Well I always want to know some statistical data about my WordPress plugins usage. I also wanted some system for notification my plugin users… So I decided to write a small custom system based on WordPress and SOAP using PHP. I already added it to all my plugins so if you are using some of them you will see it in action shortly .

Plugin SOAP opera

As I said it is based on SOAP. I distribute each of my WP plugins (or plugins/software I want to monitor) with SOAP client and display notification about updates including priority within administration interface of plugin. That was for client part. Server SOAP part is also implemented in PHP. Now comes the funny part. Administration interface to this monitor is also WP plugin, so as far as all data are stored as WP plugin tables(using server side SOAP) it was quite easy to integrate it WP stylish quickly.

What it can do

Now what it can do. It simply tracks plugin update requests. It also allows you to manage plugins and store/view its history. I think you can see it from following screenshots. This plugin is only for my internal use, but if you are interested contact me.

Update

SOAP sounds sexy but there was problem with SOAP support on servers where my plugin client was running… Not on all of them, but it is a issue. I am already working on some client side SOAP implementation as alternative. I also added support for displaying of my WP plugins ticket at Mantis bug tracking system I use. It is just a view, but it helps . You can see it at last screenshot.

This plugin is still under development and I will post updates here…

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