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/**
 * A simple set of functions to check the WordPress.org Version Update service.
 *
 * @package WordPress
 * @since 2.3.0
 */

// Don't load directly.
if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) {
	exit;
}

/**
 * Checks WordPress version against the newest version.
 *
 * The WordPress version, PHP version, and locale is sent to api.wordpress.org.
 *
 * Checks against the WordPress server at api.wordpress.org. Will only check
 * if WordPress isn't installing.
 *
 * @since 2.3.0
 *
 * @global wpdb   $wpdb             WordPress database abstraction object.
 * @global string $wp_local_package Locale code of the package.
 *
 * @param array $extra_stats Extra statistics to report to the WordPress.org API.
 * @param bool  $force_check Whether to bypass the transient cache and force a fresh update check.
 *                           Defaults to false, true if $extra_stats is set.
 */
function wp_version_check( $extra_stats = array(), $force_check = false ) {
	global $wpdb, $wp_local_package;

	if ( wp_installing() ) {
		return;
	}

	$php_version = PHP_VERSION;

	$current      = get_site_transient( 'update_core' );
	$translations = wp_get_installed_translations( 'core' );

	// Invalidate the transient when $wp_version changes.
	if ( is_object( $current ) && wp_get_wp_version() !== $current->version_checked ) {
		$current = false;
	}

	if ( ! is_object( $current ) ) {
		$current                  = new stdClass();
		$current->updates         = array();
		$current->version_checked = wp_get_wp_version();
	}

	if ( ! empty( $extra_stats ) ) {
		$force_check = true;
	}

	// Wait 1 minute between multiple version check requests.
	$timeout          = MINUTE_IN_SECONDS;
	$time_not_changed = isset( $current->last_checked ) && $timeout > ( time() - $current->last_checked );

	if ( ! $force_check && $time_not_changed ) {
		return;
	}

	/**
	 * Filters the locale requested for WordPress core translations.
	 *
	 * @since 2.8.0
	 *
	 * @param string $locale Current locale.
	 */
	$locale = apply_filters( 'core_version_check_locale', get_locale() );

	// Update last_checked for current to prevent multiple blocking requests if request hangs.
	$current->last_checked = time();
	set_site_transient( 'update_core', $current );

	if ( method_exists( $wpdb, 'db_server_info' ) ) {
		$mysql_version = $wpdb->db_server_info();
	} elseif ( method_exists( $wpdb, 'db_version' ) ) {
		$mysql_version = preg_replace( '/[^0-9.].*/', '', $wpdb->db_version() );
	} else {
		$mysql_version = 'N/A';
	}

	if ( is_multisite() ) {
		$num_blogs         = get_blog_count();
		$wp_install        = network_site_url();
		$multisite_enabled = 1;
	} else {
		$multisite_enabled = 0;
		$num_blogs         = 1;
		$wp_install        = home_url( '/' );
	}

	$extensions = get_loaded_extensions();
	sort( $extensions, SORT_STRING | SORT_FLAG_CASE );
	$query = array(
		'version'            => wp_get_wp_version(),
		'php'                => $php_version,
		'locale'             => $locale,
		'mysql'              => $mysql_version,
		'local_package'      => $wp_local_package ?? '',
		'blogs'              => $num_blogs,
		'users'              => get_user_count(),
		'multisite_enabled'  => $multisite_enabled,
		'initial_db_version' => get_site_option( 'initial_db_version' ),
		'myisam_tables'      => array(),
		'extensions'         => array_combine( $extensions, array_map( 'phpversion', $extensions ) ),
		'platform_flags'     => array(
			'os'   => PHP_OS,
			'bits' => PHP_INT_SIZE === 4 ? 32 : 64,
		),
		'image_support'      => array(),
	);

	// Check for default tables using the MyISAM engine.
	$table_names   = implode( "','", $wpdb->tables() );
	$myisam_tables = $wpdb->get_results(
		$wpdb->prepare(
			// phpcs:ignore WordPress.DB.PreparedSQL.InterpolatedNotPrepared -- This query cannot use interpolation.
			"SELECT TABLE_NAME FROM information_schema.TABLES WHERE TABLE_SCHEMA = %s AND TABLE_NAME IN ('$table_names') AND ENGINE = %s;",
			DB_NAME,
			'MyISAM'
		),
		OBJECT_K
	);

	if ( ! empty( $myisam_tables ) ) {
		$all_unprefixed_tables = $wpdb->tables( 'all', false );

		// Including the table prefix is not necessary.
		$unprefixed_myisam_tables = array_reduce(
			array_keys( $myisam_tables ),
			function ( $carry, $prefixed_myisam_table ) use ( $all_unprefixed_tables ) {
				foreach ( $all_unprefixed_tables as $unprefixed ) {
					if ( str_ends_with( $prefixed_myisam_table, $unprefixed ) ) {
						$carry[] = $unprefixed;
						break;
					}
				}
				return $carry;
			},
			array()
		);

		$query['myisam_tables'] = $unprefixed_myisam_tables;
	}

	if ( function_exists( 'gd_info' ) ) {
		$gd_info = gd_info();
		// Filter to supported values.
		$gd_info = array_filter( $gd_info );

