‪(859) 354-4348‬

darrell@jordanwebsolutions.com

Why Automatic Updates are Included in WordPress

Oct 17, 2020Blog, WordPress Maintenance0 comments

Why Automatic Updates

For the last two weeks, we have talked about why you should use Automatic Updates and why you shouldn’t but why are automatic updates available?

Why Automatic Updates are included in WordPress

Website security is always a top priority and going in and updating a site is not always on the top of everyone’s mind. So to help site owners with security, WordPress back in version 3.7 released in 2013 automatic updates for the Core WordPress files.
This version of automatic updates would only update automatically for minor point releases like going from 3.7 to 3.71 and not 3.7 to 3.8.
So after 3.7, you probably noticed emails about your site being updated. You get these emails when WordPress updates itself.
So, if you don’t want WordPress to update automatically, what can you do?
For the plugins and themes, it’s easy but WordPress is a little more detailed.

How to disable plugin and theme files.

Themes
For themes, you can go to Appearance and then to Themes.

WordPress Theme Menu

Mouse over the theme and click the Theme Details button.

WordPress Theme Details

Click the Enable auto-updates to start the updates.

 

WordPress Theme Auto-updates

Plugins

Go to Plugins and Installed Plugins.

WordPress Plugin Menu

For each plugin, there is a link at the right to Enable auto-updates.

WordPress Plugin enable auto-update

This will enable the plugins to update automatically when a new version is available.

But how do you enable automatic updates for WordPress files? By default, automatic updates are already enabled. If you want to disable them, you can start editing the wp-config.php file or you can install a plugin like Easy Updates Manager.
This will allow you to configure from the admin dashboard to set what gets updated automatically and what doesn’t.
So why automatic updates? Adding automatic updates are an important part of website security but if you are not comfortable with running these updates, then feel free to reach out to us.
We can work with you to make sure your site is backed up regularly and up to date on all of your code with one of our monthly care plans.

Related Blogs

Case Study: Urgent Care of Kentucky

Case Study: Urgent Care of Kentucky

Urgent Care of Kentucky, a leading urgent care provider with 15 locations across Central Kentucky, including Nicholasville, Berea, Richmond, and Lexington, recognized the need for a significant upgrade to its website. Their previous site, while functional, had become...

read more
Case Study: Pinkney Law Firm

Case Study: Pinkney Law Firm

Pinkney Law Firm is a new law firm run by Whitney Pinkney in Lancaster, Ky. She specializes in family law along with criminal and general legal. Pinkney needs a basic website to get her name out in the community and give potential clients a way to connect with her....

read more
  • Darrell was ALWAYS available! He was so helpful in answering all my questions and ensuing I understood all the steps I needed to take to create the most professional and appealing website for my Firm. I really liked that, because of his experience and expertise, he was able to give me advise on what may or may not be the best/most appropriate information to add, pictures, etc. The level of professionalism and his knowledge of all things IT gives me assurance I can always reach out to him for any IT solution and you don't have to wait weeks for a response.

  • I was most impressed that Darrell was able to take the pages from my website and get them to a point where we could take the next step to refine the pages to my ideas. I was very happy with his response to my suggestions and requests on various components of the page; images, text, etc.

    After updating my site, he took some time to show me how to do my own editing and use the tools he put into place. Kudos, Mr. Jordan!

  • Jordan Web Solutions does a fantastic job of not only illustrating content, but also making sure to use phrases and words that will get your site to pop up in search engines. Professional, knowledgable, and quick. I would recommend them to anyone.

  • Darrell listened to what I wanted and designed the web site accordingly. He worked with us making changes as the site developed. He also had good suggestions and provided the instruction I needed.

  • Darrell was extremely creative, he had a lot of ideas for my website, which was fantastic because I didn't really know what was possible, or what exactly I wanted. He filled in a lot of gaps! He was also extremely patient with me, since I am not as tech savvy as some. I would definitely work with him again!

  • Darrell Jordan has designed and maintained our church website for the past several years.  Darrell is creative, efficient, and very accommodating.  He has gone “above and beyond” to give us exactly what we’re looking for.  I recommend him highly!

  • I’ve worked with Darrell for nearly 7 years. He has hosted several of my business websites, and I have recommended him to several family members and friends. He is professional, and very accessible, which is important when you need help with a business website. Much better than working with a large, faceless corporation.

  • I want to thank you for the work you did building us a new website. We are very pleased. The site looks so good. We are proud to call it our’s. I appreciate how agreeable you were to work with. You didn’t make us feel dumb because we knew so little about what we were doing. Thanks for that. Our new website is going to serve us for years to come. Once again, thank you.

Presets Color

Primary
Secondary