Using WordPress ‘automatic_updater_disabled’ PHP filter

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The automatic_updater_disabled WordPress PHP filter allows you to control whether or not to disable background updates entirely.

Usage

add_filter('automatic_updater_disabled', 'your_custom_function');

function your_custom_function($disabled) {
    // your custom code here
    return $disabled;
}

Parameters

  • $disabled (bool): Determines if the updater should be disabled.

More information

See WordPress Developer Resources: automatic_updater_disabled

This filter offers more fine-grained control than the AUTOMATIC_UPDATER_DISABLED constant. It also disables update notification emails, but this may change in future updates.

Examples

Disable automatic updates

To disable automatic updates:

add_filter('automatic_updater_disabled', 'disable_automatic_updates');

function disable_automatic_updates($disabled) {
    $disabled = true;
    return $disabled;
}

Enable automatic updates

To enable automatic updates:

add_filter('automatic_updater_disabled', 'enable_automatic_updates');

function enable_automatic_updates($disabled) {
    $disabled = false;
    return $disabled;
}

Disable automatic updates for specific user roles

To disable automatic updates for specific user roles:

add_filter('automatic_updater_disabled', 'disable_updates_for_user_role');

function disable_updates_for_user_role($disabled) {
    if (current_user_can('editor')) {
        $disabled = true;
    }
    return $disabled;
}

Disable automatic updates on weekends

To disable automatic updates on weekends:

add_filter('automatic_updater_disabled', 'disable_updates_on_weekends');

function disable_updates_on_weekends($disabled) {
    $current_day = date('w');
    if ($current_day == 0 || $current_day == 6) {
        $disabled = true;
    }
    return $disabled;
}

Enable automatic updates only on specific time

To enable automatic updates only between 1 AM and 3 AM:

add_filter('automatic_updater_disabled', 'enable_updates_on_specific_time');

function enable_updates_on_specific_time($disabled) {
    $current_hour = date('G');
    if ($current_hour >= 1 && $current_hour <= 3) {
        $disabled = false;
    } else {
        $disabled = true;
    }
    return $disabled;
}