		// Add data for GD WebP, AVIF, HEIC and JPEG XL support.
		$query['image_support']['gd'] = array_keys(
			array_filter(
				array(
					'webp' => isset( $gd_info['WebP Support'] ),
					'avif' => isset( $gd_info['AVIF Support'] ),
					'heic' => isset( $gd_info['HEIC Support'] ),
					'jxl'  => isset( $gd_info['JXL Support'] ),
				)
			)
		);
	}

	if ( class_exists( 'Imagick' ) ) {
		// Add data for Imagick WebP, AVIF, HEIC and JPEG XL support.
		$query['image_support']['imagick'] = array_keys(
			array_filter(
				array(
					'webp' => ! empty( Imagick::queryFormats( 'WEBP' ) ),
					'avif' => ! empty( Imagick::queryFormats( 'AVIF' ) ),
					'heic' => ! empty( Imagick::queryFormats( 'HEIC' ) ),
					'jxl'  => ! empty( Imagick::queryFormats( 'JXL' ) ),
				)
			)
		);
	}

	/**
	 * Filters the query arguments sent as part of the core version check.
	 *
	 * WARNING: Changing this data may result in your site not receiving security updates.
	 * Please exercise extreme caution.
	 *
	 * @since 4.9.0
	 * @since 6.1.0 Added `$extensions`, `$platform_flags`, and `$image_support` to the `$query` parameter.
	 *
	 * @param array $query {
	 *     Version check query arguments.
	 *
	 *     @type string $version            WordPress version number.
	 *     @type string $php                PHP version number.
	 *     @type string $locale             The locale to retrieve updates for.
	 *     @type string $mysql              MySQL version number.
	 *     @type string $local_package      The value of the $wp_local_package global, when set.
	 *     @type int    $blogs              Number of sites on this WordPress installation.
	 *     @type int    $users              Number of users on this WordPress installation.
	 *     @type int    $multisite_enabled  Whether this WordPress installation uses Multisite.
	 *     @type int    $initial_db_version Database version of WordPress at time of installation.
	 *     @type array  $extensions         List of PHP extensions and their versions.
	 *     @type array  $platform_flags     List containing the operating system name and bit support.
	 *     @type array  $image_support      List of image formats supported by GD and Imagick.
	 * }
	 */
	$query = apply_filters( 'core_version_check_query_args', $query );

	$post_body = array(
		'translations' => wp_json_encode( $translations ),
	);

	if ( is_array( $extra_stats ) ) {
		$post_body = array_merge( $post_body, $extra_stats );
	}

	// Allow for WP_AUTO_UPDATE_CORE to specify beta/RC/development releases.
	if ( defined( 'WP_AUTO_UPDATE_CORE' )
		&& in_array( WP_AUTO_UPDATE_CORE, array( 'beta', 'rc', 'development', 'branch-development' ), true )
	) {
		$query['channel'] = WP_AUTO_UPDATE_CORE;
	}

	$url      = 'http://api.wordpress.org/core/version-check/1.7/?' . http_build_query( $query, '', '&' );
	$http_url = $url;
	$ssl      = wp_http_supports( array( 'ssl' ) );

	if ( $ssl ) {
		$url = set_url_scheme( $url, 'https' );
	}

	$doing_cron = wp_doing_cron();

	$options = array(
		'timeout'    => $doing_cron ? 30 : 3,
		'user-agent' => 'WordPress/' . wp_get_wp_version() . '; ' . home_url( '/' ),
		'headers'    => array(
			'wp_install' => $wp_install,
			'wp_blog'    => home_url( '/' ),
		),
		'body'       => $post_body,
	);

	$response = wp_remote_post( $url, $options );

	if ( $ssl && is_wp_error( $response ) ) {
		wp_trigger_error(
			__FUNCTION__,
			sprintf(
				/* translators: %s: Support forums URL. */
				__( 'An unexpected error occurred. Something may be wrong with WordPress.org or this server&#8217;s configuration. If you continue to have problems, please try the <a href="%s">support forums</a>.' ),
				__( 'https://wordpress.org/support/forums/' )
			) . ' ' . __( '(WordPress could not establish a secure connection to WordPress.org. Please contact your server administrator.)' ),
			headers_sent() || WP_DEBUG ? E_USER_WARNING : E_USER_NOTICE
		);
		$response = wp_remote_post( $http_url, $options );
	}

	if ( is_wp_error( $response ) || 200 !== wp_remote_retrieve_response_code( $response ) ) {
		return;
	}

	$body = trim( wp_remote_retrieve_body( $response ) );
	$body = json_decode( $body, true );

	if ( ! is_array( $body ) || ! isset( $body['offers'] ) ) {
		return;
	}

	$offers = $body['offers'];

	foreach ( $offers as &$offer ) {
		foreach ( $offer as $offer_key => $value ) {
			if ( 'packages' === $offer_key ) {
				$offer['packages'] = (object) array_intersect_key(
					array_map( 'esc_url', $offer['packages'] ),
					array_fill_keys( array( 'full', 'no_content', 'new_bundled', 'partial', 'rollback' ), '' )
				);
			} elseif ( 'download' === $offer_key ) {
				$offer['download'] = esc_url( $value );
			} else {
				$offer[ $offer_key ] = esc_html( $value );
			}
		}
		$offer = (object) array_intersect_key(
			$offer,
			array_fill_keys(
				array(
					'response',
					'download',
					'locale',
					'packages',
					'current',
					'version',
					'php_version',
					'mysql_version',
					'new_bundled',
					'partial_version',
					'notify_email',
					'support_email',
					'new_files',
				),
				''
			)
		);
	}

