{"id":15538,"date":"2018-09-16T10:56:21","date_gmt":"2018-09-16T14:56:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/?p=15538"},"modified":"2020-10-23T14:56:19","modified_gmt":"2020-10-23T18:56:19","slug":"auto-wordpress-updates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/total-upkeep\/auto-wordpress-updates\/","title":{"rendered":"Configure Automated WordPress Updates with Total Upkeep"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/total-upkeep-horizontal-image-2.png\" alt=\"Total Upkeep WordPress Backup Plugin\"><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/wordpress-backup-plugin\/\">Total Upkeep<\/a> WordPress plugin helps you focus on productivity with options to automate theme and plugin updates and restore backups when updates are unsuccessful. The following will guide you through configuring automatic WordPress updates with <strong>Total Upkeep<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"set-up-automatic-wordpress-updates\">Set Up Automatic WordPress Updates<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>In the Dashboard, Navigate to <strong>Total Upkeep<\/strong> &rarr; <strong>Settings<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Select <strong>Auto Updates<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Enable <strong>Auto Backup<\/strong> before updates<\/li>\n<li>Specify <strong>WordPress Core<\/strong> update types to auto-update<\/li>\n<li>Specify <strong>Plugins<\/strong> to auto-update<\/li>\n<li>Specify <strong>Themes<\/strong> to auto-update<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Congratulations! You now know how to configure <strong>Automatic WordPress Updates<\/strong> for your BoldGrid website to help protect you from issues that can occur when upgrading. Now is a great time to <a href=\"\/support\/total-upkeep\/backup-wordpress-website\/\">take your first backup<\/a>, to ensure you have a restore point at any time in the future.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"how-to-enable-auto-updates-and-rollback-options-in-total-upkeep\">How to Enable Auto Updates and Rollback options in Total Upkeep<\/h2>\n<p>The Total Upkeep <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/wordpress-backup-plugin\/\">backup plugin for WordPress<\/a> provides peace of mind for updates to your themes and plugins by providing an option to automatically update, backup and rollback the updates. This option checks your installation to make sure that the installation can occur without any problems, then automatically runs the update process. The older plugins and themes are backed up before the update process. If there is a problem with a theme or plugin update then it is automatically rolled back to the previous version. Follow the instructions below in order to enable or disable the options.<\/p>\n<ol class=\"article_list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/boldgrid-inspirations-plugin-product-guide\/logging-in\/\">Login to the BoldGrid Administrator Dashboard<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/13360-boldgrid-backup.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-13364\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/13360-boldgrid-backup-300x181.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"181\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/13360-boldgrid-backup-300x181.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/13360-boldgrid-backup-250x151.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/13360-boldgrid-backup-299x180.jpg 299w, https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/13360-boldgrid-backup.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Scroll down to the <strong>Total Upkeep<\/strong> menu\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/13360-backup-page-main.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-13362\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/13360-backup-page-main-300x140.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"140\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/13360-backup-page-main-300x140.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/13360-backup-page-main-768x357.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/13360-backup-page-main-1024x476.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/13360-backup-page-main-250x116.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/13360-backup-page-main-550x256.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/13360-backup-page-main-800x372.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/13360-backup-page-main-387x180.jpg 387w, https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/13360-backup-page-main-645x300.jpg 645w, https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/13360-backup-page-main-1075x500.jpg 1075w, https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/13360-backup-page-main.jpg 1275w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Select <strong>Settings<\/strong>. You will then see the <strong>Total Upkeep and Restore Settings<\/strong> page.\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/13360-select-autoupdate.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-13366\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/13360-select-autoupdate-300x182.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"182\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/13360-select-autoupdate-300x182.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/13360-select-autoupdate-768x466.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/13360-select-autoupdate-250x152.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/13360-select-autoupdate-550x333.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/13360-select-autoupdate-800x485.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/13360-select-autoupdate-297x180.jpg 297w, https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/13360-select-autoupdate-495x300.jpg 495w, https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/13360-select-autoupdate-825x500.jpg 825w, https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/13360-select-autoupdate.jpg 838w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>In the menu under the Settings tab you will see an option labeled <strong>Auto Updates &amp; Rollback<\/strong>. Click on <strong>Auto Updates &amp; Rollback<\/strong>.\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/13360-auto-update-options.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-13367\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/13360-auto-update-options-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/13360-auto-update-options-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/13360-auto-update-options-768x509.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/13360-auto-update-options-250x166.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/13360-auto-update-options-550x364.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/13360-auto-update-options-800x530.