Auto-updates, version_check, update-core not working

  • Resolved Gone Fishin

    (@terryg-1)


    4 years, 11 months ago

    I hadn’t logged in to my site in a while, logged in and wondered why there were no pending plugin updates. And, even though I am Administrator and whitelisted by Ninja Firewall, I could not access update-core.php: “Sorry, you are not allowed to access this page.”

    Tools -> Site Health tells me:

    A plugin has prevented updates by disabling wp_version_check().

    When I deactivate Ninja Firewall, things work as they should.

    I see nothing in the documentation regarding this. How can I prevent the Firewall from disabling wp_version_check() so that updates work as they should?

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  • Thread Starter Gone Fishin

    (@terryg-1)

    I can’t even manage themes when the Firewall plugin is active. It’s as if I have been stripped of my Admin privileges.

    Plugin Author nintechnet

    (@nintechnet)

    That’s very odd. Do you see anything in the “Firewall Log”, i.e., the reason why you were blocked?

    Thread Starter Gone Fishin

    (@terryg-1)

    All I see in the log regarding me is my log in event as an INFO.

    To be clear, I did try to access update-core.php by typing it in to the location bar since there was no Update link (even though updates were needed). Would Ninja Firewall consider that a “direct access”?

    Even if so, Tools > Site Health shows 1 critical issue: “Background updates are not working as expected” due to wp_version_check() being disabled. Deactivating the plugin causes that critical error to go away. And, there is no Delete link on themes.

    Plugin Author nintechnet

    (@nintechnet)

    That means that you have enabled “Firewall Policies > Disable plugin and theme update/installation”. You should disable it then.

    Thread Starter Gone Fishin

    (@terryg-1)

    Bingo.

    That is found on the Basic Policies tab. I did not realize that applied to the Administrator user as well.

    Thank you!

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