---
title: Check for WordPress updates from the outside
kind: blog
description: '"wp-external-update-check" is a small WordPress plugin that lets you check your WordPress site(s) for updates.'
words: 52
readingMinutes: 1
created: '2013-03-31T16:45:07.000Z'
updated: '2026-06-27T21:03:45+02:00'
tags:
  - wordpress
  - opensource
  - jenkins
  - system-administration
---
It provides a secret URL to check for updates to the WordPress core, plugins and themes, without requiring cookie-based authentication. It is meant to be used from external monitoring or continous integration systems.

A simple usage example for Jenkins (requires the Python plugin for Jenkins) is given in the docs directory.

[Download/contribute](https://github.com/cconrad/wp-external-update-check)