Beskriuwing
GWD Connect provides automatic WordPress updates with email notifications, plus a powerful REST API for site migrations and deployments.
Auto Updates
- Automatically updates WordPress core (minor and major versions)
- Automatically updates plugins, themes, and translations
- Email notifications when plugins are updated
Migration REST API (GWD Connector)
- Swap the entire WordPress filesystem from a tar.gz or zip archive
- Patch specific directories without wiping the rest (partial deployment)
- Write individual files remotely
- Swap the entire database from a SQL dump
- Serialization-aware URL search-replace across all database tables
- Scan and fix wp-config.php for hardcoded URLs
- Full migration orchestration combining all steps
All API endpoints require authentication via the X-GWD-Key header. Manage your API key from the GWD Connect settings page.
Donations
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Skermôfbyldings
GWD Connect Settings Page
Ynstallaasje
- Upload the plugin files to wp-content/plugins/graphic-web-design-inc/ or install through the WordPress plugin screen.
- Activate the plugin.
- Visit GWD Connect in the admin menu to configure your notification email and view your API key.
FAQ
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What is the API Key for?
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The API key authenticates requests to the GWD Connector REST API, which provides bulk migration and deployment capabilities for your WordPress site.
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How do I use the migration API?
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Add the X-GWD-Key header to your requests. Visit the GWD Connect settings page for your API key and endpoint documentation.
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Is the migration API safe to use?
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All endpoints support a dry_run parameter to validate operations without making changes. Always test with dry_run first.
Resinsjes
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Feroaringslog
1.5
- Rebranded plugin from “GWD Manager” to “GWD Connect”
- Updated admin menu, page titles, constants, and function prefixes
1.4
- Remote debugging capability via REST API (GET/POST /gwd/v2/debug)
- Admin UI checkboxes for WP_DEBUG, WP_DEBUG_LOG, and WP_DEBUG_DISPLAY
- Atomic wp-config.php writes for safe constant toggling
- Automatic cleanup of old plugin basenames to prevent activation errors
1.3
- Full internationalization (i18n) — all user-facing strings are now translatable
- Added Text Domain and Domain Path plugin headers
- Reduced readme.txt tags to WordPress.org maximum of 5
1.2
- Major update: integrated GWD Connector migration REST API
- Added bulk migration endpoints (filesystem swap, database swap, URL replace, wp-config fix)
- Added tabbed admin interface (GWD Connect)
- Improved API key security (64-character cryptographic key)
- Fixed security issues (XSS, missing capability checks, input sanitization)
- Updated notification email handling
- Requires PHP 8.1+
1.11
- Bug Fix with outgoing plugin update notification email
1.0
- Initial release
- Auto-update for WordPress core, plugins, and themes
- Email notifications on plugin updates
- API Token for future integrations