Title: WordPress Auto Updates – default – emails
Last modified: August 22, 2016

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# WordPress Auto Updates – default – emails

 *  [Dillx](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dillx/)
 * (@dillx)
 * [11 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-auto-updates-default-emails/)
 * I have been trying to work out what the default email options are for the wordpress
   auto updates. All the documentation points at version 3.7 but I get the impresstion
   that things have changed since then.
 * I haven’t changed any wordpress autoupdate settings and use wordfence (set to
   email when wordfence is updated).
 * I get an email to tell me that plugins are in need of updating. I don’t get any
   emails to tell me they have been updated (I’d like it to tell me when things 
   have been updated).

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 *  [byanofsky](https://wordpress.org/support/users/byanofsky/)
 * (@byanofsky)
 * [11 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-auto-updates-default-emails/#post-5895217)
 * Hi Dillx
 * This article may be of some help: [https://managewp.com/configure-disable-automatic-wordpress-updates](https://managewp.com/configure-disable-automatic-wordpress-updates)
 *  Thread Starter [Dillx](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dillx/)
 * (@dillx)
 * [11 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-auto-updates-default-emails/#post-5895340)
 * um still don’t understand why plugins are updated but I get no messages from 
   wordpress.
 * There are no entries in the config.php files other than the default ones.
 *  Thread Starter [Dillx](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dillx/)
 * (@dillx)
 * [11 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-auto-updates-default-emails/#post-5895341)
 * You have the latest version of WordPress. Future security updates will be applied
   automatically.
 *  [byanofsky](https://wordpress.org/support/users/byanofsky/)
 * (@byanofsky)
 * [11 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-auto-updates-default-emails/#post-5895344)
 * Hi. Are you receiving any emails from WordPress? Such as for comments? Your email
   service provider may be blocking emails.
 *  Thread Starter [Dillx](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dillx/)
 * (@dillx)
 * [11 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-auto-updates-default-emails/#post-5895387)
 * I receive emails for comments requiring approval and messages from Wordfence 
   about plugins.
 * Much to my frustration I receive nothing about updates to plugins. I have had
   another minor problem caused by a autoupdate to a plugin. Wouldnt be so bad if
   I’d have known an update had happened.
 *  Thread Starter [Dillx](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dillx/)
 * (@dillx)
 * [11 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-auto-updates-default-emails/#post-5895388)
 * I’m reluctant to start messing with any settings until I understand why these
   emails arent being sent in the first place.
 *  [byanofsky](https://wordpress.org/support/users/byanofsky/)
 * (@byanofsky)
 * [11 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-auto-updates-default-emails/#post-5895403)
 * Hmm. I’m actually not too sure. I know there is a lot of talk about auto updates
   occurring without people opting in to auto updates.
 * But haven’t heard too much about emails during auto updates.
 * This may be a good idea for a plugin if this functionality doesn’t already exist.
 *  [byanofsky](https://wordpress.org/support/users/byanofsky/)
 * (@byanofsky)
 * [11 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-auto-updates-default-emails/#post-5895404)
 * Perhaps try this:
 * [https://codex.wordpress.org/Configuring_Automatic_Background_Updates](https://codex.wordpress.org/Configuring_Automatic_Background_Updates)
 *     ```
       /* @param bool   $send        Whether to send the email. Default true.
        * @param string $type        The type of email to send.
        *                            Can be one of 'success', 'fail', 'critical'.
        * @param object $core_update The update offer that was attempted.
        * @param mixed  $result      The result for the core update. Can be WP_Error.
        */
       apply_filters( 'auto_core_update_send_email', true, $type, $core_update, $result );
       ```
   
 * Needs to be added in to your functions.php
 *  Thread Starter [Dillx](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dillx/)
 * (@dillx)
 * [11 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-auto-updates-default-emails/#post-5895410)
 * I think you have to create a must-use plugin.
 * “The best place to put these filters is in a must-use plugin.
    Note: Do not add
   add_filter() calls in wp-config.php – causes conflicts with WP-CLI and possibly
   other problems.”
 * I might try a creating a simple must-use plugin with the code in you suggested.
 *  Thread Starter [Dillx](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dillx/)
 * (@dillx)
 * [11 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-auto-updates-default-emails/#post-5895411)
 * Have created a MU-plugin with suggested code. Have to see if it makes any difference.
   Should it send emails when it autoupdates plugins ?

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