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YahnisElsts / plugin-update-checker

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.
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How to set up a Github App for a private repository #561

Closed gerardreches closed 6 months ago

gerardreches commented 6 months ago

We used to have access tokens, but they are now gone and we have to create a "GitHub App". The form makes me wanna shoot myself, I can't understand what do I need to check to get a token to use in PUC.

Is there any tutorial on how to set up a GitHub App to use PUC with a private GitHub repository?

Not only that, but after creating the GitHub App they ask you to generate a private key, which automatically downloads a file. What am I supposed to do with all of this? I want just the old good plain access token...

Any help on how to set up a private GitHub repo?

YahnisElsts commented 6 months ago

What's that about access tokens being gone? I still see a "Personal access tokens" section under my developer settings. I tested one of the fine-grained access tokens just now and it still works fine. Are you sure they are supposed to be gone?

gerardreches commented 6 months ago

@YahnisElsts Where do you go to find it? I go to Settings > Developer settings and... Ah! Thanks god. I see it now. I could only find documentation about GitHub Apps when I was googleing for the access tokens plus some comment I read about that they had changed the system, so I must have rushed it and did not see the other options on the sidebar when I arrived there.

I had even made my repo public to be able to receive the updates without the access token.

Thank you!!!!