	$updates                  = new stdClass();
	$updates->updates         = $offers;
	$updates->last_checked    = time();
	$updates->version_checked = wp_get_wp_version();

	if ( isset( $body['translations'] ) ) {
		$updates->translations = $body['translations'];
	}

	set_site_transient( 'update_core', $updates );

	if ( ! empty( $body['ttl'] ) ) {
		$ttl = (int) $body['ttl'];

		if ( $ttl && ( time() + $ttl < wp_next_scheduled( 'wp_version_check' ) ) ) {
			// Queue an event to re-run the update check in $ttl seconds.
			wp_schedule_single_event( time() + $ttl, 'wp_version_check' );
		}
	}

	// Trigger background updates if running non-interactively, and we weren't called from the update handler.
	if ( $doing_cron && ! doing_action( 'wp_maybe_auto_update' ) ) {
		/**
		 * Fires during wp_cron, starting the auto-update process.
		 *
		 * @since 3.9.0
		 */
		do_action( 'wp_maybe_auto_update' );
	}
}

/**
 * Checks for available updates to plugins based on the latest versions hosted on WordPress.org.
 *
 * Despite its name this function does not actually perform any updates, it only checks for available updates.
 *
 * A list of all plugins installed is sent to api.wordpress.org, along with the site locale.
 *
 * Checks against the WordPress server at api.wordpress.org. Will only check
 * if WordPress isn't installing.
 *
 * @since 2.3.0
 *
 * @param array $extra_stats Extra statistics to report to the WordPress.org API.
 */
function wp_update_plugins( $extra_stats = array() ) {
	if ( wp_installing() ) {
		return;
	}

	// If running blog-side, bail unless we've not checked in the last 12 hours.
	if ( ! function_exists( 'get_plugins' ) ) {
		require_once ABSPATH . 'wp-admin/includes/plugin.php';
	}

	$plugins      = get_plugins();
	$translations = wp_get_installed_translations( 'plugins' );

	$active  = get_option( 'active_plugins', array() );
	$current = get_site_transient( 'update_plugins' );

	if ( ! is_object( $current ) ) {
		$current = new stdClass();
	}

	$doing_cron = wp_doing_cron();

	// Check for update on a different schedule, depending on the page.
	switch ( current_filter() ) {
		case 'upgrader_process_complete':
			$timeout = 0;
			break;
		case 'load-update-core.php':
			$timeout = MINUTE_IN_SECONDS;
			break;
		case 'load-plugins.php':
		case 'load-update.php':
			$timeout = HOUR_IN_SECONDS;
			break;
		default:
			if ( $doing_cron ) {
				$timeout = 2 * HOUR_IN_SECONDS;
			} else {
				$timeout = 12 * HOUR_IN_SECONDS;
			}
	}

	$time_not_changed = isset( $current->last_checked ) && $timeout > ( time() - $current->last_checked );

	if ( $time_not_changed && ! $extra_stats ) {
		$plugin_changed = false;

		foreach ( $plugins as $file => $p ) {
			if ( ! isset( $current->checked[ $file ] ) || (string) $current->checked[ $file ] !== (string) $p['Version'] ) {
				$plugin_changed = true;
			}
		}

		if ( isset( $current->response ) && is_array( $current->response ) ) {
			foreach ( $current->response as $plugin_file => $update_details ) {
				if ( ! isset( $plugins[ $plugin_file ] ) ) {
					$plugin_changed = true;
					break;
				}
			}
		}

		// Bail if we've checked recently and if nothing has changed.
		if ( ! $plugin_changed ) {
			return;
		}
	}

	// Update last_checked for current to prevent multiple blocking requests if request hangs.
	$current->last_checked = time();
	set_site_transient( 'update_plugins', $current );

	$to_send = compact( 'plugins', 'active' );

	$locales = array_values( get_available_languages() );

	/**
	 * Filters the locales requested for plugin translations.
	 *
	 * @since 3.7.0
	 * @since 4.5.0 The default value of the `$locales` parameter changed to include all locales.
	 *
	 * @param string[] $locales Plugin locales. Default is all available locales of the site.
	 */
	$locales = apply_filters( 'plugins_update_check_locales', $locales );
	$locales = array_unique( $locales );

	if ( $doing_cron ) {
		$timeout = 30; // 30 seconds.
	} else {
		// Three seconds, plus one extra second for every 10 plugins.
		$timeout = 3 + (int) ( count( $plugins ) / 10 );
	}

	$options = array(
		'timeout'    => $timeout,
		'body'       => array(
			'plugins'      => wp_json_encode( $to_send ),
			'translations' => wp_json_encode( $translations ),
			'locale'       => wp_json_encode( $locales ),
			'all'          => wp_json_encode( true ),
		),
		'user-agent' => 'WordPress/' . wp_get_wp_version() . '; ' . home_url( '/' ),
	);

	if ( $extra_stats ) {
		$options['body']['update_stats'] = wp_json_encode( $extra_stats );
	}

