful wrapper for unit and integration testing in WordPress
2 projects | /r/ProWordPress | 8 Oct 2021

plugin-update-checker

Posts with mentions or reviews of plugin-update-checker. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-09-20.

How to implement the "Update now" functionality for custom WordPress plugin whenever I release a new feature
1 project | /r/Wordpress | 10 May 2023
Pull Plugin Updates from Github
1 project | /r/Wordpress | 18 Dec 2022

This is a great library for that: https://github.com/YahnisElsts/plugin-update-checker
Theme Development - Show "New Version Available. Update Now"
1 project | /r/Wordpress | 18 Oct 2022
WordPress development with GIT
4 projects | /r/Wordpress | 20 Sep 2022
How to Auto Update WordPress Custom Theme and Plugin from Github
1 project | dev.to | 1 Jun 2022

The process is very easy. I used Plugin Update Checker library and recorded a video for you. I thought showing the process visually to the viewers are much better than reading.
I made a custom WordPress plugin update server with a serverless function.
1 project | /r/Wordpress | 21 Sep 2021

There's also a great little library on Github that works well, which allows you to handle plugin updates yourself. Again though, it doesn't manage/check license keys.

What are some alternatives?

When comparing touchstone and plugin-update-checker you can also consider the following projects:

bedrock - WordPress boilerplate with Composer, easier configuration, and an improved folder structure

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wordpress-to-jekyll-exporter - One-click WordPress plugin that converts all posts, pages, taxonomies, metadata, and settings to Markdown and YAML which can be dropped into Jekyll (or Hugo or any other Markdown and YAML based site engine).

theme - Tonik is a WordPress Starter Theme which aims to modernize, organize and enhance some aspects of WordPress theme development.

wp-plugin-base - Powerful opinated boilerplate for WordPress plugins :electric_plug:

query-monitor-twig-profile - Displays Twig profiler output in Query Monitor

kleiderordnung-berlin - Portfolio website for sustainable stylist Tina Steinke in Berlin, powered by a hybrid classic WordPress theme with custom frontpage and block enabled pages (WIP)

git-updater - This WP plugin will update GitHub, Bitbucket, GitLab, and Gitea hosted plugins and themes

wprig - A progressive theme development rig for WordPress.

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