[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #25314: A way for plugins/themes outside of the wp repository to provide an update API URL

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#25314: A way for plugins/themes outside of the wp repository to provide an update
API URL
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 Reporter:  farinspace       |       Owner:
     Type:  defect (bug)     |      Status:  reopened
 Priority:  normal           |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Upgrade/Install  |     Version:  3.6.1
 Severity:  normal           |  Resolution:
 Keywords:                   |     Focuses:
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Comment (by johnbillion):

 Replying to [comment:4 alexander.rohmann]:
 > However, there isn't a way from preventing the wordpress.org API from
 being polled every time the update transient is repopulated here:
 >
 > https://core.trac.wordpress.org/browser/branches/3.9/src/wp-
 includes/update.php#L285
 > `$request = wp_remote_post( $url, $args );`

 This is possible, but it's not very elegant. You need to hook into the
 `http_request_args` and filter out your plugin from the API request. Take
 a look at my [https://github.com/cftp/external-update-api/blob/master
 /external-update-api/euapi.php#L21 External Update API plugin].

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