Title: Plugins: “update now” link missing
Last modified: February 12, 2021

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# Plugins: “update now” link missing

 *  [xanathon](https://wordpress.org/support/users/xanathon/)
 * (@xanathon)
 * [5 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugins-update-now-link-missing/)
 * Hello,
 * Since the advent of 5.x and it’s forced autoupdates (yes, I know I can deactivate
   it) we are missing the “update now”-Link below plugins with updates on the plugin
   page.
 * We did not activate autoupdates because of very bad experiences with plugin updates
   in the past. So we will only activate something like this if there also is an(
   actually working) autobackup and -restore feature implemented that is run before
   automatic plugin updates.
 * So with the link missing we now need to update via the backend update page or
   the bulk update option on the plugin page and that is very user-unfriendly, as
   only two or three plugins actually are updated with this way and then you have
   to start again. Also there often is no visual feedback that something actually
   is happening.
 * This (the missing “update now” link) happens on a lot of WordPress-based sites
   we run (on multiple different hosts), but only one still has the “update now”-
   Link below the plugin entries of the plugin page and we cannot find out why it
   is shown there but not in other WordPress installations.
 * If you want to ascertain that users actually DO update their plugins, it is highly
   counterproductive IMO to make manual updates as difficult and user-unfriendly
   as possible.
 * How to get the “update now” links back in all WordPress installations? I tried
   multipe search terms in this forum but the search did not come up with anything
   helpful.
 * TIA.
    -  This topic was modified 5 years, 3 months ago by [xanathon](https://wordpress.org/support/users/xanathon/).

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 *  [scsiraidguru](https://wordpress.org/support/users/scsiraidguru/)
 * (@scsiraidguru)
 * [5 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugins-update-now-link-missing/#post-14041109)
 * I usually only see it when I have an update to do.
 * I have an update on Disable Comments.
 * There is a new version of Disable Comments available. View version 2.1.0 details
   or update now.
 *  Thread Starter [xanathon](https://wordpress.org/support/users/xanathon/)
 * (@xanathon)
 * [5 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugins-update-now-link-missing/#post-14042893)
 * Of course you only see it if updates are available. On the plugin update page.
   Update available, “update now” Link not there. On multiple installations (about
   eight) it cannot be seen, on one it is there.
 *  Thread Starter [xanathon](https://wordpress.org/support/users/xanathon/)
 * (@xanathon)
 * [5 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugins-update-now-link-missing/#post-14050278)
 * If updates are available:
 * On one installation:
 * > [View post on imgur.com](https://imgur.com/LfR0NFa)
 * On all other installations:
 * > [View post on imgur.com](https://imgur.com/ceBbmjz)
 *  Thread Starter [xanathon](https://wordpress.org/support/users/xanathon/)
 * (@xanathon)
 * [5 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugins-update-now-link-missing/#post-14067798)
 * Is there any way to actually get any support from Automattic about WordPress/
   Woocommerce?
 *  Thread Starter [xanathon](https://wordpress.org/support/users/xanathon/)
 * (@xanathon)
 * [5 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugins-update-now-link-missing/#post-14216711)
 * It seems not.

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## Tags

 * [plugin updates](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/plugin-updates/)
 * [ui](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/ui/)
 * [update now](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/update-now/)
 * [Updates](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/updates/)
 * [UX](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/ux/)

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 * 5 replies
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 * Last reply from: [xanathon](https://wordpress.org/support/users/xanathon/)
 * Last activity: [5 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugins-update-now-link-missing/#post-14216711)
 * Status: not resolved

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