	$url      = 'http://api.wordpress.org/plugins/update-check/1.1/';
	$http_url = $url;
	$ssl      = wp_http_supports( array( 'ssl' ) );

	if ( $ssl ) {
		$url = set_url_scheme( $url, 'https' );
	}

	$raw_response = wp_remote_post( $url, $options );

	if ( $ssl && is_wp_error( $raw_response ) ) {
		wp_trigger_error(
			__FUNCTION__,
			sprintf(
				/* translators: %s: Support forums URL. */
				__( 'An unexpected error occurred. Something may be wrong with WordPress.org or this server&#8217;s configuration. If you continue to have problems, please try the <a href="%s">support forums</a>.' ),
				__( 'https://wordpress.org/support/forums/' )
			) . ' ' . __( '(WordPress could not establish a secure connection to WordPress.org. Please contact your server administrator.)' ),
			headers_sent() || WP_DEBUG ? E_USER_WARNING : E_USER_NOTICE
		);
		$raw_response = wp_remote_post( $http_url, $options );
	}

	if ( is_wp_error( $raw_response ) || 200 !== wp_remote_retrieve_response_code( $raw_response ) ) {
		return;
	}

	$updates               = new stdClass();
	$updates->last_checked = time();
	$updates->response     = array();
	$updates->translations = array();
	$updates->no_update    = array();
	foreach ( $plugins as $file => $p ) {
		$updates->checked[ $file ] = $p['Version'];
	}

	$response = json_decode( wp_remote_retrieve_body( $raw_response ), true );

	if ( $response && is_array( $response ) ) {
		$updates->response     = $response['plugins'];
		$updates->translations = $response['translations'];
		$updates->no_update    = $response['no_update'];
	}

	// Support updates for any plugins using the `Update URI` header field.
	foreach ( $plugins as $plugin_file => $plugin_data ) {
		if ( ! $plugin_data['UpdateURI'] || isset( $updates->response[ $plugin_file ] ) ) {
			continue;
		}

		$hostname = wp_parse_url( sanitize_url( $plugin_data['UpdateURI'] ), PHP_URL_HOST );

		/**
		 * Filters the update response for a given plugin hostname.
		 *
		 * The dynamic portion of the hook name, `$hostname`, refers to the hostname
		 * of the URI specified in the `Update URI` header field.
		 *
		 * @since 5.8.0
		 *
		 * @param array|false $update {
		 *     The plugin update data with the latest details. Default false.
		 *
		 *     @type string   $id           Optional. ID of the plugin for update purposes, should be a URI
		 *                                  specified in the `Update URI` header field.
		 *     @type string   $slug         Slug of the plugin.
		 *     @type string   $version      The version of the plugin.
		 *     @type string   $url          The URL for details of the plugin.
		 *     @type string   $package      Optional. The update ZIP for the plugin.
		 *     @type string   $tested       Optional. The version of WordPress the plugin is tested against.
		 *     @type string   $requires_php Optional. The version of PHP which the plugin requires.
		 *     @type bool     $autoupdate   Optional. Whether the plugin should automatically update.
		 *     @type string[] $icons        Optional. Array of plugin icons.
		 *     @type string[] $banners      Optional. Array of plugin banners.
		 *     @type string[] $banners_rtl  Optional. Array of plugin RTL banners.
		 *     @type array    $translations {
		 *         Optional. List of translation updates for the plugin.
		 *
		 *         @type string $language   The language the translation update is for.
		 *         @type string $version    The version of the plugin this translation is for.
		 *                                  This is not the version of the language file.
		 *         @type string $updated    The update timestamp of the translation file.
		 *                                  Should be a date in the `YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS` format.
		 *         @type string $package    The ZIP location containing the translation update.
		 *         @type string $autoupdate Whether the translation should be automatically installed.
		 *     }
		 * }
		 * @param array       $plugin_data      Plugin headers.
		 * @param string      $plugin_file      Plugin filename.
		 * @param string[]    $locales          Installed locales to look up translations for.
		 */
		$update = apply_filters( "update_plugins_{$hostname}", false, $plugin_data, $plugin_file, $locales );

		if ( ! $update ) {
			continue;
		}

		$update = (object) $update;

		// Is it valid? We require at least a version.
		if ( ! isset( $update->version ) ) {
			continue;
		}

		// These should remain constant.
		$update->id     = $plugin_data['UpdateURI'];
		$update->plugin = $plugin_file;

		// WordPress needs the version field specified as 'new_version'.
		if ( ! isset( $update->new_version ) ) {
			$update->new_version = $update->version;
		}

		// Handle any translation updates.
		if ( ! empty( $update->translations ) ) {
			foreach ( $update->translations as $translation ) {
				if ( isset( $translation['language'], $translation['package'] ) ) {
					$translation['type'] = 'plugin';
					$translation['slug'] = $update->slug ?? $update->id;

					$updates->translations[] = $translation;
				}
			}
		}

		unset( $updates->no_update[ $plugin_file ], $updates->response[ $plugin_file ] );

		if ( version_compare( $update->new_version, $plugin_data['Version'], '>' ) ) {
			$updates->response[ $plugin_file ] = $update;
		} else {
			$updates->no_update[ $plugin_file ] = $update;
		}
	}

