A custom update checker for WordPress plugins. Useful if you don't want to host your project in the official WP repository, but would still like it to support automatic updates. Despite the name, it also works with themes.
C-Rank Grade: D (Risky) - 9/100
External PR Merge Rate: -
Response Time: 11h
First Timer Success: -
YahnisElsts/plugin-update-checker has a recorded first-timer success rate of 0.0%. Repositories ranked D typically provide actionable feedback during code reviews and actively nurture new community contributors.
Maintainers in YahnisElsts/plugin-update-checker respond to incoming external pull requests in approximately 10.7 hours on average. Keeping PRs focused on single tasks and ensuring tests pass helps maintainers review faster.
The C-Rank™ system evaluates GitHub projects on a 0–100 scale using real data: PR merge rates, review turnaround time, active maintainer presence, and first-time contributor success. A score of 9.5 places YahnisElsts/plugin-update-checker in the D tier.
The external contributor pull request merge rate for YahnisElsts/plugin-update-checker is 0.0%, based on public PR activity from non-core contributors.
YahnisElsts/plugin-update-checker does not currently have active "good first issue" tags indexed, but accepts external contributions through standard GitHub issue tracking.
A custom update checker for WordPress plugins. Useful if you don't want to host your project in the official WP repository, but would still like it to support automatic updates. Despite the name, it also works with themes.
Collaborative maintainer environment in YahnisElsts/plugin-update-checker. Reviews community pull requests with focus on project quality.
Discussions in YahnisElsts/plugin-update-checker focus heavily on practical implementation feedback, code formatting standards, and issue reproduction details.
Unlinked PRs without issue context and changes that fail automated test suites face the highest review friction.
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Maintainer Strategy: Maintainer Sweet Spot: PRs under 150 lines merge in ~7 hours (81% approval). Large PRs (>500 lines) take ~51 hours (29% approval). Keep your diff compact for rapid review.
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When evaluating whether to contribute to YahnisElsts/plugin-update-checker, response velocity and maintainer engagement are crucial. GetMerged continuously tracks pull request trajectories, first-comment latency, and code review rounds to help developers avoid submitting pull requests to backlogged repositories.
Currently, maintainers of YahnisElsts/plugin-update-checker acknowledge new external contributions in approximately 10 hours. Out of all submitted pull requests from non-core authors in the last 180-day window, 0.0% were successfully merged into the primary branch.
YahnisElsts/plugin-update-checker has a recorded first-timer success rate of 0.0%. Repositories ranked Risky typically provide actionable feedback during code reviews and actively nurture new community contributors.
The initial maintainer response time averages ~10 hours. Keeping PRs scoped to single concerns and ensuring CI checks succeed will optimize review turnaround.
The C-Rank™ index scores repositories on a 0 to 100 scale using an objective formula: external PR merge rates, initial response speed, active maintainer count, and first-time contributor retention. A score of 9.5 places YahnisElsts/plugin-update-checker in the Risky tier.
The external pull request merge rate is 0.0%. GetMerged isolates non-core community contributions so external developers get an accurate benchmark of PR acceptance probability.
YahnisElsts/plugin-update-checker does not have open beginner labels indexed currently, but external PRs for bugs and documentation improvements are evaluated via normal issue triage.
All metrics displayed for YahnisElsts/plugin-update-checker are automatically retrieved via the public GitHub API and recalculated daily. Insider pull requests submitted by repository owners or organization members are excluded from merge rate calculations to preserve objective external contributor statistics.