Automatic updates are enabled by default for minor updates (as in 4.3.x), as they often tend to be security related fixes.
Thanks, but why didn’t the concerned plugin’s directory, sub-directories etc. indicate modification time for those minor updates (in cpanel,as usual).
Perhaps there were no modifications deemed necessary when the check occurred. Auto-updates are mainly done for core WP files. Plugins and themes will only get them in rare, special cases where critical vulnerabilities are discovered. (At least that’s how I understand it.)
Thanks bill. I had noticed such modifications more than once in ‘wp-content/plugins’ in past three days.Does the type of checks you are talking about occur more than once or at regular intervals for plugins.
Auto-updates don’t happen at regular intervals, but instead ASAP when critical issues get patched. I really don’t know the details of how (or if) directories might be ‘touched’ by an update, or even by the normal functioning of a plugin for that matter. This page will give some more insight into what the updates involve though.
Aside from the possibility of auto-updates leaving the traces you’re concerned about (though it sounds like nothing has actually been changed), I’d also make sure to have a good security plugin of your choice on your side if you don’t already have one running.
It seems I will have to notice further modifications in directory. We will continue discussion if problem persists. Thanks.
