soderlind/wp-atproto-repo

WordPress Plugins and Themes in the ATmosphere

WordPress Plugins and Themes in the ATmosphere

Based upon a discussion I had with Claude 3.5 Sonnet.

This would allow developers to publish their work on a decentralized platform and provide users with a more secure and reliable way to manage their installations.

Idea

• use the atproto protocol to discover (firehose) plugins and themes and validate ownership (under a users profile?)

• use git-updater (afragen/git-updater) and its api plugins to retrive plugins from:

  • GitHub
  • Bitbucket
  • GitLab
  • Gitea
  • Gist
  • ... and more

Additional Considerations

• Security verification through AT Protocol's DID system
• Version tracking and compatibility checks
• Release notes and changelogs as posts/threads
• Community engagement through likes/replies
• Plugin/theme ratings and reviews as posts
• Automated testing results publishing
• Dependency tracking and notifications
• Support ticket integration
• Documentation hosting
• monetization options through App Passwords
• Plugin/theme collections as lists
• Cross-promotion between developers
• Issue tracking integration

Plan

1. Create WordPress plugin framework
2. Implement ATProto connection
3. Set up firehose subscription
4. Add plugin/theme validation
5. Integrate with git-updater
6. Create repository handlers

Key features:

• Connects to ATProto network
• Subscribes to firehose for plugin/theme records
• Validates ownership through DIDs
• Integrates with multiple git providers
• Hooks into git-updater system
• Provides admin interface for configuration

Implementation Challenges:

• Rate limiting and data caching
• Network resilience
• Backwards compatibility
• Migration path for existing plugins
• Handling private repositories
• Multi-network synchronization
• Version conflict resolution
• Data backup and recovery
• GDPR compliance
• License management

Standards to Consider:

• WordPress Coding Standards
• ATProto Lexicon Schema
• Semantic Versioning
• Security best practices
• i18n/l10n requirements
• Accessibility guidelines

Next steps would be:

1. Define custom lexicon for wp plugins/themes
2. Implement repository provider classes
3. Create admin interface
4. Add update checker integration
5. Build discovery feed UI

Process Flow

flowchart TB
    subgraph ATProto Network
        F[Firehose] --> |Subscribe| E[Event Stream]
        E --> |Filter| WP[WP Plugin/Theme Records]
    end

    subgraph WordPress Site
        WP --> |Validate| V[DID Validation]
        V --> |Check| O[Ownership Verification]
        O --> |Process| GU[Git Updater]
    end

    subgraph Git Providers
        GU --> |Fetch| GH[GitHub]
        GU --> |Fetch| BB[Bitbucket]
        GU --> |Fetch| GL[GitLab]
        GU --> |Fetch| GT[Gitea]
        GU --> |Fetch| GS[Gist]
    end

    subgraph Update Process
        GH & BB & GL & GT & GS --> |Download| UP[Update Package]
        UP --> |Install| WPI[WordPress Installation]
    end

    subgraph Community Features
        WPI --> |Generate| RN[Release Notes]
        WPI --> |Collect| RV[Reviews]
        WPI --> |Track| IS[Issues]
        RN & RV & IS --> |Post| AT[AT Protocol Feed]
    end

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