	$sanitize_plugin_update_payload = static function ( &$item ) {
		$item = (object) $item;

		unset( $item->translations, $item->compatibility );

		return $item;
	};

	array_walk( $updates->response, $sanitize_plugin_update_payload );
	array_walk( $updates->no_update, $sanitize_plugin_update_payload );

	set_site_transient( 'update_plugins', $updates );
}

/**
 * Checks for available updates to themes based on the latest versions hosted on WordPress.org.
 *
 * Despite its name this function does not actually perform any updates, it only checks for available updates.
 *
 * A list of all themes installed is sent to api.wordpress.org, along with the site locale.
 *
 * Checks against the WordPress server at api.wordpress.org. Will only check
 * if WordPress isn't installing.
 *
 * @since 2.7.0
 *
 * @param array $extra_stats Extra statistics to report to the WordPress.org API.
 */
function wp_update_themes( $extra_stats = array() ) {
	if ( wp_installing() ) {
		return;
	}

	$installed_themes = wp_get_themes();
	$translations     = wp_get_installed_translations( 'themes' );

	$last_update = get_site_transient( 'update_themes' );

	if ( ! is_object( $last_update ) ) {
		$last_update = new stdClass();
	}

	$themes  = array();
	$checked = array();
	$request = array();

	// Put slug of active theme into request.
	$request['active'] = get_option( 'stylesheet' );

	foreach ( $installed_themes as $theme ) {
		$checked[ $theme->get_stylesheet() ] = $theme->get( 'Version' );

		$themes[ $theme->get_stylesheet() ] = array(
			'Name'       => $theme->get( 'Name' ),
			'Title'      => $theme->get( 'Name' ),
			'Version'    => $theme->get( 'Version' ),
			'Author'     => $theme->get( 'Author' ),
			'Author URI' => $theme->get( 'AuthorURI' ),
			'UpdateURI'  => $theme->get( 'UpdateURI' ),
			'Template'   => $theme->get_template(),
			'Stylesheet' => $theme->get_stylesheet(),
		);
	}

	$doing_cron = wp_doing_cron();

	// Check for update on a different schedule, depending on the page.
	switch ( current_filter() ) {
		case 'upgrader_process_complete':
			$timeout = 0;
			break;
		case 'load-update-core.php':
			$timeout = MINUTE_IN_SECONDS;
			break;
		case 'load-themes.php':
		case 'load-update.php':
			$timeout = HOUR_IN_SECONDS;
			break;
		default:
			if ( $doing_cron ) {
				$timeout = 2 * HOUR_IN_SECONDS;
			} else {
				$timeout = 12 * HOUR_IN_SECONDS;
			}
	}

	$time_not_changed = isset( $last_update->last_checked ) && $timeout > ( time() - $last_update->last_checked );

	if ( $time_not_changed && ! $extra_stats ) {
		$theme_changed = false;

		foreach ( $checked as $slug => $v ) {
			if ( ! isset( $last_update->checked[ $slug ] ) || (string) $last_update->checked[ $slug ] !== (string) $v ) {
				$theme_changed = true;
			}
		}

		if ( isset( $last_update->response ) && is_array( $last_update->response ) ) {
			foreach ( $last_update->response as $slug => $update_details ) {
				if ( ! isset( $checked[ $slug ] ) ) {
					$theme_changed = true;
					break;
				}
			}
		}

		// Bail if we've checked recently and if nothing has changed.
		if ( ! $theme_changed ) {
			return;
		}
	}

	// Update last_checked for current to prevent multiple blocking requests if request hangs.
	$last_update->last_checked = time();
	set_site_transient( 'update_themes', $last_update );

	$request['themes'] = $themes;

	$locales = array_values( get_available_languages() );

	/**
	 * Filters the locales requested for theme translations.
	 *
	 * @since 3.7.0
	 * @since 4.5.0 The default value of the `$locales` parameter changed to include all locales.
	 *
	 * @param string[] $locales Theme locales. Default is all available locales of the site.
	 */
	$locales = apply_filters( 'themes_update_check_locales', $locales );
	$locales = array_unique( $locales );

	if ( $doing_cron ) {
		$timeout = 30; // 30 seconds.
	} else {
		// Three seconds, plus one extra second for every 10 themes.
		$timeout = 3 + (int) ( count( $themes ) / 10 );
	}

	$options = array(
		'timeout'    => $timeout,
		'body'       => array(
			'themes'       => wp_json_encode( $request ),
			'translations' => wp_json_encode( $translations ),
			'locale'       => wp_json_encode( $locales ),
		),
		'user-agent' => 'WordPress/' . wp_get_wp_version() . '; ' . home_url( '/' ),
	);

	if ( $extra_stats ) {
		$options['body']['update_stats'] = wp_json_encode( $extra_stats );
	}

