WordPress Updates Page Missing WP Version

  • My WordPress site https://www.avondale.edu.sg does not show the WordPress Version on the WordPress Updates Page in the Dashboard. This also means it is not manually possible to update the WordPress Verion.

    I have a number of other WordPress sites, but none of them have this issue.

    Updates for Plugins and Themes do show and can be updated automatically.

    The automatic updates for WordPress DO work – but usually takes a few days for the update to occur after a new version of WordPress is released. I would like to be able to do manually sooner and at a good timing.

    I have used Wordfence to scan the files against the WordPress Repository to ensure the core, plugin and theme files are the correct versions.

    Here are settings from my wp-config.php:
    define(‘WP_DEBUG’, false);
    //define( ‘WP_CACHE’, true );
    require_once( dirname( __FILE__ ) . ‘/gd-config.php’ );
    //define WP Cron – to fix UpdraftPlus Scheduling
    define( ‘ALTERNATE_WP_CRON’, true );
    //define Direct Filesystem Method to allow WordPress to upload new plugins and themes
    define( ‘FS_METHOD’, ‘direct’);
    define(‘FS_CHMOD_DIR’, (0705 & ~ umask()));
    define(‘FS_CHMOD_FILE’, (0604 & ~ umask()));
    define(“WP_MEMORY_LIMIT”, “256M”);
    // Enable WordPress Updates
    define (‘AUTOMATIC_UPDATER_DISABLED’, false);

    /* That’s all, stop editing! Happy blogging. */

    The define(‘AUTOMATIC_UPDATER_DISABLED’, false); ensures that Automatic Updates are not disabled and do occur. Removing that does not cause the WordPress Version to appear on the updates page.

    The Dashboard Home shows the WordPress version in the “At a Glance” section and it is WordPress 4.5.2 – currently the latest version, so automatic updates are working.

    update.php and update-core.php appear to be the standard files from the WordPress repository.

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  • Moderator Steven Stern (sterndata)

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    It appears that you have a plugin that’s hiding the WP version number. When I look at your page source, I can’t find version numbers in the usual places.

    Do you have any security plugins installed? It looks like you are using Wordfence. It has an option to hide versions. Uncheck that option and see if the version number re-appears.

    Thread Starter amwest97

    (@amwest97)

    Hi I deactivated both Wordfence and Sucuri (another security Plugin), but sadly this did not help, the WordPress Version number was still not showing on the Updates page.

    I think next step is to deactivate all Plugins and or revert Theme to a standard one like 2016 to see if that makes a difference. Thanks.

    Moderator Steven Stern (sterndata)

    (@sterndata)

    Volunteer Forum Moderator

    Yup, you read my mind. ?? Deactivate plugins, go to a twenty* theme and see if it’s better. Then turn things back on one at a time until you find the cause.

    Thread Starter amwest97

    (@amwest97)

    Hi Well I did an extra backup and then deactivated all Plugins and changed the Theme to 2016 and guess what? No Difference – the WordPress version was still not listed (in updates) and no option for manually upgrading/reinstalling. This surprised me – I really thought the option to upgrade/reinstall would then be there. ??

    I think this means I have to look at the PHP files, but Wordfence did not list any of them as being different to those in the WordPress Repository. I am not sure what else to do.

    Thanks.

    Moderator Steven Stern (sterndata)

    (@sterndata)

    Volunteer Forum Moderator

    Is teh version in the lower right corner of the dashboard?

    Thread Starter amwest97

    (@amwest97)

    The WP Version does show in At A Glance section in the Dashboard. The Version is: 4.5.2 – so correct latest version. I just don’t have option to manually install or manually choose when to install a new version. So it is not a urgent option, but I do want to have this fixed at some stage.

    Thread Starter amwest97

    (@amwest97)

    Oh yes it is also shown at the lower Right corner of the Dashboard. Yes!

    You might have the cPanel plugin enabled, if your hosting provider uses cpanel to manage the updates. You can find it in your plugin list. I’m not advising to deactivate it as such. For me, I was able to deactivate without any problems as it was a migrated site and the plugin was not being used.

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