{"id":288355,"date":"2026-04-08T20:33:21","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T20:33:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/update-watchdog\/"},"modified":"2026-04-09T19:27:51","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T19:27:51","slug":"updawa","status":"publish","type":"plugin","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/updawa\/","author":14093796,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"version":"1.0.2","stable_tag":"1.0.2","tested":"6.9.4","requires":"6.0","requires_php":"7.0","requires_plugins":null,"header_name":"UpdaWa","header_author":"Designer Solutions sp. z o.o.","header_description":"Monitors the availability of updates for WordPress plugins, themes, and core. 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The bundled QR code library runs entirely in your browser and sends no data anywhere.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"how%20is%20the%20api%20token%20stored%3F\"><h3>How is the API token stored?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>The token is stored as a WordPress option (<code>updawa_token<\/code>) in your site's database. It is never transmitted or logged by the plugin itself.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"what%20happens%20to%20my%20data%20when%20i%20delete%20the%20plugin%3F\"><h3>What happens to my data when I delete the plugin?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>The plugin registers an uninstall routine that removes the <code>updawa_token<\/code> option from the database when the plugin is deleted through the WordPress admin.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"can%20i%20use%20the%20rest%20api%20from%20a%20remote%20monitoring%20system%3F\"><h3>Can I use the REST API from a remote monitoring system?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>Yes. Copy the Bearer token from the <strong>Token API<\/strong> tab and include it as the <code>Authorization<\/code> header in your HTTP requests. The endpoint returns a JSON snapshot of the current update status.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"how%20do%20i%20regenerate%20the%20token%3F\"><h3>How do I regenerate the token?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>Open the <strong>Token API<\/strong> tab and click <strong>Regenerate token<\/strong>. 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