# Skip Updates

* Contributors: [Andy Fragen](https://github.com/afragen), [contributors](https://github.com/afragen/skip-updates/graphs/contributors)
* Tags: skip, update
* Requires at least: 5.2
* Requires PHP: 5.6
* Stable tag: main
* Donate link: http://thefragens.com/github-updater-donate
* License: MIT

A plugin that allows for adding installed dot org hosted plugins or themes to skip updating.

## Description

Have you ever had a custom plugin or theme accidentally overwritten by an update from a wp.org plugin or theme with an identical slug? There are several very old Trac tickets describing this behavior and are still waiting for a solution in core. That solution is now available.

This is a plugin that will add a Settings menu, **Skip Updates**, where plugins or themes may be added by selecting the type of either plugin or theme and entering the slug. Once added, the plugin or theme will **no longer receive updates or update notices from wp.org**.

Please note that a plugin slug has the format of `my-plugin/my-plugin.php` and a theme has a slug in the format of `twentynineteen`.

This does require that this plugin is installed and activated for this protection. Fortunately there is a [plugin dependency installer](https://github.com/afragen/wp-dependency-installer) library that may be added to your plugin or theme that is able to install and activate any plugin, including this one, in either an optional or mandatory fashion.

## Usage

The `"type"` element is from the following list.

* plugin
* theme

The `"slug"` element is either the plugin slug or the theme stylesheet slug.

### Examples

    type: plugin
    slug: akismet/akismet.php

or

    type: theme
    slug: twentynineteen

Above are examples for a plugin or a theme. Please notice the diffence in the `slug` format.

## Development
PRs are welcome against the `develop` branch.

## Changelog

Please see the Github repository: [CHANGELOG.md](https://github.com/afragen/skip-updates/blob/main/CHANGES.md).