WordPress Ideas » Topic: Update plugins automatically

htruh on "Update plugins automatically"

htruh — Thu, 13 Apr 2017 03:27:31 +0000

Automatic update plugins i think is not a very good idea. Not all user want to try a new version of Plugin just because they are so familiar with the old version. And some time as @leethompson said, not all plugins will be compatible with newer versions of Wordpress.
Let the admin of the site decide whether or not update some plugins still a good ideas.

Htruh

leethompson on "Update plugins automatically"

leethompson — Sun, 19 Jan 2014 13:56:03 +0000

Automatic updates, can cause issues to some websites, not all plugins will be compatible with newer versions of Wordpress. I would like to see updates categorized by severity. Then a email goes out to the admin, that there are updates available.

Lee

Albert Lugosi on "Update plugins automatically"

Albert Lugosi — Sat, 28 Dec 2013 21:26:59 +0000

It is a good idea to have automatic updates. My suggestion is to have the option to turn it on and off by plugin, theme, etc. For example, a broken plugin can ruin an entire site. In this case it is better be of a former version.

aneeskA on "Update plugins automatically"

aneeskA — Thu, 12 Dec 2013 14:27:37 +0000

oh! That's a comforting news! Thank you for your effort! Please get it working as soon as possible.

Ipstenu (Mika Epstein) on "Update plugins automatically"

Ipstenu (Mika Epstein) — Thu, 12 Dec 2013 14:15:54 +0000

The feature is in core, however right now , because it won't work for everyone, it's disabled for all but minor WP upgrades. The end goal is for themes, plugins, and major WP versions to auto update. We will get thee eventually.

For now, use the plugin which only activates those hidden, disabled, features :)

aneeskA on "Update plugins automatically"

aneeskA — Thu, 12 Dec 2013 04:35:43 +0000

Yes. Ideally wordpress should. But unfortunately it is still missing. May be in some future releases they add the feature to the core itself :)

Nguyên Hùng on "Update plugins automatically"

Nguyên Hùng — Thu, 12 Dec 2013 03:21:14 +0000

i think wordpress should do it itself better than using plugin !

aneeskA on "Update plugins automatically"

aneeskA — Sun, 17 Nov 2013 07:10:12 +0000

Thank you! :)

Ipstenu (Mika Epstein) on "Update plugins automatically"

Ipstenu (Mika Epstein) — Sun, 17 Nov 2013 06:17:48 +0000

Use this: http://wordpress.org/plugins/automatic-updater/

aneeskA on "Update plugins automatically"

aneeskA — Sun, 17 Nov 2013 05:40:09 +0000

It will be a time saver if wordpress can automatically update the plugins when new versions are released. For people like me who maintain more than 3 sites, it will be very useful.