Description

Dashboard centralizes automatic updates for BuddyDev plugins and themes by connecting the BuddyDev account API key in a dedicated settings screen within the WordPress dashboard. The Dashboard addon adds an integrated upgrade flow to BuddyDev through the native updater, useful for administrators managing multiple BuddyDev family components on standard or WordPress Multisite installations.

Main Features of Dashboard

  • Automatic updates
    Checks BuddyDev packages and applies upgrades through the native WordPress updater.
  • API key
    Uses BuddyDev account credentials to authorize access to packages.
  • Settings screen
    Adds an area in the dashboard to register access data.
  • Multisite compatibility
    Works on standard WordPress installations and WordPress Multisite networks.
  • Batch update
    Allows updating multiple BuddyDev plugins without manually downloading files.

Benefits of Dashboard

  • Less manual work
    Reduces repeated downloads and BuddyDev package reinstalls.
  • Centralized management
    Concentrates BuddyDev family updates within WordPress itself.
  • More predictable routine
    Helps administrators keep BuddyDev extensions aligned with less effort.
  • Network use
    Facilitates maintenance of Multisite environments with multiple active components.

Who is Dashboard Recommended For?

  • WordPress site administrators using BuddyDev plugins or themes.
  • Developers maintaining communities, portals, or networks with BuddyDev components.
  • Managers of WordPress Multisite installations needing to centralize updates.

How to Download Dashboard

Dashboard is available for download here on Ultrapack. After downloading the .zip file, install it via Plugins > Add New > Upload Plugin, select the .zip, and activate. Then, configure BuddyDev account access data in the WordPress dashboard.

The additional module is recommended for those already working with the BuddyDev ecosystem who need to reduce manual steps in maintaining plugins and themes. By using the BuddyDev account API and WordPress update mechanism, the component keeps the upgrade flow within the administrative dashboard, without relying on recurring file reinstalls.

Frequently asked questions

Is BuddyDev | Dashboard GPL-licensed?

Yes. BuddyDev | Dashboard is distributed under the GPL (GNU General Public License). You may legally use, modify and redistribute it on as many sites as you want.

Can I use BuddyDev | Dashboard on multiple sites?

Yes. You can install BuddyDev | Dashboard on as many sites as you want. Only automatic updates through Ultrapack Auto Updater have a limit: from 3 to 80 sites, depending on the plan.

How much does BuddyDev | Dashboard cost at Ultrapack?

BuddyDev | Dashboard costs US$2.99 as a single purchase, and it is also included in the subscription plans starting at US$12/mo (VIP I).

Does BuddyDev | Dashboard include updates?

Yes. The current version of BuddyDev | Dashboard is 1.0.5, published at Ultrapack on Feb 8, 2024. Subscribers update straight from the WordPress dashboard with UAU (Ultrapack Auto Updater).

Is BuddyDev | Dashboard scanned before publication?

Yes. Every version of BuddyDev | Dashboard goes through a malware scan (ClamAV and YARA rules, at UltraHub) before it is published.