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+{
+	"name": "yahnis-elsts/plugin-update-checker",
+	"type": "library",
+	"description": "A custom update checker for WordPress plugins. Useful if you can't host your plugin in the official WP plugin repository but still want it to support automatic plugin updates.",
+	"keywords": ["wordpress", "plugin updates", "automatic updates"],
+	"homepage": "https://github.com/YahnisElsts/plugin-update-checker/",
+	"license": "GPL",
+	"authors": [
+		{
+			"name": "Yahnis Elsts",
+			"email": "whiteshadow@w-shadow.com",
+			"homepage": "http://w-shadow.com/",
+			"role": "Developer"
+		}
+	],
+	"require": {
+		"php": ">=5.2.0"
+	}
+}
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