add composer.json to support composer workflows

[blakmarkit]

Due to the issues between WP Engine and WP/Automattic, updates are no longer appearing on wpackagist, as it is a mirror of the WP repository. Would it be possible to add a composer.json to this repo (and any other delciousbrains/WPE repos) so that it would be possible to pull updates directly from the repo's releases?

[andronocean]

+1 for this!

[kevinwhoffman]

@blakmarkit Thanks for raising the Composer question. We're exploring alternative distribution channels, including Composer, for our free plugins. In the meantime, the latest version of each plugin is available here: https://wpengine.com/support/installing-and-updating-free-wp-engine-plugins-and-themes/#Download_the_Latest_Version_of_Plugins_and_Themes

Once you install a plugin from the list above, future updates will be served from WP Engine servers so you'll continue to get the latest updates from the team behind each plugin.

[blakmarkit]

Thanks @kevinwhoffman! Yes, I was aware of the direct downloads links, but since we aren't doing plugin management via the admin, that'll be outside of the scope of our Composer workflow. Longer-term the coolest would be a wpackagist-like repo mirror for the WPE-hosted plugins, but the composer.json in each repo would allow us to easily pull directly from the GitHub releases, at a minimum.