AIT Updater - Local Compatibility Edition
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Version: 6.0.0-local

Purpose
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This edition keeps the AIT Updater plugin active so legacy AIT themes can
recognize their declared dependency. It intentionally does not contact the
discontinued AitThemes.Club update service.

Disabled behavior
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- AIT theme and plugin update checks
- AIT API authentication
- Remote catalogues and installer tabs
- Package downloads and remote changelogs
- AIT statistics and subscription queries
- AIT HTTP debugging hooks

The legacy implementation remains in the plugin directory for reference, but
the plugin entry point does not load or execute it.

Installation
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1. Make a backup of the existing wp-content/plugins/ait-updater directory.
2. Deactivate the existing AIT Updater if it is active.
3. Replace that directory with this ait-updater directory.
4. Activate AIT Updater in WordPress.
5. Confirm that wp-admin and the public site load normally.

Important
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Updates for the Cargo theme and AIT companion plugins must now be handled
manually from trusted local packages. This plugin does not make the old theme
or companion plugins fully compatible with PHP 8.3; each component still needs
its own compatibility review.
