Host updates vs EUM

  • Resolved terriz

    (@terriz)


    6 years, 8 months ago

    Hi,

    I have a couple of clients on different hosts and am wondering if, in general, the WP update settings at a host overrides EUM or vice versa.

    The two hosts in particular are BlueHost and Siteground.

    My client on BlueHost had updates turned off within the BlueHost settings, but EUM on, with minor WP updates and all plugin/theme updates turned on. What I found is that nothing happened. Configured updates weren’t happening at all for plugins (I can’t comment on WP updates since there hasn’t been one recently.) The solution appeared to be to uninstall EUM and enable wp/plugin/theme updates via BlueHost, which does ALL wp updates, not just minor ones. Once I made that change, updates started happening for plugins and themes.

    On Siteground, it seems they force WP updates – period. You can configure it to wait 24 or 72 hours, but it will eventually update WP whether you like it or not (at least according to documentation, no experience yet.) In this case, I’m still using EUM for plugin and theme updates and that part is working.

    I’m just wondering what questions I should be asking my client hosts, or what setting I should be looking for in wp-config.php, or? I have clients (including myself) who really don’t want major updates (esp with Gutenberg looming) and I don’t know what to tell them or how to configure things to meet their requirement.

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  • Plugin Contributor Venkat Raj

    (@webulous)

    Hi @terriz,

    There are two ways to configure WP updates.
    1. By adding constants to wp-config.php
    2. By adding filters (used as mu-plugins)
    https://codex.www.ads-software.com/Configuring_Automatic_Background_Updates#Update_Configuration

    If your clients used one click WP installer or something like that, it is possible that the script adds constants to wp-config.php In such case you’ll see warning message in Advanced tab in EUM
    `
    Automatic updates are disabled. Please check your wp-config.php file for AUTOMATIC_UPDATER_DISABLED and remove the line.
    Automatic updates for Core are disabled. Please check your wp-config.php file for WP_AUTO_UPDATE_CORE and remove the line.
    `

    It is also possible that they add mu-plugin to disable updates. See codex link for details. Hope this helps…

    Thread Starter terriz

    (@terriz)

    Yes, very helpful, thank you Venkat!

    Thread Starter terriz

    (@terriz)

    resolved…

    Thread Starter terriz

    (@terriz)

    Whoops – spoke too soon.

    I’m looking at my client’s wp-config.php and it has this line in it:

    define( ‘WP_AUTO_UPDATE_CORE’, true );

    Which is what I’d expect because I have updates enabled through the host.

    BUT – I’m not seeing the warning message in the EUM Advanced tab?

    Plugin Contributor Venkat Raj

    (@webulous)

    Hi @terriz,

    You’ll see warning only when it is set to false. If updates are enabled in wp-config.php then there is no necessary for warnings

    If it is not updating still, it may be your clients have WordPress 4.9.3 which has an updater bug?

    WordPress 4.9.4 Maintenance Release

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