{"id":353,"date":"2025-12-18T05:44:56","date_gmt":"2025-12-18T04:44:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/?post_type=manual_kb&#038;p=353"},"modified":"2026-02-05T13:44:53","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T12:44:53","slug":"how-do-i-enable-or-disable-automatic-updates-in-wordpress","status":"publish","type":"manual_kb","link":"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/knowledgebase\/how-do-i-enable-or-disable-automatic-updates-in-wordpress\/","title":{"rendered":"How do I enable or disable automatic updates in WordPress?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"translation-block translation-block-merged\">\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_86 ez-toc-wrap-left counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/knowledgebase\/how-do-i-enable-or-disable-automatic-updates-in-wordpress\/#Updates_in_WordPress\" >Updates in WordPress<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/knowledgebase\/how-do-i-enable-or-disable-automatic-updates-in-wordpress\/#Theme_updates\" >Theme updates<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/knowledgebase\/how-do-i-enable-or-disable-automatic-updates-in-wordpress\/#Plugin_updates\" >Plugin updates<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/knowledgebase\/how-do-i-enable-or-disable-automatic-updates-in-wordpress\/#WordPress_Core_Updates\" >WordPress Core Updates<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Updates_in_WordPress\"><\/span>Updates in WordPress<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As with any other software, <em><strong>WordPress<\/strong> <\/em>sites need to be updated for the following reasons:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Deploy security patches to fix vulnerabilities that are discovered<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Getting fixes and new functionalities in themes and plugins<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As mentioned, the update has three parts \u2013 <em><strong>the WordPress<\/strong><\/em> core, themes, and plugins. You have options to manage them independently depending on your needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Theme_updates\"><\/span>Theme updates<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"mybox-2505270428\" class=\"mybox-content mybox-entity-placement\"><div class=\"early-access-banner-inpost\">\r\n  <div class=\"banner-left-inpost\">\r\n    <div class=\"icon-box-inpost\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/square-info-icon.svg\" alt=\"Info\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"text-box-inpost\">\r\n      <span class=\"label-inpost\"><span class=\"translation-block translation-block-banner-text\">Early access<\/span><\/span>\r\n      <h4><span class=\"translation-block translation-block-banner-text\">Still need help?<\/span><\/h4>\r\n      <p><span class=\"translation-block translation-block-banner-text\">Contact our customer service team.<\/span><\/p>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <div class=\"banner-right-inpost\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/panel.mybox.com\/helpdesk2\/v\/list\/\" class=\"banner-button-inpost\"><span class=\"translation-block translation-block-banner-text\">Message us<\/span><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"translation-block translation-block-merged\"><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A theme is the backbone of your <em><strong>WordPress<\/strong><\/em> website and needs to work seamlessly with basic <em><strong>WordPress<\/strong><\/em> files. Although you use one theme at a time, it is possible to keep multiple themes installed on your website. Whether you have one or multiple themes, you&#8217;ll need to enable or disable auto-update on each theme individually.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After logging in to wp-admin, go to the <em><strong>Appearance &gt; Themes<\/strong><\/em> section, and then after hovering over the selected theme, click on the <em><strong>Details<\/strong><\/em> option.<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"570\" height=\"253\" src=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-156.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4155\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-156.png 570w, https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-156-300x133.png 300w, https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-156-18x8.png 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 570px) 100vw, 570px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"translation-block translation-block-merged\">\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Just below the theme name and information about its author, you will find a link that will allow you to enable automatic updates.<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"208\" src=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-157-1024x208.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4157\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-157-1024x208.png 1024w, https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-157-300x61.png 300w, https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-157-768x156.png 768w, https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-157-18x4.png 18w, https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-157.png 1274w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"translation-block translation-block-merged\">\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Similarly, if automatic updates are active, you can deactivate them in the same place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Plugin_updates\"><\/span>Plugin updates<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To enable or disable automatic plugin updates, after logging in to wp-admin, go to <em><strong>the Plugins &gt; Installed Plugins<\/strong><\/em> section in the menu on the left.<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"67\" src=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-158-1024x67.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4158\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-158-1024x67.png 1024w, https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-158-300x20.png 300w, https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-158-768x50.png 768w, https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-158-1536x100.png 1536w, https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-158-18x1.png 18w, https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-158.png 1810w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"translation-block translation-block-merged\">\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On the right side of each of the installed plugins, you will find an option to enable or disable automatic updates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"WordPress_Core_Updates\"><\/span>WordPress Core Updates<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Unlike themes and plugins, <em><strong>WordPress<\/strong> <\/em>enables automatic updates by default for core releases. There are two types of major releases available \u2013 major and minor. Major versions typically bring a lot of new features, while minor versions are released for safety\/maintenance purposes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since <em><strong>WordPress<\/strong> <\/em>5.6, automatic updates for minor releases are enabled by default. You can change the settings in the Updates dashboard to get automatic updates for major or minor releases. While you can toggle between major and minor release updates, it&#8217;s not possible to completely disable core updates from the settings page.<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"956\" height=\"310\" src=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-159.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4159\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-159.png 956w, https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-159-300x97.png 300w, https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-159-768x249.png 768w, https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-159-18x6.png 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 956px) 100vw, 956px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","format":"standard","manualknowledgebasecat":[25,125],"manual_kb_tag":[3489,3490,3491,3492,3493,3494,3495,3496,3497,3498,3499,426,437,438,486,3488],"class_list":["post-353","manual_kb","type-manual_kb","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","manualknowledgebasecat-hosting","manualknowledgebasecat-websites","manual_kb_tag-wordpress-core","manual_kb_tag-updates-dashboard","manual_kb_tag-installed-plugins","manual_kb_tag-enable-automatic-updates","manual_kb_tag-disable-automatic-updates","manual_kb_tag-wordpress-core-updates","manual_kb_tag-update-management","manual_kb_tag-security-patches","manual_kb_tag-update-settings","manual_kb_tag-automatic-plugin-updates","manual_kb_tag-automatic-theme-updates","manual_kb_tag-plugin-updates","manual_kb_tag-wordpress-updates","manual_kb_tag-theme-updates","manual_kb_tag-wordpress-themes","manual_kb_tag-automatic-updates"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/manual_kb\/353","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/manual_kb"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/manual_kb"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/manual_kb\/353\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4160,"href":"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/manual_kb\/353\/revisions\/4160"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=353"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"manualknowledgebasecat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/manualknowledgebasecat?post=353"},{"taxonomy":"manual_kb_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/manual_kb_tag?post=353"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}