Description
UpdatePress is a powerful WordPress plugin that helps website owners efficiently display and manage update notifications. It features a floating widget and a sidebar drawer that dynamically fetches and showcases the latest updates. It is ideal for businesses looking to keep users informed about new releases—especially for software, SaaS, and digital products—without requiring them to scroll or search for updates.
Features:
* Floating widget for quick access to updates
* Sidebar drawer to display updated details
* Category filtering for better navigation
* Fetches updates dynamically from a custom API endpoint
* Mobile-friendly and responsive design
License & Credits
This plugin is licensed under the GPLv2 or later. You are free to modify and distribute it as per the license terms.
Screenshots
Installation
- Download the plugin ZIP file and upload it to
/wp-content/plugins/directory. - Activate the plugin from the Plugins menu in WordPress.
- Navigate to UpdatePress Settings to configure the API endpoint and other options.
- Use the floating widget or sidebar drawer to view and manage updates.
FAQ
-
UpdatePress pulls updates from a custom WordPress REST API endpoint (
/wp-json/updatepress/v1/updates). You can modify this endpoint to fetch data from different sources. -
No, But the later updates will come with this feature where the user can customize CSS structure, allowing to override styles using your theme’s CSS file.
-
Yes, UpdatePress can be extended to fetch updates from custom post types by modifying the query inside the plugin.
-
No, at the moment it is not possible to remove it, however, we are working on an updated version and users will be able to modify, hide it.
Reviews
There are no reviews for this plugin.
Contributors & Developers
“Update Press – Keep your users informed about changes and updates” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.
Contributors
Translate “Update Press – Keep your users informed about changes and updates” into your language.
Interested in development?
Browse the code, check out the SVN repository, or subscribe to the development log by RSS.
Changelog
1.0.1
Minore fixes and upgrades.
1.0.0
- Initial release with floating widget and sidebar drawer.
- Category filtering and REST API support.
- Responsive and mobile-friendly UI.
