Title: Permit Automatic Updates? always unchecked
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Permit Automatic Updates? always unchecked

 *  Resolved [leemon](https://wordpress.org/support/users/leemon/)
 * (@leemon)
 * [12 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permit-automatic-updates-always-unchecked/)
 * Hi,
 * I’ve installed your plugin and after checking the “Permit Automatic Updates?”
   checkbox and saving changes, this option always goes unchecked again.
 * [http://wordpress.org/plugins/update-control/](http://wordpress.org/plugins/update-control/)

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 *  [Prometheus Fire](https://wordpress.org/support/users/prometheus-fire/)
 * (@prometheus-fire)
 * [12 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permit-automatic-updates-always-unchecked/#post-4258025)
 * I can confirm this is happening. Is it supposed to do this?
 *  [Martin Stehle](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hinjiriyo/)
 * (@hinjiriyo)
 * [12 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permit-automatic-updates-always-unchecked/#post-4258068)
 * I can confirm this. Maybe the code of the checkboxes lacks the attribute-value-
   pair `value="1"`?
 *  [WeePee](https://wordpress.org/support/users/weepee/)
 * (@weepee)
 * [12 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permit-automatic-updates-always-unchecked/#post-4258072)
 * For me, the opposite is the case: I try to disable auto updating, but after saving
   changes it is always (re)enabled. Looking at wp-config makes it clear that nothing
   has changed. In this state, the plugin is useless 🙁
 *  Plugin Author [Chip Bennett](https://wordpress.org/support/users/chipbennett/)
 * (@chipbennett)
 * [12 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permit-automatic-updates-always-unchecked/#post-4258074)
 * These should be addressed in version 1.1.
 *  Plugin Author [Chip Bennett](https://wordpress.org/support/users/chipbennett/)
 * (@chipbennett)
 * [12 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permit-automatic-updates-always-unchecked/#post-4258075)
 * > Looking at wp-config makes it clear that nothing has changed.
 * Note: the Plugin doesn’t write anything to `wp-config.php` (that’s not something
   that’s wise for a Plugin to do, even if possible). Instead, it uses the available
   update filters to control enabling/disabling of updates.
 *  Thread Starter [leemon](https://wordpress.org/support/users/leemon/)
 * (@leemon)
 * [12 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permit-automatic-updates-always-unchecked/#post-4258076)
 * I’ve installed the 1.1 version of the plugin and when I select “Yes” in the “
   Automatic Updates Enabled?” dropdown and save changes, WordPress returns the 
   following error:
 *     ```
       Notice: Undefined variable: option in /usr/home/domain.com/web/wp-content/plugins/update-control/update-control.php on line 31
       ```
   
 *  Thread Starter [leemon](https://wordpress.org/support/users/leemon/)
 * (@leemon)
 * [12 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permit-automatic-updates-always-unchecked/#post-4258077)
 * A letter ‘s’ is missing in the code:
 * `add_filter( 'allow_' . $option['core'] . '_auto_core_updates', '__return_true',
   1 );`
 * it should be:
 * `add_filter( 'allow_' . $options['core'] . '_auto_core_updates', '__return_true',
   1 );`
 *  Plugin Author [Chip Bennett](https://wordpress.org/support/users/chipbennett/)
 * (@chipbennett)
 * [12 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permit-automatic-updates-always-unchecked/#post-4258079)
 * Thanks for that. I just pushed version 1.1.1 to fix the `$option`/`$options` 
   typo.

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