No, this plugin isn’t required for background updates.
By default, WordPress will update between minor versions (3.7 -> 3.7.1), but won’t update between major versions (3.7 -> 3.8), and won’t update plugins and themes.
In order to enable all updates, you can create a small plugin that enables them, as described here:
http://codex.wordpress.org/Configuring_Automatic_Background_Updates
Alternatively, you can install Advanced Automatic Updates, and just check the boxes to enable them. 🙂
OK. Is it possible that plugins and themes also updated in the background? I get notification emails but I don’t know if it was sent by your plugin or WordPress background update. Here is the content:
WordPress site: http://www.narelly.com/
The following plugins were successfully updated:
* SUCCESS: Admin Menu Editor
* SUCCESS: TinyMCE Advanced
* SUCCESS: UpdraftPlus – Backup/Restore
UPDATE LOG
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Admin Menu Editor
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Admin Menu Editor bĹ‘vĂtmĂ©ny frissĂtĂ©se
FrissĂtĂ©s letöltĂ©se: (https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/admin-menu-editor.1.3.1.zip) …
FrissĂtĂ©s kicsomagolása……
Legfrissebb verziĂł telepĂtĂ©se …
A bĹ‘vĂtmĂ©ny rĂ©gi verziĂłjának eltávolĂtása…….
BĹ‘vĂtmĂ©ny frissĂtve.
TinyMCE Advanced
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TinyMCE Advanced bĹ‘vĂtmĂ©ny frissĂtĂ©se
FrissĂtĂ©s letöltĂ©se: (https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/tinymce-advanced.3.5.9.1.zip) …
FrissĂtĂ©s kicsomagolása……
Legfrissebb verziĂł telepĂtĂ©se …
A bĹ‘vĂtmĂ©ny rĂ©gi verziĂłjának eltávolĂtása…….
BĹ‘vĂtmĂ©ny frissĂtve.
UpdraftPlus – Backup/Restore
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UpdraftPlus – Backup/Restore bĹ‘vĂtmĂ©ny frissĂtĂ©se
FrissĂtĂ©s letöltĂ©se: (https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/updraftplus.1.8.2.zip) …
FrissĂtĂ©s kicsomagolása……
Legfrissebb verziĂł telepĂtĂ©se …
A bĹ‘vĂtmĂ©ny rĂ©gi verziĂłjának eltávolĂtása…….
BĹ‘vĂtmĂ©ny frissĂtve.
That email is sent by WordPress, those plugins have been background updated.
OK, that is what I thought. Is it possible that the default setting is not core update only? I have not configured Automatic Background Updates in my intallation at all. This is how it works since 3.7.
Did you have the plugin installed before 3.7, with theme/plugin updates enabled? If so, it automatically enabled theme/plugin updates when 3.7 was installed.
Yes 🙂 So now WordPress overtakes the settings and does the update on its own? Because your plugin stopped working since then.
Once WordPress started doing updates, my plugin stopped doing them intentionally, instead enabling the options to let WordPress do it all.
WordPress doesn’t show any options in wp-admin to enable major updates or plugin/theme updates, that’s where my plugin comes in. 🙂
Ah, so from now on, I can use your plugin to configure Automatic Background Updates, but WordPress is going to do the job. This way I do not have to edit wp-config.php to change update settings?
That’s correct!
In keeping with the name, I’ll be adding more “advanced” features in the future, but if all you want to do is enable all updates, you can just set it and forget it. 🙂
OK, now I understand 🙂 Sorry for keeping you busy with so many questions, but it was not clear for me at all. And I belive it is not clear for many other users either.
One last question: Talking about “advanced” features, are you planning to build in a function that one could select individual plugins and themes to be or not to be updated?
That’s something I’ve been thinking about – I plan on making it available, but It’s going to take some work. 🙂
Oh yes, I understand that.
Well, thank you for your help and thank you for the great plugin!
I wish you a Merry Christmas 🙂
Happy to help!
Merry Christmas to you, too. 🙂
Gary,
Does that mean the filter auto_updater_plugin_updates no longer works?
Cheers,
Brian
That’s correct, all the updating is handled by WordPress Core, now. What were you using auto_updater_plugin_updates for? There may be a way to get the same functionality from Core.
