WooCommerce.com Update Manager
WooCommerce.com Update Manager delivers updates for WooCommerce extensions bought through a Woo.com subscription. It points each extension at its subscription update package and withholds the package when the subscription has expired. Suits stores that manage Woo.com extensions from one account. Limit: it does nothing useful without an active, connected Woo.com subscription.
Pros
- Delivers updates for Woo.com extensions from the subscription account
- Withholds update packages when a subscription has expired
- Clears WordPress update caches on activation and deactivation
Cons
- Only useful with an active Woo.com subscription
- Relies on the WooCommerce.com helper data for subscription checks
- Its own code has no settings screen
Topics: Ecommerce plugins
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