WordPress 5.6.2 keeps updating despite having auto updates disable

  • Resolved happyday25

    (@happyday25)


    3 years, 8 months ago

    I am running WordPress 5.6.2 and it keeps updating despite having updates disabled in my wp-config.php via the following code:

    define( ‘AUTOMATIC_UPDATER_DISABLED’, true );

    The code is just below the database table prefix to make sure it is one of the first things to execute.

    I also installed the “Easy Update Manager” plugin to see if that would work but still no luck and hosting says it isn’t anything on their end.

    Any ideas what might be causing this?

    Has anyone had the issue and found it to be related to caching or security plugins? (W3 Total Cache, Autoptimize, and BulletProof Security in my case). Disabling them isn’t really an option and I plan to ask on the plugin support pages too but wanted to mention here as well.

    Thank you!

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  • The BPS plugin has WP Automatic update options (uses the WP Automatic Update filters) in the BPS MU Tools plugin on the WordPress > Plugins page > Must-Use link at the top of the page. Check there and see if WP Automatic Update filters are enabled.

    Thread Starter happyday25

    (@happyday25)

    @aitpro thanks for the quick response, I do not see the Must-Use link at the top of the WordPress plugins page (I am using BPS 4.4), is this a separate plugin that needs to be installed?

    Nope, not a separate plugin. WP Must-Use plugins are similar to regular WP plugins, but limited in what you can do with them. So basically the BPS Must Use plugin is an extension of BPS 4.4 with some extra added stuff. Mainly just WP Automatic Update options at this point.

    Thread Starter happyday25

    (@happyday25)

    Got it, I found the link you were referring to and changed the update options to disabled. Thank you for the help!

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