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Good blog post here from Wordfence, a WordPress security plugin about the pros and cons of allowing automatic updates of plugins and how the feature works in WP.
It's definitely a decision that needs to be made on a plugin by plugin basis. I'm glad they're giving the option to enable it selectively per plugin.
The new ACP integration of a plugin marketplace for IPS should probably monitor this to see how it pans out. In the meantime I hope one day we can get a proper 3rd party plugin repo for XF and notification of updates in the ACP with one click updates.
WordPress Auto-Updates: What do you have to lose?
A new feature that will allow automatic updating of plugins and themes will be available in WordPress version 5.5, which is scheduled to be released on August 11, 2020. In this core release of the world’s most popular content management system, site owners will have the option to turn...
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It's definitely a decision that needs to be made on a plugin by plugin basis. I'm glad they're giving the option to enable it selectively per plugin.
The new ACP integration of a plugin marketplace for IPS should probably monitor this to see how it pans out. In the meantime I hope one day we can get a proper 3rd party plugin repo for XF and notification of updates in the ACP with one click updates.
