Title: What does "Permit Automatic Plugin Updates" do?
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# What does "Permit Automatic Plugin Updates" do?

 *  Resolved [Stanislav Khromov](https://wordpress.org/support/users/khromov/)
 * (@khromov)
 * [12 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/what-does-permit-automatic-plugin-updates-do/)
 * As far as I can tell, this functionality is not offered in core. So what does
   enabling this option do?
 * [http://wordpress.org/plugins/update-control/](http://wordpress.org/plugins/update-control/)

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 *  Plugin Author [Chip Bennett](https://wordpress.org/support/users/chipbennett/)
 * (@chipbennett)
 * [12 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/what-does-permit-automatic-plugin-updates-do/#post-4268318)
 * It does exactly as advertised: allow WordPress to update Plugins automatically.
 * The functionality is offered in core, but is disabled by default. The Plugin 
   simply filters the core behavior to enable automatic Plugin updates.
 *  Thread Starter [Stanislav Khromov](https://wordpress.org/support/users/khromov/)
 * (@khromov)
 * [12 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/what-does-permit-automatic-plugin-updates-do/#post-4268423)
 * Are you sure?
 * Searching WP 3.7.1 for hooks:
    auto_update_plugin auto_update_theme
 * …gives 0 results. So as far as I can tell, those settings do nothing.
 *  [tzdk](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tzdk/)
 * (@tzdk)
 * [12 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/what-does-permit-automatic-plugin-updates-do/#post-4268428)
 * Check [https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/blob/master/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-upgrader.php#L1752](https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/blob/master/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-upgrader.php#L1752)
   and further down.
 *  Plugin Author [Chip Bennett](https://wordpress.org/support/users/chipbennett/)
 * (@chipbennett)
 * [12 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/what-does-permit-automatic-plugin-updates-do/#post-4268434)
 * > Are you sure?
 * [Quite sure](http://make.wordpress.org/core/2013/10/25/the-definitive-guide-to-disabling-auto-updates-in-wordpress-3-7/).
 * > Searching WP 3.7.1 for hooks:
   >  auto_update_plugin auto_update_theme
 * You’re searching for the wrong hook name. The [filter is applied as `auto_update_$type`](http://core.trac.wordpress.org/browser/tags/3.7/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-upgrader.php#L1769)
 * > So as far as I can tell, those settings do nothing.
 * I’ve already watched Plugins update automatically while returning `true` to `
   auto_update_plugin`.
 *  Thread Starter [Stanislav Khromov](https://wordpress.org/support/users/khromov/)
 * (@khromov)
 * [12 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/what-does-permit-automatic-plugin-updates-do/#post-4268442)
 * Thanks Chip and tzdk, that clears everything up!

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 * Last reply from: [Stanislav Khromov](https://wordpress.org/support/users/khromov/)
 * Last activity: [12 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/what-does-permit-automatic-plugin-updates-do/#post-4268442)
 * Status: resolved