How to upgrade WordPress automatically?

By default WordPress automatically updates itself, plugins, and themes. If your WordPress install doesn’t do that then you probably have something that disables this. You can check your theme for something like this add_filter(‘auto_update_plugin’, ‘__return_false’); add_filter(‘auto_update_theme’, ‘__return_false’); And/Or in your wp-config.php define(‘AUTOMATIC_UPDATER_DISABLED’, true); define(‘WP_AUTO_UPDATE_CORE’, false); If your WordPress is not on a local machine and … Read more

Auto generate meta data value in post

Saving this data persistently seems like excessive approach. Since there is no human input (only logic), there is no benefit to storing results – just keep the logic. More so if logic changes next week you won’t need to re-save everything. Basically I would instead during output check is post has value and if not … Read more

How Do I Configure Automatic Updates in WordPress 3.7?

Automatic updates are automatic. The basic, default behavior in WordPress 3.7 is automatic update of core for minor versions (i.e. X.Y.Z to X.Y.Z+1.) No configuration options are exposed in the UI. To change the behavior, you’ll need to modify your wp-config.php file, or add some filters: Easy Disabling Add the following to wp_config.php: define( ‘AUTOMATIC_UPDATER_DISABLED’, … Read more