	$url      = 'http://api.wordpress.org/themes/update-check/1.1/';
	$http_url = $url;
	$ssl      = wp_http_supports( array( 'ssl' ) );

	if ( $ssl ) {
		$url = set_url_scheme( $url, 'https' );
	}

	$raw_response = wp_remote_post( $url, $options );

	if ( $ssl && is_wp_error( $raw_response ) ) {
		wp_trigger_error(
			__FUNCTION__,
			sprintf(
				/* translators: %s: Support forums URL. */
				__( 'An unexpected error occurred. Something may be wrong with WordPress.org or this server&#8217;s configuration. If you continue to have problems, please try the <a href="%s">support forums</a>.' ),
				__( 'https://wordpress.org/support/forums/' )
			) . ' ' . __( '(WordPress could not establish a secure connection to WordPress.org. Please contact your server administrator.)' ),
			headers_sent() || WP_DEBUG ? E_USER_WARNING : E_USER_NOTICE
		);
		$raw_response = wp_remote_post( $http_url, $options );
	}

	if ( is_wp_error( $raw_response ) || 200 !== wp_remote_retrieve_response_code( $raw_response ) ) {
		return;
	}

	$new_update               = new stdClass();
	$new_update->last_checked = time();
	$new_update->checked      = $checked;

	$response = json_decode( wp_remote_retrieve_body( $raw_response ), true );

	if ( is_array( $response ) ) {
		$new_update->response     = $response['themes'];
		$new_update->no_update    = $response['no_update'];
		$new_update->translations = $response['translations'];
	}

	// Support updates for any themes using the `Update URI` header field.
	foreach ( $themes as $theme_stylesheet => $theme_data ) {
		if ( ! $theme_data['UpdateURI'] || isset( $new_update->response[ $theme_stylesheet ] ) ) {
			continue;
		}

		$hostname = wp_parse_url( sanitize_url( $theme_data['UpdateURI'] ), PHP_URL_HOST );

		/**
		 * Filters the update response for a given theme hostname.
		 *
		 * The dynamic portion of the hook name, `$hostname`, refers to the hostname
		 * of the URI specified in the `Update URI` header field.
		 *
		 * @since 6.1.0
		 *
		 * @param array|false $update {
		 *     The theme update data with the latest details. Default false.
		 *
		 *     @type string $id           Optional. ID of the theme for update purposes, should be a URI
		 *                                specified in the `Update URI` header field.
		 *     @type string $theme        Directory name of the theme.
		 *     @type string $version      The version of the theme.
		 *     @type string $url          The URL for details of the theme.
		 *     @type string $package      Optional. The update ZIP for the theme.
		 *     @type string $tested       Optional. The version of WordPress the theme is tested against.
		 *     @type string $requires_php Optional. The version of PHP which the theme requires.
		 *     @type bool   $autoupdate   Optional. Whether the theme should automatically update.
		 *     @type array  $translations {
		 *         Optional. List of translation updates for the theme.
		 *
		 *         @type string $language   The language the translation update is for.
		 *         @type string $version    The version of the theme this translation is for.
		 *                                  This is not the version of the language file.
		 *         @type string $updated    The update timestamp of the translation file.
		 *                                  Should be a date in the `YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS` format.
		 *         @type string $package    The ZIP location containing the translation update.
		 *         @type string $autoupdate Whether the translation should be automatically installed.
		 *     }
		 * }
		 * @param array       $theme_data       Theme headers.
		 * @param string      $theme_stylesheet Theme stylesheet.
		 * @param string[]    $locales          Installed locales to look up translations for.
		 */
		$update = apply_filters( "update_themes_{$hostname}", false, $theme_data, $theme_stylesheet, $locales );

		if ( ! $update ) {
			continue;
		}

		$update = (object) $update;

		// Is it valid? We require at least a version.
		if ( ! isset( $update->version ) ) {
			continue;
		}

		// This should remain constant.
		$update->id = $theme_data['UpdateURI'];

		// WordPress needs the version field specified as 'new_version'.
		if ( ! isset( $update->new_version ) ) {
			$update->new_version = $update->version;
		}

		// Handle any translation updates.
		if ( ! empty( $update->translations ) ) {
			foreach ( $update->translations as $translation ) {
				if ( isset( $translation['language'], $translation['package'] ) ) {
					$translation['type'] = 'theme';
					$translation['slug'] = $update->theme ?? $update->id;

					$new_update->translations[] = $translation;
				}
			}
		}

		unset( $new_update->no_update[ $theme_stylesheet ], $new_update->response[ $theme_stylesheet ] );

		if ( version_compare( $update->new_version, $theme_data['Version'], '>' ) ) {
			$new_update->response[ $theme_stylesheet ] = (array) $update;
		} else {
			$new_update->no_update[ $theme_stylesheet ] = (array) $update;
		}
	}

	set_site_transient( 'update_themes', $new_update );
}

/**
 * Performs WordPress automatic background updates.
 *
 * Updates WordPress core plus any plugins and themes that have automatic updates enabled.
 *
 * @since 3.7.0
 */
function wp_maybe_auto_update() {
	require_once ABSPATH . 'wp-admin/includes/admin.php';
	require_once ABSPATH . 'wp-admin/includes/class-wp-upgrader.php';

