WordPress Auto-updates feature plugin aims to provide automatic updates for plugins and themes feature as an opt-in feature.
The development takes place on this GitHub repository.
WordPress developers are welcome to contribute to this project by testing the feature plugin. Our goal is to ship the feature in WordPress 5.5.
We are particularly looking for design, copy or accessibility review, as well as UI/UX feedback.
Websites owners testing
If you want to contribute to this feature by testing the beta plugin, please install the feature plugin:
Plugins screen
Then, you are invited to navigate to the WP-Admin Plugins screen. The following actions are available for websites administrators:
- Set up auto-updates on a plugin-by-plugin basis. Use the last column of the list table to se up plugins auto-updates.
- Filter plugins that are set up for auto-updates or not. Use the filters available on the top of the screen to filter plugins.
- Bulk Edit. Using the first column’s checkboxes, bulk enable or disable plugins autoupdates.
Themes screen
Then, you can go through the WP-Admin Themes screen:
- Set up auto-updates on a theme-by-theme basis. Open the theme modal and enable auto-updates for the selected theme.
Updates screen
Once you have tested the above features, please navigate to Dashboard > Updates admin screen. If you previously enabled auto-updates on some plugins or themes and if they are still not updated, the next scheduled update will appear.
Email notifications
Once a plugin or a theme is automatically updated, you’ll receive an email notification. Example:
Multisite installations
This plugin aims to support multisite installations. It pretty the same, except concerning Themes updates, because the themes screen is slightly different for multisites. Please test everything works properly.
Themes screen on multisite:
Plugins authors
Please report any compatibility issue.
We are particularly interested by feedback from plugins that already handle themes and plugins automatic updates.
Please share your thoughts by commenting this Post or on the GitHub repository.
All contributions will be properly credited.
Thanks! ♥️