{"id":161,"date":"2013-04-23T19:48:50","date_gmt":"2013-04-23T19:48:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/plugins\/?p=161"},"modified":"2013-08-02T00:19:57","modified_gmt":"2013-08-02T00:19:57","slug":"plugins-svn-repository-dns-change-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/plugins\/2013\/04\/23\/plugins-svn-repository-dns-change-today\/","title":{"rendered":"Plugins SVN Repository DNS Change Today"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In a short while (next 30 minutes or so),\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/plugins.svn.wordpress.org\">plugins.svn.wordpress.org<\/a>\u00a0will undergo a <span tabindex='0' class='glossary-item-container'>DNS<span class='glossary-item-hidden-content'><span class='glossary-item-header'>DNS<\/span> <span class='glossary-item-description'>DNS is an acronym for Domain Name System - how you assign a human readable address to a website\u2019s exact numeric coded location (ie. wordpress.org uses the actual IP address 198.143.164.252).<\/span><\/span><\/span> change as part of a datacenter <span tabindex='0' class='glossary-item-container'>migration<span class='glossary-item-hidden-content'><span class='glossary-item-header'>Migration<\/span> <span class='glossary-item-description'>Moving the code, database and media files for a website site from one server to another. Most typically done when changing hosting companies.<\/span><\/span><\/span>. The TTLs are low, so this should only take a few minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Nothing will go down, but the <span tabindex='0' class='glossary-item-container'>SVN<span class='glossary-item-hidden-content'><span class='glossary-item-header'>SVN<\/span> <span class='glossary-item-description'>Short for \"SubVersioN\", it's the code management system used to maintain the plugins hosted on WordPress.org. It's similar to git.<\/span><\/span><\/span> repository will become temporarily read-only.\u00a0If you try to commit code during this time, you\u2019ll receive an\u00a0maintenance\u00a0message pointing you here. <span tabindex='0' class='glossary-item-container'>Plugin<span class='glossary-item-hidden-content'><span class='glossary-item-header'>Plugin<\/span> <span class='glossary-item-description'>A plugin is a piece of software containing a group of functions that can be added to a WordPress website. They can extend functionality or add new features to your WordPress websites. WordPress plugins are written in the PHP programming language and integrate seamlessly with WordPress. 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