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kanenas — Minor/Patch Auto-Updates

kanenas — Minor/Patch Auto-Updates

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Description

kanenas — Minor/Patch Auto-Updates gives you granular control over automatic updates. While WordPress allows you to enable or disable auto-updates entirely, this adds a third option: auto-update only minor and patch versions while keeping major versions at bay.

Why Use This?

Major version updates often introduce significant changes that may:

  • Break compatibility with other extensions
  • Introduce new features that require testing
  • Change the behavior of existing functionality
  • Require database migrations or manual intervention

With this, you can:

  • Receive security patches automatically – Minor and patch versions typically contain security fixes
  • Get bug fixes without intervention – Patch versions are generally safe to apply automatically
  • Control major updates manually – Review major version changes before applying them
  • Maintain site stability – Reduce the risk of unexpected breaking changes

How It Works

It uses semantic versioning (MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH) to determine update types:

  • Major update (e.g., 1.0.0 2.0.0): Blocked from auto-update
  • Minor update (e.g., 1.0.0 1.1.0): Allowed to auto-update
  • Patch update (e.g., 1.0.0 1.0.1): Allowed to auto-update

Internally, this plugin runs only on WordPress auto-update decision filters:

  • auto_update_plugin
  • auto_update_theme

When you enable minor/patch mode for a plugin or theme, it also adds that item to WordPress core’s auto_update_plugins / auto_update_themes site options so the automatic updater treats it as opted-in the same way as the Plugins/Themes screen toggle.

It does not rewrite update API responses (plugins_api) and does not modify updater transients (pre_set_site_transient_update_plugins). Premium update discovery and license validation remain managed by each vendor updater.

Features

  • Per-item control – Enable minor/patch auto-updates for specific items
  • Easy toggle – Simple links in the admin pages
  • Non-intrusive – Works alongside WordPress’s native auto-update system
  • Clean uninstall – Removes all data when uninstalled
  • Translation ready – Fully prepared for localization

Usage

  1. Go to Plugins Installed Plugins
  2. Look for the “Enable auto-updates minor/patch” link below each plugin’s auto-update setting
  3. Click to enable/disable minor/patch auto-updates for that plugin

For themes:
1. Go to Appearance Themes
2. Click on a theme to view its details
3. Look for the “Enable auto-updates minor/patch” option in the theme details overlay

Privacy Policy

This plugin does not collect, store, or transmit any personal data. It only stores plugin/theme preferences in your WordPress database.

Installation

From WordPress Admin

  1. Go to Add New in your admin
  2. Search for “kanenas — Minor/Patch Auto-Updates”
  3. Click Install Now and then Activate

Manual Installation

  1. Download the ZIP file
  2. Go to Add New Upload
  3. Choose the ZIP file and click Install Now
  4. Activate it

Via FTP

  1. Download and unzip
  2. Upload the plugin folder (for example kanenas-minor-patch-auto-updates) to /wp-content/plugins/
  3. Activate through the admin menu

FAQ

Does this work with premium extensions?

Yes, for automatic-update decisions. This plugin can only allow/block the final auto-update decision after an update has already been discovered by the vendor updater.

If a premium update is not detected at all, the cause is usually in that vendor’s update/auth stack and not in this plugin.

What if an extension doesn’t follow semantic versioning?

The plugin classifies versions as minor_or_patch, major, or unknown.

If a version cannot be categorized safely, it now defers to WordPress’s existing auto-update decision instead of forcing allow/deny.

Can I use this alongside WordPress’s native auto-updates?

Yes. If you enable both the native “Enable auto-updates” and “Enable auto-updates minor/patch” options, the minor/patch setting will take precedence and block major version updates.

Are there compatibility filters for premium updater edge-cases?

Yes.

  • eaump_bypass_plugin_update_gate – bypass this plugin’s gate for a specific plugin update object.
  • eaump_bypass_theme_update_gate – bypass this plugin’s gate for a specific theme update object.
  • eaump_debug_log_updates – enable JSON decision logs (defaults to WP_DEBUG).

If your premium updater has custom version formats or non-standard metadata, use a bypass filter to defer to core/vendor logic for that item.

Troubleshooting premium updater flows

  1. Confirm the premium updater detects an available update first.
  2. Check whether your item is opted into “auto-updates minor/patch”.
  3. Enable debug logging with eaump_debug_log_updates and inspect decision reason codes.
  4. If needed, add a targeted bypass via eaump_bypass_plugin_update_gate or eaump_bypass_theme_update_gate.

Why do debug logs show the same current and new version?

On the Plugins screen, WordPress may invoke auto_update_plugin for every row using metadata where the offered version equals the installed version (no pending upgrade). In that case you will see reason: defer_same_version_no_pending_upgrade — it does not mean an update failed; it means there was nothing to upgrade in that pass.

Does disabling minor/patch remove WordPress auto-updates for that item?

Yes. Disabling minor/patch removes that plugin/theme from core auto_update_plugins / auto_update_themes, matching the enable action which opted it in.

Will this work on multisite?

Yes, it supports WordPress multisite installations.

How do I report a bug or request a feature?

Please visit kanenas.net or use the ww.wp.xz.cn support forum.

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Changelog

1.0.3

  • Sync EAUMP-enabled plugins/themes with core auto_update_plugins / auto_update_themes so background updates align with WordPress’s opted-in list.
  • When installed version equals the offered version (no pending upgrade), defer instead of logging a false “allow” decision.
  • One-time migration merges existing EAUMP selections into core auto-update lists.

1.0.2

  • Added conservative update classification (minor_or_patch, major, unknown) for safer handling of vendor-specific version formats.
  • Changed ambiguous version behavior to defer to WordPress/core decision instead of hard blocking.
  • Added premium compatibility bypass filters: eaump_bypass_plugin_update_gate, eaump_bypass_theme_update_gate.
  • Added optional structured debug logging via eaump_debug_log_updates.

1.0.1

  • Renamed plugin for ww.wp.xz.cn distinctiveness; text domain is now kanenas-minor-patch-auto-updates.
  • Plugin directory and bootstrap file are kanenas-minor-patch-auto-updates/kanenas-minor-patch-auto-updates.php (matches SVN slug).

1.0.0

  • Initial release

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