[wp-hackers] Update of own plugin

[Simon Blackbourn]

> The WordPress inbuilt Plugin upgrade functionality requires the plugin to
> be
> hosted on WordPress.org: http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/about/
>
> No plugin headers (such as Update Server) are taken into account, Your
> plugin may add update checking functionality in itself if you wish, You'll
> have to write a API server for your plugin and filter the plugin update
> transients to add the results of the transient if you wish. I know some
> people have implemented this, I'm not aware of a published article on it
> however.
>
>
There are very detailed instructions on how to make your own plugin
repository and set up the version checking and upgrade functionality in
Chapter 9 of the "Professional WordPress Plugin Development" book (
http://justintadlock.com/plugindevbook).