Security is one of the most significant concerns of any website owner. WordPress, the most popular content management system globally, can be a prime target for hackers. Malicious actors often exploit outdated WordPress installations, plugins, and themes to gain unauthorized access or inject malware into websites.
By default, WordPress provides automatic updates for minor versions of WordPress core but not for plugins and themes, which, in this case, should be enabled individually.
Our Automatic WordPress Updates solution is a powerful shield against security threats.
Automatic backups are taken prior to automatic updates so that you can restore a previous version anytime 💡
Enable Automatic WordPress Updates
In the Websites section, locate the WordPress website in question and click on Manage. Then, search for WordPress → Security and open that section:
In the section Automatic updates configuration, toggle the button next to Enable all automatic updates:
Read the disclaimer to understand all the benefits and risks of automated updates, and click on Enable auto-updates to confirm.
When enabling automatic WordPress updates in hPanel, native WordPress automatic updates are disabled 💡
Advanced Settings
Click on Show advanced settings to differentiate the logic for WordPress core, plugins, and themes:
For the WordPress core, the available options are:
Don’t update: with this option, the automatic updates are disabled
Yes, but only security updates: this will only apply minor version updates (i.e., from 6.2.1 to 6.2.2)
Yes, enable all updates: this will apply both major and minor updates (i.e. from 6.2.1 to 6.3)
Similarly, for themes and plugins, the available options are:
Don’t update: with this option, the automatic updates are disabled
Yes, but only security updates: this will apply updates that fix known vulnerabilities (based on the Patchstack vulnerability database)
Yes, enable all updates: this will apply all updates
Troubleshoot
In case of any issues, it's recommended to disable automatic WordPress updates in hPanel → WordPress → Security.
If your website breaks down due to automatic updates, restore a backup.