Title: Automatic Updates Not Working
Last modified: September 17, 2025

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# Automatic Updates Not Working

 *  Resolved [barneh](https://wordpress.org/support/users/barneh/)
 * (@barneh)
 * [6 months, 4 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/automatic-updates-not-working-15/)
 * Hi,
   From April (2025) the plugin stopped with automatic update.I have tried every
   troubleshooting suggestion given [here](https://github.com/easy-updates-manager/easy-updates-manager/wiki/3.3-Troubleshooting-Automatic-Updates).
   The hosting company can’t either finde anything worng either.I have tried to 
   remove the plugin, for then to install it again, but still no automatic update
   are done by the plugin.
 * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Fautomatic-updates-not-working-15%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
   to see the link]_

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 *  Plugin Support [vupdraft](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vupdraft/)
 * (@vupdraft)
 * [6 months, 3 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/automatic-updates-not-working-15/#post-18647442)
 * Can you install the free plugin WP Crontrol and let me know if any of your Cron
   Events are overdue?
 *  Thread Starter [barneh](https://wordpress.org/support/users/barneh/)
 * (@barneh)
 * [6 months, 3 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/automatic-updates-not-working-15/#post-18655021)
 * It seems like it?!?
   [Screenshot 2025-09-24 185354.png](https://1drv.ms/i/c/165255EE6A942A74/EZJRq2yPOjBDjkI0O1uQFv4B_Xv0q4TgRxsmg6D2ONTk7w?e=yEVqI2)
 *  Plugin Support [vupdraft](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vupdraft/)
 * (@vupdraft)
 * [6 months, 3 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/automatic-updates-not-working-15/#post-18655310)
 * Thank you for this. It looks like your site scheduler is not working.
 * Can you try adding the following to your wp-config.php;
 * define(‘ALTERNATE_WP_CRON’, true);
 *  Thread Starter [barneh](https://wordpress.org/support/users/barneh/)
 * (@barneh)
 * [6 months, 2 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/automatic-updates-not-working-15/#post-18661623)
 * Thanks!
   That made it work again.Can you explaine why, to get the knowledge?
 *  Plugin Support [vupdraft](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vupdraft/)
 * (@vupdraft)
 * [6 months, 2 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/automatic-updates-not-working-15/#post-18662822)
 * For some reason (I wouldn’t be able to tell you why for you site), your site 
   scheduler is not working.
 * Your site site scheduler is responsible for all kind of tasks, like running backups,
   scheduled posts and updates.
 * That line that I gave you to add to your wp-config activates that alternate scheduler.
 *  Thread Starter [barneh](https://wordpress.org/support/users/barneh/)
 * (@barneh)
 * [6 months, 1 week ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/automatic-updates-not-working-15/#post-18668798)
 * Okay. Thanks.
 *  Plugin Support [vupdraft](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vupdraft/)
 * (@vupdraft)
 * [6 months, 1 week ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/automatic-updates-not-working-15/#post-18670465)
 * No problem, it’s actually a very common WP problem.

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 * Last reply from: [vupdraft](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vupdraft/)
 * Last activity: [6 months, 1 week ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/automatic-updates-not-working-15/#post-18670465)
 * Status: resolved