WP versions: Auto-update vs. Manual Update?

  • Hi WordPressers,

    My blog is hosted on SiteGround, and they offer this handy auto-update feature for WordPress.

    It seems to work alright, but on my WordPress Dashboard, I constantly have this notification saying “You need to update WordPress to the latest version – some functions may not work” or something like that.

    Does SiteGround and WordPress talk together in this way? Is there a disconnect between the Dashboard and realities? Or should I disable auto-update and do it manually through WordPress instead?

    Thanks for taking the time to deal with such a noobie question, but I wasn’t able to get a straight answer through Google.

    Rued

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  • Moderator Steven Stern (sterndata)

    (@sterndata)

    Volunteer Forum Moderator

    If you’e on 5.6 and your host is still telling you that an upgrade for WP core is needed, then contact your host as this is their error.

    As to whether you should allow major upgrades (i.e., 5.6.x to 5.7), you need to assess your comfort with an update taking place when you’re not watching. If you pay attention to your site and keep up with update info, then I’d set it to update manually. That allows you to take a backup before kicking off an update.

    If you want a more “set it and forget it” approach to your site, set everything to update automatically. (But install a backup plugin that runs automatically, too, so you have a somewhat recent fallback if things go bad. I like “backwpup” for this.)

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