Now tracking WooCommerce.com Extension updates
WP Lookout now supports tracking WooCommerce.com Extensions, plugins that are made available for free or for purchase from WooCommerce.com. If you use WooCommerce, you already know that it’s one of …
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What happens when a buggy WordPress.org plugin release has to be reverted?
It’s the scenario that WordPress plugin authors dread: You make a few small improvements to your plugin, do some testing, and release a new version. Suddenly the support forum for …
Successful WordPress agency and freelance work means spending time on the right things
A user recently emailed us to remark on just how much time WP Lookout started saving his team when it came to tracking needed plugin updates across their client sites. …
The importance of having a WordPress staging site to test changes and updates
If you’re building or publishing with WordPress, you need to have at least two WordPress sites for each project you launch. The first one is obvious: it’s the WordPress site …
Tracking activity filtering
A small but useful update is now available on the activity tracking view in WP Lookout. You can choose which kinds of tracking events you want to see, including limiting …
How long do auto-updates take to get a plugin to the latest version?
If you’re using auto-updates in WordPress, it’s easy to assume that the process of getting a theme or plugin on your site to the latest available version is instantaneous. The …
Multi-feature vs Dedicated Solution: What’s the Right Call For Your Update Strategy?
These days, you can find a large number of WordPress site management Swiss Army Knives. The most significant advantage they offer is convenience. Instead of being a separate solution for …
Why WordPress Professionals Need More Than Auto-Updates
One of the most popular sayings in the WordPress community is “there’s a plugin for that.” The ability to customize and extend WordPress functionality drives WordPress’s overall success as a …
Tired of hunting for WordPress theme changelog details?
One of my favorite things about WP Lookout is that it allows you to quickly see the details of what’s changed, according to a theme’s changelog, when a new version …
WordPress auto-updates and the importance of reading the changelog
WordPress 5.5, being released this week, introduces support for auto-updating plugins and themes when new versions are available, where possible. It’s a great feature and one that a dedicated group …