Fair 1.0: Decentralised WordPress packages
13 hours ago
- #Plugins
- #Decentralization
- #WordPress
- FAIR 1.0 Milestone Release introduces decentralized WordPress packages.
- Site administrators can now find, trust, and install plugins from independent sources or a WordPress.org mirror.
- The FAIR plugin enables cryptographic signature verification and uses DIDs (Decentralized Identifiers) for package identification.
- AspireCloud aggregates plugin metadata from multiple sources, improving search performance and supporting faceted searches.
- AspireExplorer provides a public web interface for browsing and downloading packages, now available at fair.pm/packages.
- The FAIR plugin enhances privacy, limits third-party server contact, and avoids storing personally identifiable information.
- Mini-FAIR Repo plugin allows sites to advertise plugins published on GitHub, GitLab, etc., using DIDs and REST API.
- Planet FAIR serves as a curated news feed in the WordPress admin dashboard, with improved RSS publishing.
- FAIR 1.0 offers a decentralized, verifiable model for plugin distribution, giving site owners and developers more control.
- Acknowledgements include contributions from numerous individuals in the WordPress community.