To answer the first question… If you look within the WP_Automatic_Updater class found in wp-admin/includes/class-wp-upgrader.php we note the method is_disabled which is used by the method should_update to determine whether or not an automatic update is allowed. The is_disabled method will return true under the following conditions, if DISALLOW_FILE_MODS constant is defined and is true … Read more
As of WordPress 4.7.3, auto-updates are triggered whenever the following sequence is successful. All the code is in the file wp-includes/update.php. 1. _maybe_update_core() is called (via the admin_init action). This function is run via the the admin_init action, which executes at the beginning of every admin page before the page is rendered. The update process … Read more
I’m not aware of any solutions for iterating through and automatically updating your list of plug-ins, but my guess is that any system that can automatically update WordPress itself can be modified to update everything in fairly short order. That said, I know of two good ways to update WordPress automatically: WP Remote This is … Read more
This one is actually surprisingly simple; add this to your wp-config.php file and all automatic updates will be blocked when outside of the specified hours: // Suspend updates when outside of business hours, 9:00 AM to 5:30 PM $updates_suspended = (date(‘Hi’) < 0900 || date(‘Hi’) > 1730); define( ‘AUTOMATIC_UPDATER_DISABLED’, $updates_suspended ); You can also use … Read more
I’m not sure if this will address your issue… But there’s something new in WorldWordPress. http://infinitewp.com/ It’s akin to ManageWP, but free :o) I’m not affiliated with them in any form, just starting to play with it. (ht: wpmail.me) It’s a platform that you install in your server. Add the client plugin to your WPs. … Read more
For the benefit of others who find this page, I suggest those wishing to provide their own updates outside the official WP repository check out this project on GitHub, that demonstrates the functionality: https://github.com/jeremyclark13/automatic-theme-plugin-update
Let me first answer your questions before giving some more info on the update process. There is always some risk. But with the default of only doing minor core release you are pretty safe. (E.g. 3.8.1 had close to 100% update success rate) Also you should think of how while being some risk itself the … Read more
Yes you can do that… define( ‘DISALLOW_FILE_MODS’, true ); Put this snippet in your wp-config.php file and you will able to disable core and plugin updates.
In short, yes the – $wpdb class. See Codex for more information. Whenever you interact with a custom table (or any table, really) you should go through $wpdb – in particularly make sure you’re familiar with the prepare method which can help escapes queries and prevent injections. You should be familiar with already, as you … Read more
From my perspective there are two issues with your plan – Git and “conventional” structure. So basically everything. 🙂 Git (and version control in general) is a poor tool for whole site stacks. Been there, done that, it hurt a lot. What you call an “unconventional” structure with content separated from core has been a … Read more