Hey @engine44!
There’s another way to enable plugin auto updates by simply adding this code to your theme’s functions.php file:
add_filter( ‘auto_update_plugin’, ‘__return_true’ );
To access to functions.php, you must go to Appearance > Theme Editor > select your theme and below on “Theme Files” click on functions.php. After that paste the code above.
Let me know if this solve your issue.
Kind regards!
Thank you for your suggestion and I may end up using it. I would first like to try to use the WP intended method.
What might cause the screen options area to not show the auto-updates check box?
I suggest checking that you have the latest version of wordpress and update all plugins manually. After that, if the problem persists please install the health check plugin and report back its findings: https://wordpress.org/plugins/health-check/
Keep in touch!!
Thanks. Is the health check plugin you recommend the same thing that appears in the Dashboard/Home area? I just noticed that the builtin Health Check says that “all automatic updates are disabled.” That certainly confirms that something has been turned off.
How do I change that setting, where ever it is? Thanks.
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This reply was modified 2 days, 21 hours ago by
Engine44.
Try adding the following line of code to your wp-config.php file:
define( ‘WP_AUTO_UPDATE_CORE’, true );
The wp-config.php file is located in the root folder of your WordPress website. You can find it using two methods, this article explains in detail: https://blogvault.net/editing-wp-config-php/;
Let me know if it worked!
I went into the wp-config.php file. Auto-updates were disabled there. I turned them on. Thanks.
Cool! if you have any problem let me know.
