Many open-source projects and developers utilize GitHub to host their work. You may stumble across plugins or themes hosted on GitHub as a WordPress user. It may be tough for a novice user to figure out how to download and install a plugin or theme from GitHub since it is not specialized in WordPress development. We’ll teach you how to install WordPress plugins or themes from GitHub in this post.
What exactly is GitHub?
GitHub, as previously stated, is a code hosting service. It is now the most popular project hosting service among open source developers since it is free to use for open source projects. The term GitHub comes from the Git revision control system. Not only does GitHub give simple collaboration tools, but it also includes social networking capabilities such as following individuals, awarding stars to repositories, subscribing to repositories and projects, and so on.
Github may be used for any project that wants to use Git’s revision control system. Open Source learning materials, documentation initiatives, manuals, and guidebooks are just a few examples. Users may collaborate in teams and add additional users to their projects using GitHub’s capabilities.
Using GitHub to Download and Install WordPress Plugins and Themes
Make sure you can get updates for a WordPress theme or plugin before installing it from GitHub. We’ll get into it later in this essay.
It’s quite simple to install plugins and themes from GitHub. It’s the same as manually installing a WordPress plugin.
To begin, browse to the GitHub source for the plugin or theme. Click the clone or download button on the repository’s home page, then the Download Zip button.
Getting a WordPress plugin or theme from GitHub Now, navigate to the Plugins > Add New page in your WordPress admin area.
The plugin must be manually uploaded from your PC. To do so, just click the upload button.
The opportunity to upload the plugin’s zip file will appear.
You must first pick the ZIP file from your computer by clicking the ‘Choose file’ option.
After that, you must click the Install Now button. WordPress will now upload, unzip, and install the plugin for you from the zip package on your PC.
You’ll see a success message once it’s finished. Then, to activate the plugin on your site, click the Activate Plugin link.
How Do I Get GitHub Updates for WordPress Plugins I’ve Installed?
WordPress defaults to looking for a newer version of a plugin based on the readme file and plugin header, which include information about the most recent stable version to use. WordPress, on the other hand, does not automatically update plugins downloaded from GitHub by default. Theme and plugin developers must put in a little more work to allow users to get updates straight from GitHub sources.
To do this, certain GitHub plugins and themes may already have the code that enables you to get automatic updates.
The theme or plugin creator may request that you install the GitHub Updater plugin in certain situations. This approach will allow you to get updates for GitHub plugins and themes.
In either instance, you’ll need to reach out to the plugin/theme creator through GitHub and inquire about the update situation if you want to make sure you get updates when they release a new version.
This article should have assisted you in installing WordPress plugins or themes from GitHub.
If you appreciate the plugin or theme you’re using from GitHub, don’t forget to give it a star on GitHub. This will demonstrate to the developers that you value their efforts. Leave a comment below to tell us about any noteworthy WordPress projects you found on GitHub.
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