#Updater joomla for free#

#Updater joomla for free#

This works perfectly for free downloads, but how do you handle extensions that are part of a subscription, the so called paid downloads?įor this the Joomla Update manager has the option to store an 'extra_query' in the #_update_sites table (the table that holds all the locations of the remote xml files of the installed extensions). it will then prompt you to download this version and install it.īut how does it work for paid extensions? So when you have installed version 1.2 of a plugin installed, and the developer releases version 1.3, then the Joomla Update manager will visit and download the updated xml file, and will see that a new version (1.3) is available. This xml file has all the information regarding the downloadable versions.

In the extensions manifest file (a special file with extension information in the installation package) is a link included to an xml file on that server. It offers notification in the administrator area notifying the user that new versions of extensions are available and offers the functionality to seamlessly install these updates with the click of a mouse (hence we use the name Joomla One Click updater).Įxtension developers (like me) need to host an extension repository where (new) versions of the extensions are uploaded. The Joomla! Update System is mainly driven by the Extensions Manager. Starting with Joomla! 1.6, Joomla! has featured an update system to help keep systems up to date. To facilitate website maintainers in keeping their installed extensions and plugins up to date, the Joomla One Click updater was introduced. One of the best ways of keeping your website secure is keeping Joomla up to date AND keep your installed extensions / plugins up to date. GO! Joomla! Update System improvements Geschreven door Ruud van Lent.