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.

Yslo

<p>Allows you the ability to set Updates and Automatic Background Updates through Settings panel.</p>
<h4>Features</h4>
<ul>
<li>Show/hide Updates notification</li>
<li>Use default WordPress behaviors</li>
<li>Enable/Disable Updates capabilities to Administrator users</li>
<li>Set Major Core Automatic Background Updates</li>
<li>Set Minor Core Automatic Background Updates</li>
<li>Set Plugin Automatic Background Updates</li>
<li>Set Theme Automatic Background Updates</li>
<li>Set Translation files Automatic Background Updates</li>
<li>Set Auto Core Update Notification emails.</li>
<li>Add Updates panel (Settings > Updates)</li>
<li>Contextual Help</li>
<li>Translation MO/PO files</li>
<li>Multisite</li>
<li>Desactivate restore default WordPress behavior</li>
<li>Uninstall restore default WordPress behavior</li>
</ul>
<h4>Languages</h4>
<ul>
<li>English</li>
<li>French</li>
</ul>


WP Updates Settings

I like this plugin because it takes away the mundane task up updating everything on sites that do not to be babysat. Yeah, it seems to miss some plugins, like iThemes, but that's not surprising since they have their own proprietary update system (so it seems). Handy!



Handy for the Right Site

Configure WordPress updates settings through UI (User Interface).

Forced Auto Updates vs WP Updates Settings