No automatic plugin update option in wp 5.5

  • I have updated 2 websites now to version 5.5. When I go to the plugin overview I don’t see the new option to enable/disable automatic plugin updates. The option is just not there…

    What could be wrong?

    Thanks ??

    Alwin

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  • Hi,
    I am also having problems with the auto updates but I might still be able to help you.
    The only place where I found “auto update” to appear is in the drop down under “grouped actions” in the top left of the plugin page.
    Simply tick your plugin(s) you want auto upgraded and select the auto update option in the drop down. Then apply.

    In my case this did not work… but I suspect some sort of caching to be the problem.

    Moderator Steven Stern (sterndata)

    (@sterndata)

    Volunteer Forum Moderator

    Do you have any update related define statements in wp-config.php?

    Thread Starter Alwin

    (@wp-opti)

    Steven, you pointed me in the right direction! This is what I found in my wp-config:

    * Turn off automatic updates since these are managed externally by Installatron.
    * If you remove this define() to re-enable WordPress’s automatic background updating
    * then it’s advised to disable auto-updating in Installatron.
    */
    define(‘AUTOMATIC_UPDATER_DISABLED’, true);

    Since I indeed installed WP with Installatron this makes sense. However, in Installatron I have disabled all auto-update options..

    So it seems Installatron is the reasson why I don’t see the new auto-update-plugins options. It also seems like a bug in Installatron since I have disabled auto-updates there.

    • This reply was modified 4 years, 3 months ago by Alwin.
    Moderator Steven Stern (sterndata)

    (@sterndata)

    Volunteer Forum Moderator

    Good catch.

    Same problem – same solution – thanks Steven!

    This solved it for me too, cheers!

    Great find!

    To clarify for other setups, my installations come from Softaculous and my wp-config.php line read ‘true’ as follows:

    /**
 * Turn off automatic updates since these are managed upstream.
 */
define('AUTOMATIC_UPDATER_DISABLED', true);

    I corrected it to read ‘false’:

    /**
 * Turn off automatic updates since these are managed upstream.
 */
define('AUTOMATIC_UPDATER_DISABLED', false);

    When I refreshed the WP plugin page all the options to enable etc appeared immediately.

    I hope this clarifies it for some.

    • This reply was modified 4 years, 3 months ago by sashton.
    • This reply was modified 4 years, 3 months ago by sashton.
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