lelandf

<p>By default, WordPress will not apply <a href="https://codex.wordpress.org/Configuring_Automatic_Background_Updates" rel="nofollow ugc">automatic background updates</a> if it detects a version control system (like Git or Subversion) in the WordPress directory or any of its parent directories.</p>
<p>WordPress does this because it assumes that if version control systems are present, the site owners have their own system in place for managing updates, and WordPress doesn’t want to mess with that.</p>
<p>However, minor updates can contain critical security vulnerability fixes, and those aforementioned site owners may consider the benefit of having minor releases automatically updated by WordPress greater than the risks of waiting too long to apply those updates themselves.</p>
<p>If that sounds like you, then you may wish to consider installing this option-free plugin.</p>
<p>Just activate when you need it.</p>
<p>Perhaps before a “disconnected” vacation when you don’t want to run the risk of a security update being released during it, and having no way of applying said update until your return.</p>
<p>Deactivate it when you don’t.</p>


Forced Auto Updates

Apply automatic background updates for minor releases of WordPress core, even with version control systems present.

Upperdog

Emil Gustafsson

<p>This plugin hides update notifications for core, plugin, and theme updates in the WordPress admin. It’s useful for developers and agencies who manage updates through Composer or remote management services like ManageWP, and therefore wants to hide update notices for other users.</p>
<h3>Features</h3>
<ul>
<li>Hides WordPress core update notices.</li>
<li>Hides plugin update notices.</li>
<li>Hides theme update notices.</li>
<li>Hides updates link in admin menu and admin bar.</li>
<li>Blocks access to the updates page for users who are not allowed to see updates.</li>
<li>Enables developers to specify which users can see updates.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Worth noting</h3>
<p>This plugin is intended for developers and agencies who have good reasons for hiding the updates, for example if they manage updates through Composer or remote management services like ManageWP. This plugin has been tested with ManageWP and ManageWP needs to connect to the site with a user account that is allowed to see updates.</p>
<h3>Specify allowed users</h3>
<p>By default, the plugin allows the first registered user (the one who installed the site) to see updates. Developers can use the <code>hide_updates_allowed_users</code> filter to specify which users are allowed to see update notifications.</p>
<p>The following example will allow only users with usernames bill and melinda to see updates:</p>
<pre><code>function site_hide_updates_allowed_users() {
    $allowed_users = array( 'charlotte', 'bob' );
    return $allowed_users;
}
add_filter( 'hide_updates_allowed_users', 'site_hide_updates_allowed_users' );
</code></pre>


Hide Updates

This plugin hides update notifications for core, plugin, and theme updates in the WordPress admin for all everyone except specified users.

Forced Auto Updates vs Hide Updates