	$upgrader = new WP_Automatic_Updater();
	$upgrader->run();
}

/**
 * Retrieves a list of all language updates available.
 *
 * @since 3.7.0
 *
 * @return object[] Array of translation objects that have available updates.
 */
function wp_get_translation_updates() {
	$updates    = array();
	$transients = array(
		'update_core'    => 'core',
		'update_plugins' => 'plugin',
		'update_themes'  => 'theme',
	);

	foreach ( $transients as $transient => $type ) {
		$transient = get_site_transient( $transient );

		if ( empty( $transient->translations ) ) {
			continue;
		}

		foreach ( $transient->translations as $translation ) {
			$updates[] = (object) $translation;
		}
	}

	return $updates;
}

/**
 * Collects counts and UI strings for available updates.
 *
 * @since 3.3.0
 *
 * @return array {
 *     Fetched update data.
 *
 *     @type int[]   $counts       An array of counts for available plugin, theme, and WordPress updates.
 *     @type string  $update_title Titles of available updates.
 * }
 */
function wp_get_update_data() {
	$counts = array(
		'plugins'      => 0,
		'themes'       => 0,
		'wordpress'    => 0,
		'translations' => 0,
	);

	$plugins = current_user_can( 'update_plugins' );

	if ( $plugins ) {
		$update_plugins = get_site_transient( 'update_plugins' );

		if ( ! empty( $update_plugins->response ) ) {
			$counts['plugins'] = count( $update_plugins->response );
		}
	}

	$themes = current_user_can( 'update_themes' );

	if ( $themes ) {
		$update_themes = get_site_transient( 'update_themes' );

		if ( ! empty( $update_themes->response ) ) {
			$counts['themes'] = count( $update_themes->response );
		}
	}

	$core = current_user_can( 'update_core' );

	if ( $core && function_exists( 'get_core_updates' ) ) {
		$update_wordpress = get_core_updates( array( 'dismissed' => false ) );

		if ( ! empty( $update_wordpress )
			&& ! in_array( $update_wordpress[0]->response, array( 'development', 'latest' ), true )
			&& current_user_can( 'update_core' )
		) {
			$counts['wordpress'] = 1;
		}
	}

	if ( ( $core || $plugins || $themes ) && wp_get_translation_updates() ) {
		$counts['translations'] = 1;
	}

	$counts['total'] = $counts['plugins'] + $counts['themes'] + $counts['wordpress'] + $counts['translations'];
	$titles          = array();

	if ( $counts['wordpress'] ) {
		/* translators: %d: Number of available WordPress updates. */
		$titles['wordpress'] = sprintf( __( '%d WordPress Update' ), $counts['wordpress'] );
	}

	if ( $counts['plugins'] ) {
		/* translators: %d: Number of available plugin updates. */
		$titles['plugins'] = sprintf( _n( '%d Plugin Update', '%d Plugin Updates', $counts['plugins'] ), $counts['plugins'] );
	}

	if ( $counts['themes'] ) {
		/* translators: %d: Number of available theme updates. */
		$titles['themes'] = sprintf( _n( '%d Theme Update', '%d Theme Updates', $counts['themes'] ), $counts['themes'] );
	}

	if ( $counts['translations'] ) {
		$titles['translations'] = __( 'Translation Updates' );
	}

	$update_title = $titles ? esc_attr( implode( ', ', $titles ) ) : '';

	$update_data = array(
		'counts' => $counts,
		'title'  => $update_title,
	);
	/**
	 * Filters the returned array of update data for plugins, themes, and WordPress core.
	 *
	 * @since 3.5.0
	 *
	 * @param array $update_data {
	 *     Fetched update data.
	 *
	 *     @type int[]   $counts       An array of counts for available plugin, theme, and WordPress updates.
	 *     @type string  $update_title Titles of available updates.
	 * }
	 * @param array $titles An array of update counts and UI strings for available updates.
	 */
	return apply_filters( 'wp_get_update_data', $update_data, $titles );
}

/**
 * Determines whether core should be updated.
 *
 * @since 2.8.0
 */
function _maybe_update_core() {
	$current = get_site_transient( 'update_core' );

	if ( isset( $current->last_checked, $current->version_checked )
		&& 12 * HOUR_IN_SECONDS > ( time() - $current->last_checked )
		&& wp_get_wp_version() === $current->version_checked
	) {
		return;
	}

	wp_version_check();
}
/**
 * Checks the last time plugins were run before checking plugin versions.
 *
 * This might have been backported to WordPress 2.6.1 for performance reasons.
 * This is used for the wp-admin to check only so often instead of every page
 * load.
 *
 * @since 2.7.0
 * @access private
 */
function _maybe_update_plugins() {
	$current = get_site_transient( 'update_plugins' );

	if ( isset( $current->last_checked )
		&& 12 * HOUR_IN_SECONDS > ( time() - $current->last_checked )
	) {
		return;
	}

	wp_update_plugins();
}

/**
 * Checks themes versions only after a duration of time.
 *
 * This is for performance reasons to make sure that on the theme version
 * checker is not run on every page load.
 *
 * @since 2.7.0
 * @access private
 */
function _maybe_update_themes() {
	$current = get_site_transient( 'update_themes' );

	if ( isset( $current->last_checked )
		&& 12 * HOUR_IN_SECONDS > ( time() - $current->last_checked )
	) {
		return;
	}

	wp_update_themes();
}

/**
 * Schedules core, theme, and plugin update checks.
 *
 * @since 3.1.0
 */
function wp_schedule_update_checks() {
	if ( ! wp_next_scheduled( 'wp_version_check' ) && ! wp_installing() ) {
		wp_schedule_event( time(), 'twicedaily', 'wp_version_check' );
	}

	if ( ! wp_next_scheduled( 'wp_update_plugins' ) && ! wp_installing() ) {
		wp_schedule_event( time(), 'twicedaily', 'wp_update_plugins' );
	}

	if ( ! wp_next_scheduled( 'wp_update_themes' ) && ! wp_installing() ) {
		wp_schedule_event( time(), 'twicedaily', 'wp_update_themes' );
	}
}

