Unable to update plugins/themes post 4.4 Update

Same issue was reported here. If that is the theme you are currently using you can try to switch to another theme, delete the one with the issue and then reinstall it. Worked for me. Not sure why themes and plugins can’t be updated after the 4.4 upgrade.

Thanks for the link mnewberry. Will be a pain if we have to delete plugins just to reinstall them going forward ??

Same problem here.

i have same problem after wordpress update 4.4 ??

As of yet we have found no rhyme or reason for this to happen, but we are looking.

Please provide as MUCH detail about your server as possible (OS, PHP version and flavor, etc) where the fix is in progress at https://core.trac.www.ads-software.com/ticket/34976

For now, you can “update” plugins and themes by deleting and installing the latest version.

yes, same problem here.
I updated to 4.4 and bam. Now nothing updates.

WordPress 4.4
OSX 10.11.2
Perl-5.22
PHP 5.6.1

Not only will the update of plugins/themes fail – it then leaves the .maintenance file in the root, and you have to go delete it manually, or you find yourself locked out.

I also notice that it is now creating everything as my username, and not _www, as it used to.
ie. The .maintenance file is owned/group by me. Maybe it should be.

any sign of a fix here. It will be a disaster if an update of WordPress fails like this.

Has this been fixed then ????

ShanghaiTimes, no fix yet, James just pointed to the location where the fix is in development.

I checked my hosting and didn’t see my update files going into another location like you see ShanghaiTimes but it could be trying but without permissions on my hosting to create directories at that level it fails.

Ah, thanks. I’ll just have to be patient and wait.

cheers
Robert

ShanghaiTimes, would you please make sure that info is shared at https://core.trac.www.ads-software.com/ticket/34976 ?

Thanks!

Yup, I just tried to update my theme (The 7 from Dream Themes) and got the same as Bazajaytee. I’ll be looking to see that this is resolved soon! thanks!!

The fix will be in 4.4.1, no ETA on that though, but it will be fixed.

have same plug-in update problem under V 4.3.1
checked directory permissions, but to no avail .

found a simple workaround for updating plug-ins. all three steps from the cp panel– first, de-activiate the installed plug-in. second, update the plug-in and third, activate the plugin.

the workaround is easy enough…works for me every time. I have not tried this procedure on theme updates…

It’s not possible to have the same exact problem under 4.3.1, as the code change was in 4.4.

Considering that, please open your own thread: https://www.ads-software.com/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting#postform

James, do you know if enabling the “keep my plugins automatically updated” works with 4.4 or will that have the same issue?