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Updates & versions

Updates aren't showing up​

Symptom: a new release exists but WordPress doesn't offer the update.

Cause: updates are version-driven — one appears only when the version in the GitHub repo is higher than the installed one.

Fix:

  • Confirm the new version was pushed and its manifest version was bumped.
  • Never downgrade a version — it breaks the updater's cached state.
  • For your own extension or theme, confirm the github_update manifest key (and github_branch) point at the right repo.

See Updates & auto-updates.

How the bundle version relates to extensions​

The whole plugin (core plus every bundled extension) ships as one release, and delivery is triggered by the core version. A change to an extension only reaches sites once the core version is bumped and a matching release is cut, so if an extension fix isn't live yet, check that a new core release went out.