Development of a tool for central management of updates in WordPress

The objective of the diploma thesis is the development of a tool to enable the central management of updates for the WordPress platform by adding the control over distribution of changes to a multitude of independent WordPress platforms. The introduction presents the WordPress platform and the problems with the control of updates to a large number of webpages. It shows the development of a plug-in solution, which extends the functionality of the platform. The solution consists of two components: a plug-in for the central website and a plug-in for websites for which control has to be provided. First, the communication is explained, which runs between plug-ins. It enables the collection of the state data for the controlled platforms. Next, the explanation of the functionality of the plug-in for the central website and controlled websites is provided as well. Finally, the thesis gives an assessment of the usefulness of the developed solution, and propose suggestions for further work