http://dev.wp-plugins.org/

typey
(@typey)

21 years, 1 month ago

Hi,

I love Rich Manalang’s WP-Amazon plugin. However, the version downloadable from his website does not yet work with WP 1.5. To get the working version, we non-developers must stand up and boldly challenge the all-knowing developers by tresspassing on their turf! Join me on this daring nighttime (if your schedule is like mine) raid.

Many developers keep their plugins updated by using the WordPress Plugin Repository, here: http://dev.wp-plugins.org/. This is where the updated version of WP-Amazon is craftily concealed.

To get it, you must install a version control system on your computer; the modern one is called Subversion. A VCS is a free piece of software that lets developers keep track of all the changes they have made to their plugins. You will want to download TortoiseSVN at http://tortoisesvn.tigris.org/.

Once you have installed it, right-click on your desktop and select SVN Checkout. Enter the URL of the plugin you want; for WP-Amazon, it is http://svn.wp-plugins.org/wp-amazon. (For other plugins, replace “wp-amazon” with the plugin’s name.)

You will now have the most current version of the plugin.

For further reference, there is an entire free book on Subversion at http://svnbook.red-bean.com/.

Plugins are our inalienable right as WP users. Take back the plugins! Take back the power!

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Moderator James Huff
(@macmanx)

21 years, 1 month ago

O_o You like doing things the hard way don’t you. You don’t need subversion access.

::ahem:: To correctly and easily download plugins, go to http://dev.wp-plugins.org/ and click “Browser Source”. Now, scroll down to your plugin (we’ll choose WP-Amazon). Click WP-amazon (at this point, different devs use different subfolders, you’ll have to use your brain). For the latest version of WP-Amazon, select /trucks/. Now, open each file there and choose “Download in other formats: Original Format” at the bottom of the file view.

NuclearMoose
(@nuclearmoose)

21 years, 1 month ago

Actually, you don’t need to install SVN to get access to the plugins. The plugin repository is still quite new, and the front-end is a bit sparse. However, there is a master list of plugins available. Use that to navigate to the plugin pages and you can easily access the necessary PHP and other files.

The site was not set up to hide developers from WP users. It will eventually operate in the same manner as does SourceForge.

You already have the power! Go use it!

EDIT: @macmanx – :p

Moderator James Huff
(@macmanx)

21 years, 1 month ago

And if you want an even easier way to get your plugins from wp-plugins.org, use this: http://redalt.com/external/plugins.php

Again, you do not need subversion access.

jinsan
(@jinsan)

21 years, 1 month ago

I’m using the WP-Amazon plugin with 1.5 btw, works great.

Thread Starter typey
(@typey)

21 years, 1 month ago

I’m only kidding about the site hiding developers from users.

I was a bit frustrated that it was so hard to figure out how to get the updated version, but everyone who codes for WP does so for free, and I certainly appreciate all their work. Sorry if I ruffled feathers.

Moderator James Huff
(@macmanx)

21 years, 1 month ago

You didn’t ruffle any feathers. You just made getting plugins from the official repository sound a million times more difficult than it actually is.

davidchait
(@davidchait)

21 years, 1 month ago

Actually, this is why I just zip all my plugins up in one package… too many files for people to download individually, and the repository is too confusing for most average folks… I look forward to improvements on the site, especially because I’d like to start using RCS for my code, but for the moment it’s just too much of a burden on potential adopters… at least imho. 😉

-d