Automatic wp updates

Auto updates are only for minor versions (3.8 to 3.8.1) by default. There is a ton of information about auto updates in this post. Here’s the most important part:

The easiest way to manipulate core updates is with the WP_AUTO_UPDATE_CORE constant:

# Disables all core updates:
define( 'WP_AUTO_UPDATE_CORE', false );

# Enables all core updates, including minor and major:
define( 'WP_AUTO_UPDATE_CORE', true );

# Enables core updates for minor releases (default):
define( 'WP_AUTO_UPDATE_CORE', 'minor' );

You would put one of these in your wp.config.php

I have customize some files inside the wp admin

Would I lose all that modified files if wp. Auto updates lets say from

3.7 to 3.8.1 version . If so how can I stop this from hapenning

DO NOT EVER EDIT WORDPRESS CORE FILES

Seriously Don’t. You have done it wrong, you need to change the files back and figure out how to do what you want in a plugin because no one will be able to help you fix things this way. Ever.

Please do not edit core files. You make puppies cry.

Yeah. What Mika said. But if for whatever other reason you’d like to disable auto-updates, my advice is still valid.