/**
 * Clears existing update caches for plugins, themes, and core.
 *
 * @since 4.1.0
 */
function wp_clean_update_cache() {
	if ( function_exists( 'wp_clean_plugins_cache' ) ) {
		wp_clean_plugins_cache();
	} else {
		delete_site_transient( 'update_plugins' );
	}

	wp_clean_themes_cache();

	delete_site_transient( 'update_core' );
}

/**
 * Schedules the removal of all contents in the temporary backup directory.
 *
 * @since 6.3.0
 */
function wp_delete_all_temp_backups() {
	/*
	 * Check if there is a lock, or if currently performing an Ajax request,
	 * in which case there is a chance an update is running.
	 * Reschedule for an hour from now and exit early.
	 */
	if ( get_option( 'core_updater.lock' ) || get_option( 'auto_updater.lock' ) || wp_doing_ajax() ) {
		wp_schedule_single_event( time() + HOUR_IN_SECONDS, 'wp_delete_temp_updater_backups' );
		return;
	}

	// This action runs on shutdown to make sure there are no plugin updates currently running.
	add_action( 'shutdown', '_wp_delete_all_temp_backups' );
}

/**
 * Deletes all contents in the temporary backup directory.
 *
 * @since 6.3.0
 *
 * @access private
 *
 * @global WP_Filesystem_Base $wp_filesystem WordPress filesystem subclass.
 */
function _wp_delete_all_temp_backups() {
	global $wp_filesystem;

	if ( ! function_exists( 'WP_Filesystem' ) ) {
		require_once ABSPATH . 'wp-admin/includes/file.php';
	}

	ob_start();
	$credentials = request_filesystem_credentials( '' );
	ob_end_clean();

	if ( false === $credentials || ! WP_Filesystem( $credentials ) ) {
		wp_trigger_error( __FUNCTION__, __( 'Could not access filesystem.' ) );
		return;
	}

	if ( ! $wp_filesystem->wp_content_dir() ) {
		wp_trigger_error(
			__FUNCTION__,
			/* translators: %s: Directory name. */
			sprintf( __( 'Unable to locate WordPress content directory (%s).' ), 'wp-content' )
		);
		return;
	}

	$temp_backup_dir = $wp_filesystem->wp_content_dir() . 'upgrade-temp-backup/';
	$dirlist         = $wp_filesystem->dirlist( $temp_backup_dir );
	$dirlist         = $dirlist ? $dirlist : array();

	foreach ( array_keys( $dirlist ) as $dir ) {
		if ( '.' === $dir || '..' === $dir ) {
			continue;
		}

		$wp_filesystem->delete( $temp_backup_dir . $dir, true );
	}
}

if ( ( ! is_main_site() && ! is_network_admin() ) || wp_doing_ajax() ) {
	return;
}

add_action( 'admin_init', '_maybe_update_core' );
add_action( 'wp_version_check', 'wp_version_check' );

add_action( 'load-plugins.php', 'wp_update_plugins' );
add_action( 'load-update.php', 'wp_update_plugins' );
add_action( 'load-update-core.php', 'wp_update_plugins' );
add_action( 'admin_init', '_maybe_update_plugins' );
add_action( 'wp_update_plugins', 'wp_update_plugins' );

add_action( 'load-themes.php', 'wp_update_themes' );
add_action( 'load-update.php', 'wp_update_themes' );
add_action( 'load-update-core.php', 'wp_update_themes' );
add_action( 'admin_init', '_maybe_update_themes' );
add_action( 'wp_update_themes', 'wp_update_themes' );

add_action( 'update_option_WPLANG', 'wp_clean_update_cache', 10, 0 );

add_action( 'wp_maybe_auto_update', 'wp_maybe_auto_update' );

add_action( 'init', 'wp_schedule_update_checks' );

add_action( 'wp_delete_temp_updater_backups', 'wp_delete_all_temp_backups' );
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Promotional Marketing
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Promotional Marketing

Won’t you like to date before you get married? The simple reason is that you would want to know the other person. Similarly, before investing in your brand, product, or service, customers like to know all about your brand. Hence, brand awareness is a must, and trust us… it isn’t a cakewalk!

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Promotional marketing promotes new products, demonstrates to consumers their special attributes, establishes a brand, and boosts sales for a business. Reaching out to potential clients who aren’t familiar with the business may be possible if you comprehend the promotional marketing approach to employ in a campaign.

The promotional marketing company will help increase the credibility of your brand. Indeed, it can help you position your brand as a category leader.

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