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/13360-auto-update-options-272x180.jpg 272w, https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/13360-auto-update-options-453x300.jpg 453w, https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/13360-auto-update-options-754x500.jpg 754w, https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/13360-auto-update-options.jpg 842w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>There are four options that you can set in the Auto Updates and Rollback menu: <strong>Plugin Auto-Updates<\/strong>, <strong>Theme Auto-Updates<\/strong>, <strong>Auto Backup Before Updates<\/strong> and <strong>Auto Rollback<\/strong>. Click on the radial button beside each option to enable or disable them.\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/13360-save-changes.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-13365\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/13360-save-changes-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/13360-save-changes-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/13360-save-changes-768x509.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/13360-save-changes-250x166.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/13360-save-changes-550x364.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/13360-save-changes-800x530.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/13360-save-changes-272x180.jpg 272w, https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/13360-save-changes-453x300.jpg 453w, https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/13360-save-changes-754x500.jpg 754w, https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/13360-save-changes.jpg 842w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Click on the <strong>Save Changes<\/strong> button at the bottom of the page in order to save any changes.\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>You can now enable the Auto Updates and Rollback options for your plugins and themes using the Total Upkeep <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/wordpress-backup-plugin\/\">WordPress backup plugin<\/a>. Next, you may want to learn about the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/total-upkeep\/additional-tools\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">additional tools in Total Upkeep<\/a> to keep your WordPress website safe and secure.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"how-to-configure-timely-auto-updates-in-total-upkeep\">How to Configure Timely Auto Updates in Total Upkeep<\/h2>\n<p>Keeping your WordPress site up to date is extremely important, but occasionally plugin updates may have unexpected bugs. Not only can the <a href=\"\/wordpress-backup-plugin\/\">Total Upkeep plugin<\/a> keep you safe by saving a backup before WordPress updates, you can also configure your plugins to update after giving the developers enough time to work out any bugs in a new release.<\/p>\n<p>Timely auto-updates allow you to specify a number of days to wait, after a plugin or theme update becomes available, before updating your site.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To configure how long to wait after a theme or plugin&rsquo;s update is released before installing the update, follow these steps:<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In your WordPress Dashboard, navigate to <strong>Total Upkeep -&gt; Settings<\/strong><br>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Select the Auto Updates tab:<br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/image2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19079\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/image2.png\" alt=\"Displaying the Timely Auto Updates menu\" width=\"1046\" height=\"856\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/image2.png 1046w, https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/image2-300x246.png 300w, https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/image2-1024x838.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/image2-768x628.png 768w, https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/image2-610x499.png 610w, https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/image2-250x205.png 250w, https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/image2-550x450.png 550w, https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/image2-800x655.png 800w, https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/image2-220x180.png 220w, https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/image2-367x300.png 367w, https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/image2-611x500.png 611w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1046px) 100vw, 1046px\" \/><\/a><br>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Next to the option &ldquo;Timely Auto Updates&rdquo; select &ldquo;Enabled.&rdquo;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Next to the option &ldquo;When To Perform Updates&rdquo; select the number of days you wish to wait after an update is released.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To configure which plugins, themes, and WordPress Core Updates are automatically updated, you can toggle them on or off in the section below:<br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/image3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19080\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/image3.png\" alt=\"Displaying the Auto Updates enabling menu\" width=\"847\" height=\"852\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/image3.png 847w, https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/image3-298x300.png 298w, https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/image3-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/image3-768x773.png 768w, https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/image3-610x614.png 610w, https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/image3-48x48.png 48w, https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/image3-250x251.png 250w, https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/image3-550x553.png 550w, https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/image3-800x805.png 800w, https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/image3-179x180.png 179w, https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/image3-497x500.png 497w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 847px) 100vw, 847px\" \/><\/a><br>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After making the desired changes, be sure to click on Save Changes below.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Total Upkeep WordPress plugin helps you focus on productivity with options to automate theme and plugin updates and restore backups when updates are unsuccessful. The following will guide you through configuring automatic WordPress updates with Total Upkeep. 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