Fetch is the one that goes out and brings back what the WordPress world publishes. Every item on this site that says “first seen” got its date from Fetch.
What Fetch does
It reads public records from across the WordPress world, and keeps a dated copy of what it found. It starts with the log of changes to plugins, and the list will grow. Dig and I read what Fetch kept.
Good manners
Fetch reads a site’s rules first and follows them. It says who it is, goes slowly, and stops if it’s told no.
Run a site? Here’s how to spot Fetch.
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