Title: Automatic Update Settings (Hostinger)
Last modified: November 13, 2023

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# Automatic Update Settings (Hostinger)

 *  Resolved [jimlz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jimlz/)
 * (@jimlz)
 * [2 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/automatic-update-settings-hostinger/)
 * My web site is hosted by Hostinger. Their management tool is hpanel, not cpanel.
   There is a setting under WordPress/Security/Automatic Updates Configuration which
   allows the admin to enable or disable automatic updates for WordPress, themes
   and plug-ins.
 * The tool writes a PHP file which is supposed to enable (or disable) automatic
   updates. However, it is writing the values in this file which DISABLE updates
   when the admin tool is set to ENABLE.
 * I have reported this the Hostinger support and am waiting for them to verify 
   on their end and find a solution. Please reply if you have experienced this issue.
   Thank you.

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 *  [Gerry](https://wordpress.org/support/users/metamezzo/)
 * (@metamezzo)
 * [2 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/automatic-update-settings-hostinger/#post-17200579)
 * Hello, I manage a site on Hostinger with the hpanel settings you mentioned enabled,
   so this adds a must-use plugin (a file) from Hostinger that does disable automatic
   core/theme/plugin updates, so the Hostinger system becomes the one responsible
   for the automatic updates for the website (via hpanel). It is how Hostinger has
   set up their WP hosting, so it is not an issue. Hope this helps.
 *  Thread Starter [jimlz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jimlz/)
 * (@jimlz)
 * [2 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/automatic-update-settings-hostinger/#post-17200978)
 * Thanks for the info Gerry. The reason I became aware of this in the first place
   was that my site health status gave a critical issue stating that automatic updates
   were disabled. Also, every time there was an update released for WP/themes/plugins,
   I got notified they were available, and had to manually run the updates. So it
   would appear that Hostinger is not running the updates when enabled in hpanel.
   I ended up manually updating the PHP file created by hpanel and changing the 
   setting to allow automatic updates. So far they appear to be functioning normally.
 *  [Hari Shanker R](https://wordpress.org/support/users/harishanker/)
 * (@harishanker)
 * [2 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/automatic-update-settings-hostinger/#post-17217418)
 * [@jimlz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jimlz/) Looks like that might do
   the trick. In any case, do wait for a reply from Hostinger’s support folks to
   see what they recommend. In any case, as a rule of thumb, it’s good practice 
   to keep plugins updated (and test any major updates in staging) to keep your 
   site performant and stable.
 * If the problem persists, or if you run into troubles, do report back. Thanks 
   once again!

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 * Last reply from: [Hari Shanker R](https://wordpress.org/support/users/harishanker/)
 * Last activity: [2 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/automatic-update-settings-hostinger/#post-17217418)
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