You can Disable HTTP Calls by adding this in your wp-config.php define( ‘WP_HTTP_BLOCK_EXTERNAL’, TRUE ); This will disable/block all external HTTP requests and will make website alot faster. And then you can whitelist domains that you don’t want to block. define( ‘WP_ACCESSIBLE_HOSTS’, ‘example.com, domain.com’ );
It looks like after switching code to check get_site_transient(‘update_core’) I have got what I need just action must be executed in a proper priority or a hook (thoughts/suggestions?). Working code below: function core_update_notification(){ global $wp_version; $installed_version = $wp_version; $uc_transient = get_site_transient(‘update_core’); if ( empty($uc_transient->updates) ) return; $updates = $uc_transient->updates; $current_version = $updates[0]->current; if (version_compare($installed_version, $current_version, … Read more
The simplest way via wp-cli that comes to mind (while it’s not supported yet as far as I can see) is something like: wp eval “update_option( ‘auto_update_plugins’, array_keys( get_plugins() ) );” that will update the auto_update_plugins option with the array of all plugin files to update. This should probably be extended further to only update … Read more
Update & the internal WP HTTP API A slightly modified version of my answer to this question, but also as a plugin that shows how it could work. Note: The code is not tested – I don’t know your server setup, etc. – and just written out of my head. You’ll have to test it, … Read more
Skimming through the Core_Upgrader::should_update_to_version() method, it looks like we can override the defined( ‘WP_AUTO_UPDATE_CORE’ ) // true (all), false, minor check, used to setup the local boolean variables$upgrade_dev, $upgrade_minor and $upgrade_major, with the following filters: … apply_filters( ‘allow_dev_auto_core_updates’, $upgrade_dev ) … apply_filters( ‘allow_minor_auto_core_updates’, $upgrade_minor ) … apply_filters( ‘allow_major_auto_core_updates’, $upgrade_major ) … So these filters have … Read more
You actually have several questions in there, so I’ll answer them one by one: However, if I simply do this on my main plugin file, it doesn’t work: add_filter(‘pre_set_site_transient_update_plugins’, array(‘XYZ’, ‘check_update’)); First of all, I’d like to understand what’s the difference between the two scenarios. This is failing because you are calling the method statically, … Read more
As so often, WP-CLI already has you covered: wp core update –version=3.8 ../latest.zip Have a look here for more details: http://wp-cli.org/commands/core/update/
In your functions.php add: add_filter( ‘auto_core_update_send_email’, ‘__return_false’ );
So are you going to automate your backup as well to be triggered before the DB upgrade starts? While the question has merit especially in a multisite context (in which the scenario is a little different) I am not sure that it is smart thing to do. That message could have said “this is your … Read more
How to disable core auto updates but enable plugins and themes auto updates If you want to stop the autoupdates of the WordPress core, but to enable them for your Plugins and/or Themes, you can add these lines in the wp-config.php file: Stop the core auto updates: define( ‘WP_AUTO_UPDATE_CORE’, false ); Then Enable the plugins/themes: … Read more