The auto_update_{$type} WordPress PHP filter is used to decide if core, a plugin, a theme, or a language should be automatically updated. The dynamic portion of the hook name, $type, refers to the type of update being checked.
Usage
add_filter('auto_update_plugin', 'my_custom_auto_update_function', 10, 2);
function my_custom_auto_update_function($update, $item) {
// your custom code here
return $update;
}
Parameters
- $update: bool|null – Whether to update. The value of null is internally used to detect whether nothing has hooked into this filter.
- $item: object – The update offer.
More information
See WordPress Developer Resources: auto_update_{$type}
Examples
Disable auto-updates for all plugins
add_filter('auto_update_plugin', '__return_false');
Enable auto-updates for a specific plugin
add_filter('auto_update_plugin', 'enable_specific_plugin_auto_update', 10, 2);
function enable_specific_plugin_auto_update($update, $item) {
if ('my-plugin-slug' === $item->slug) {
return true;
}
return $update;
}
Disable auto-updates for a specific theme
add_filter('auto_update_theme', 'disable_specific_theme_auto_update', 10, 2);
function disable_specific_theme_auto_update($update, $item) {
if ('my-theme-slug' === $item->theme) {
return false;
}
return $update;
}
Enable auto-updates for all themes
add_filter('auto_update_theme', '__return_true');
Disable auto-updates for major core updates
add_filter('allow_major_auto_core_updates', '__return_false');