Update Manager

Update Manager was a plugin to enable automatic update checking of plugins via the [wp-plugins.net](http://www.wp-plugins.net). Unfortunately the WP-P

Author:Martin Fitzpatrick (profile at wordpress.org)
WordPress version required:2.0.2
WordPress version tested:2.2
Plugin version:1.8
Added to WordPress repository:08-02-2007
Last updated:15-09-2007
Warning! This plugin has not been updated in over 2 years. It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when used with more recent versions of WordPress.
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Plugin URI:http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/update-ma...
Total downloads:5 954
Active installs:10+
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Update Manager was a plugin to enable automatic update checking of plugins via the wp-plugins.net. Unfortunately the WP-Plugins API has been withdrawn and the plugin no longer works.

On the upside, chatter on wp-hackers mailing list suggests that a plugin update checker is being developed as part of the Google SoC.

I'll keep an eye out and keep you updated.