Title: essemge's Replies | WordPress.org --- # essemge [ ](https://wordpress.org/support/users/essemge/) * [Profile](https://wordpress.org/support/users/essemge/) * [Topics Started](https://wordpress.org/support/users/essemge/topics/) * [Replies Created](https://wordpress.org/support/users/essemge/replies/) * [Reviews Written](https://wordpress.org/support/users/essemge/reviews/) * [Topics Replied To](https://wordpress.org/support/users/essemge/replied-to/) * [Engagements](https://wordpress.org/support/users/essemge/engagements/) * [Favorites](https://wordpress.org/support/users/essemge/favorites/) Search replies: ## Forum Replies Created Viewing 4 replies - 1 through 4 (of 4 total) * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[Forminator Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form & Custom Form Builder] Forminator 1.46.2 not detecting update to 1.55.1 (WP-CLI confirmed)](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/forminator-1-46-2-not-detecting-update-to-1-55-1-wp-cli-confirmed/) * Thread Starter [essemge](https://wordpress.org/support/users/essemge/) * (@essemge) * [1 week, 5 days ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/forminator-1-46-2-not-detecting-update-to-1-55-1-wp-cli-confirmed/#post-18963180) * Hi Amin, * Thank you for your reply. * I have now completed the Site Health checks that Patrick suggested. * The critical issue reported is: * **“Background updates are not working as expected.”** * More specifically, Site Health reports: - **“A plugin has prevented updates by disabling `wp_version_check()`.”** - `WP_AUTO_UPDATE_CORE` is set to `false`. - A number of WordPress core files are reported as not writable. * The site is hosted by Flywheel, who manage WordPress core updates, so I appreciate that some of these findings may be expected in a managed hosting environment. * Flywheel have also completed a server-side investigation and confirmed: - they reproduced the issue using **WP-CLI** (no Forminator update is detected); - there is **no evidence of malware** (the earlier scan results were confirmed to be false positives); - my current Forminator version (1.46.2) is within the affected security advisory range. * Before I create a staging site and carry out a full conflict test, could you please clarify one point? * Do the Site Health findings—particularly **“A plugin has prevented updates by disabling `wp_version_check()`**“—suggest a known cause that could explain why Forminator updates are not being detected, or would you still recommend proceeding with the staging conflict test as the next diagnostic step? * I’d like to understand whether these findings are likely to be related before making changes, even on a staging site. * Thank you very much for your help. * Kind regards, * Sophie * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[Forminator Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form & Custom Form Builder] Forminator 1.46.2 not detecting update to 1.55.1 (WP-CLI confirmed)](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/forminator-1-46-2-not-detecting-update-to-1-55-1-wp-cli-confirmed/) * Thread Starter [essemge](https://wordpress.org/support/users/essemge/) * (@essemge) * [1 week, 6 days ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/forminator-1-46-2-not-detecting-update-to-1-55-1-wp-cli-confirmed/#post-18962970) * Hi Patrick, * I checked Tools → Site Health as suggested. It reports one critical issue: - Background updates are not working as expected. - A plugin has prevented updates by disabling `wp_version_check()`. - `WP_AUTO_UPDATE_CORE` is set to false. - A number of WordPress core files are reported as not writable. * The site is hosted by Flywheel, which manages WordPress core updates, so some of these settings may be hosting-related. * I also noticed WPCode is installed, although I did not install or configure it myself, so I do not want to disable it on the live site without knowing what its snippets control. * Could these Site Health findings explain why the Forminator plugin update is not being detected, or should I proceed with the staging-site conflict test you recommended? * Best regards, Sophie * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[Forminator Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form & Custom Form Builder] Forminator 1.46.2 not detecting update to 1.55.1 (WP-CLI confirmed)](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/forminator-1-46-2-not-detecting-update-to-1-55-1-wp-cli-confirmed/) * Thread Starter [essemge](https://wordpress.org/support/users/essemge/) * (@essemge) * [1 week, 6 days ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/forminator-1-46-2-not-detecting-update-to-1-55-1-wp-cli-confirmed/#post-18962969) * Thanks Patrick. * I checked Site Health as suggested and it reports the following critical issue: - **A plugin has prevented updates by disabling `wp_version_check()`.** * It also reports that background updates are not working as expected. * Since Flywheel has already confirmed that neither WordPress nor WP-CLI detects the Forminator update, could this be related? Is there a known plugin or configuration that could interfere with Forminator update detection in this way? * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[Forminator Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form & Custom Form Builder] Forminator 1.46.2 not detecting update to 1.55.1 (WP-CLI confirmed)](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/forminator-1-46-2-not-detecting-update-to-1-55-1-wp-cli-confirmed/) * Thread Starter [essemge](https://wordpress.org/support/users/essemge/) * (@essemge) * [1 week, 6 days ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/forminator-1-46-2-not-detecting-update-to-1-55-1-wp-cli-confirmed/#post-18962713) * **Additional information following Flywheel’s investigation:** * Flywheel has now completed a server-side investigation. * They confirmed: - WordPress is **not** detecting an available Forminator update. - They reproduced the same result using **WP-CLI**. - They reviewed the security advisory and confirmed my installed version (1.46.2) is within the affected range. - They investigated an initial malware alert and confirmed it was a **false positive**. They found **no evidence of malware** on the site. - They advised me to contact the Forminator team because the update is not being offered despite a patched version existing. * I hope this helps with your investigation. Viewing 4 replies - 1 through 4 (of 4 total)