In reply to Ryan Hellyer.

So by updating WordPress I agreed to automatic updates that could be done when I am not near my laptop to fix things if that screws my site up?

It is completely unethical for anyone to add a plugin, theme, spammy link or even core updates without asking the owner of the site. I don't remember EVER being asked if I wanted automatic updates.

I added a plugin to ALL my sites (and clients sites) that disables the automatic updates. What if a conflict happened and I am not there? I manually update EVERYTHING on my sites (and clients sites).