WP Git Updater

Display Git Status is a pretty simple plugin, all it needs is access to the <code>shell_exec</code> function and to be pointed at a git repository.
The plugin will not perform any state altering operations, it accesses the repository using read only methods to fetch information like branch name, last commit and status.
When the git repository is located (defaulting to <code>wp-content</code>, or overwritten via a setting) the plugin will add a new admin bar item with the git icon and the current branch name.
When your site has untracked changes the menu items background will turn red.
This is ideal as it gives you a small marker directly in the admin area that some changes have been made which you probably need to look into.
Additionally when accessing the plugins admin page you can see the result of the <code>git status</code> command, and the last commit applied to your site.

Display Git Status

A simple WordPress plugin to display your current git branch and status in the admin area.

Adam Harley (Kawauso)

Checks for the presence of the <code>.svn</code> directory in each plugin’s directory. Disabled for plugins with their files directly in the <code>/plugins/</code> directory to prevent false positives.
Also supports other systems through the use of the <code>REVISION_CONTROL</code> constant. Just set this to the directory created by your revision control system in your <code>wp-config.php</code>
Based on <a href="http://developersmind.com/2010/06/12/preventing-wordpress-from-checking-for-updates-for-a-plugin/" rel="nofollow ugc">code</a> by PeteMall.

No Updates for Plugins under Revision Control

Prevents plugins from being updated by the WordPress updater if they are under Subversion revision control (or other systems).

Display Git Status vs No Updates for Plugins under Revision Control