Automatic updates
Accessible for the Developer and Business plan users only.
https://app.patchstack.com/software/updates
On the Automatic updates subpage, you can see which of your sites have auto-updates enabled. You can turn automatic updates for each of your sites on / off.
Patchstack also has an option to only auto-update such software that has any vulnerabilities detected.
For each site, you have the following options:
- Auto-update only vulnerable components (recommended)
- Auto-update WordPress core
- Auto-update plugins
- Auto-update themes
Turning on the auto-updates
To turn on the auto-updates feature, click the Change button of the corresponding site in the table.
You will be shown a popup, which lets you toggle auto-updates for:
- Only vulnerable software versions
- For all WordPress core versions
- For all plugin versions
- For all theme versions
To activate any of the options, toggle the buttons. (see the image below).
❗️ Keep in mind that updating software could potentially break your site, but for security reasons, it is recommended to auto-update at least your vulnerable components.
After toggling the buttons, click Update.