Title: Automatic update theme
Last modified: July 21, 2017

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# Automatic update theme

 *  [janpaijmans](https://wordpress.org/support/users/janpaijmans/)
 * (@janpaijmans)
 * [8 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/automatic-update-theme/)
 * Hi!
 * I am using WP for my webshop and I’m trying to activate an automatic theme updater.
   My theme (Savoy) says I have to activate it with an API, which I have. When I
   try to establish the connection, I get the following error:
 * Environment error: Unable to increase maximum execution time. Due to settings
   on your server, large themes may be unable to update automatically. Please consult
   your server administrator if this causes issues for you.
 * I contacted my server administrator and they say it’s a limitation in their system,
   users can’t change the execution time, because webhosting packages are on shared
   servers. Now I’m not an expert, so I would like to know whether there is an other
   option to make the automatic theme updater possible.
 * Thanks in advance!
    Jan

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 *  [hellheim](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hellheim/)
 * (@hellheim)
 * [8 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/automatic-update-theme/#post-9344683)
 * Hi Jan,
 * If you talked with support and they confirmed that your hosting plan has limitations,
   that is it. Either purchase some other hosting package and resolve your limitations
   or leave things as they are and update theme manually.
 * Thanks

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 * Last activity: [8 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/automatic-update-theme/#post-9344683)
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