trogau

<p>You can query core, plugin, and themes individually, or check all at once.</p>
<p>It defines four new methods:</p>
<ul>
<li>xmlrpcCoreUpdateCheck – checks core, returns true/false</li>
<li>xmlrpcPluginUpdateCheck – checks plugins, returns true/false</li>
<li>xmlrpcThemeUpdateCheck – checks themes, returns true/false</li>
<li>xmlrpcUpdatesCheck – checks all of the above, returns an array of trues/falses.</li>
</ul>
<p>The plugin was created primarily for WPUpCheck (http://trog.qgl.org/wpupcheck/), a simple<br />
Windows application that remotely polls a WordPress site to see if updates are available.</p>


XML-RPC Update Check

This plugin provides XML-RPC methods for checking the update status of WordPress websites.

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).

XML-RPC Update Check vs WP Updates Settings