Plugin Team Draws a Line: Plugins Must Not Change WordPress’ Default Automatic Update Settings – WordPress Tavern

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WordPress’ plugin team has publsihed a statement regarding plugins making changes to users’ update services: Unless your plugin has the purpose of managing updates, you must not change the defaults of WordPress’ update settings. You may offer a feature to auto-update, but it has to honor the core settings. This means if someone has set their site to “Never update any of my plugins or themes” you […]