automatic updates
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Plugin Team Draws a Line: Plugins Must Not Change WordPress’ Default Automatic Update Settings
WordPress’ plugin team has published a statement regarding plugins making changes to users’ update services: Unless your plugin has the purpose of managing updates, … Continue reading Plugin Team Draws a Line: Plugins Must Not Change WordPress’ Default Automatic Update Settings →
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All in One SEO Plugin Turns on Automatic Updates without Notifying Users, Removes Functionality in Latest Release
Buried in the changelog of a series of minor releases that dropped before the Christmas holiday, All in One SEO … Continue reading All in One SEO Plugin Turns on Automatic Updates without Notifying Users, Removes Functionality in Latest Release →
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WordPress 5.6 to Add UI for Enabling Major Version Auto-Updates, Contributors Discuss Adding a Filter to Hide It
WordPress 5.6 is set to add a UI that allows users to opt into auto-updates for major versions of core. … Continue reading WordPress 5.6 to Add UI for Enabling Major Version Auto-Updates, Contributors Discuss Adding a Filter to Hide It →
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WordPress Auto-Update System Misfires, Updating Live Sites to an Alpha Release
WordPress’ Core systems team had an eventful Friday when an error in the auto-update system caused sites to update to … Continue reading WordPress Auto-Update System Misfires, Updating Live Sites to an Alpha Release →
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Core Team Explores Idea to Automatically Upgrade Sites Running WordPress 3.7 to 3.8
WordPress 3.7 ‘Basie’ was released on October 24, 2013 and introduced automatic updates for minor releases to the masses. Although … Continue reading Core Team Explores Idea to Automatically Upgrade Sites Running WordPress 3.7 to 3.8 →
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How to Stay in the Loop if You Turn Off WordPress’ Automatic Updates
When a critical security vulnerability was discovered in Yoast’s SEO plugin this week, WordPress.org took the initiative to automatically update … Continue reading How to Stay in the Loop if You Turn Off WordPress’ Automatic Updates →
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More Than 97% of Updates to WordPress 3.9.1 Were Automatic
WordPress 3.9.1 was released late last week, resolving 34 bugs. This maintenance release includes several important fixes for multisite, TinyMCE, … Continue reading More Than 97% of Updates to WordPress 3.9.1 Were Automatic →