you can try doing a manual update, so as long as you didn’t make any changes to the WordPress core files(if you did I suggest you take note of them and reapply after the upgrade), just head over to WordPress.org download the latest WordPress package and copy it over to your root folder on the … Read more
There is get_core_updates(). Note that you might need to manually include admin file that declares it, if running in front end and such. Example use: require_once ABSPATH . ‘/wp-admin/includes/update.php’; print_r( get_core_updates() ); Example return: Array ( [0] => stdClass Object ( [response] => latest [download] => http://wordpress.org/wordpress-3.4.2.zip [locale] => en_US [packages] => stdClass Object ( … Read more
you can include some custom css in your functions.php that hides the update_nag (notifications) element dependent on user capability: add_action(‘admin_head’,’admin_css’); function admin_css() { if(!current_user_can(‘administrator’))//not and admin { echo ‘<style>’; echo ‘.update_nag{display:none}’; echo ‘</style>’; } }
It’s quite possible. I’ve been doing this for years with my Version Checker plugin. I do not distribute it openly, but in essence it checks a private version API , and then tosses the extra results into the update_core, update_plugins and update_themes site transients. WP then takes it seamlessly from there courtesy of the WP … Read more
Normal operation should show updates as they are needed with the Update screen. Although it is possible for plugins and/or code in your functions.php file to disable update notices. Checking with a ‘twenty’ theme, and looking at your plugins (perhaps even temporarily disabling them) should get you current. (Old question without an answer. Probably should … Read more
Is there any way to test if a function running only on plugin update is successfully running? Yes. Background When you update a plugin, WordPress does several actions behind the scenes. Download the new version of the plugin Deactivate the old plugin version Delete the old plugin version Extract the new version Activate the new … Read more
I’d say that’s not possible to hook into that… Here’s the relevant part from /wp-admin/network/upgrade.php: $blogs = $wpdb->get_results( “SELECT * FROM {$wpdb->blogs} WHERE site_id = ‘{$wpdb->siteid}’ AND spam = ‘0’ AND deleted = ‘0’ AND archived = ‘0’ ORDER BY registered DESC LIMIT {$n}, 5”, ARRAY_A ); if ( empty( $blogs ) ) { echo … Read more
Here is a patch for 3.5 to use this with plugins. Use wp-content/languages/plugins/textdomain-pt_BR.po Apply this via SSH with: patch -p1 < no_plugin_overwrite.patch Hopefully its gonna be released in 3.6. Ticket #18200 (new task (blessed)) Implement language packs for core, plugins, and themes.
Do you have any kind of cache plugin used? Perhaps to help speed up the website. If Yes that just may be the issue here. Another suggestion is change the current active theme to any default WP theme (twentyThirteen, TwentyFourteen), and then see if Preview give you an issue. If it does not, then its … Read more
Holy schmoly shadowpress – what a risky idea. I imagine one could write a cron plugin to do it, BUT what a risk….Already the auto wordpress multi update feature makes it way too tempting to just hit the update button on a bunch of updates in one go. Recommended ‘safe’ procedure for system upgrades is … Read more