<![CDATA[WordPress 5.5 auto-updates not working in Managed version, likely due to core updates blocked.]]>WordPress 5.5 comes with auto-updates functionality for plugins and themes. The Managed version of this app unfortunately (or fortunately?) still blocks automatic updates.

I tried it out with one site and it had two plugin updates available, and a notice that said it would be updated in 2 hours. I checked 3 hours later and the notice then changed to the next update will be in 11 hours (basically every 12 hours it updates as far as I can tell).

Just a heads up to anyone on the Managed version who is hoping to take advantage of the built-in auto-updates for themes and plugins - it ain't working with he way the Managed app is configured.

Will need to use the Unmanaged app I guess for that functionality. My hope is the Unmanaged app will come with LDAP support eventually so I can make the move back to that version.

]]>https://forum.cloudron.io/topic/3023/wordpress-5-5-auto-updates-not-working-in-managed-version-likely-due-to-core-updates-blockedRSS for NodeThu, 16 Jul 2026 02:32:33 GMTFri, 14 Aug 2020 02:39:41 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to WordPress 5.5 auto-updates not working in Managed version, likely due to core updates blocked. on Fri, 14 May 2021 15:55:04 GMT]]>@rmdes on the managed app, you cannot update WP. It will behave similar to what you faced i.e it will ask for credentials. This is because WP figures that it cannot write to the code directory and falls back to uploading code via FTP (a behavior I really dislike but I don't think this can be disabled).

]]>https://forum.cloudron.io/post/31348https://forum.cloudron.io/post/31348Fri, 14 May 2021 15:55:04 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to WordPress 5.5 auto-updates not working in Managed version, likely due to core updates blocked. on Fri, 14 May 2021 09:17:32 GMT]]>@nebulon It's asking FTP credentials on all my WP managed, maybe it's just because there is a new version but not yet packaged ?

]]>https://forum.cloudron.io/post/31329https://forum.cloudron.io/post/31329Fri, 14 May 2021 09:17:32 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to WordPress 5.5 auto-updates not working in Managed version, likely due to core updates blocked. on Fri, 14 May 2021 08:57:21 GMT]]>@rmdes what kind of credentials is who asking for?

]]>https://forum.cloudron.io/post/31327https://forum.cloudron.io/post/31327Fri, 14 May 2021 08:57:21 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to WordPress 5.5 auto-updates not working in Managed version, likely due to core updates blocked. on Fri, 14 May 2021 08:45:02 GMT]]>I'm having this issue again, but not on all my WP's, I'm so confused right now, I don't even know what's happening, but it's asking for credentials again instead of updating from cloudron packages, I'm on managed, I even tried to install a clean new WP and restore my backup from my old WP (also managed) and guess what : exact same problem, can't upgrade, asking for credentials..even though the WP managed app just got installed and is supposed to be last version ?

What's going on here ?

]]>https://forum.cloudron.io/post/31324https://forum.cloudron.io/post/31324Fri, 14 May 2021 08:45:02 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to WordPress 5.5 auto-updates not working in Managed version, likely due to core updates blocked. on Tue, 03 Nov 2020 18:44:58 GMT]]>Since this plugin was before the WP auto-update functionality, it may make sense to rethink how to do this now.

Allow all updates, but filter out only the core and hide the auto-update option from core to maintain the desired effect.

]]>https://forum.cloudron.io/post/18001https://forum.cloudron.io/post/18001Tue, 03 Nov 2020 18:44:58 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to WordPress 5.5 auto-updates not working in Managed version, likely due to core updates blocked. on Tue, 03 Nov 2020 17:39:57 GMT]]>@Lonk said in WordPress 5.5 auto-updates not working in Managed version, likely due to core updates blocked.:

I believe that’s what he did.

Unfortunately, no. Since, I am not a WP dev, I couldn't figure out how to just disable core updates and keep plugin updates enabled. So, I disabled the plugin altogether. https://git.cloudron.io/cloudron/wordpress-managed-app/-/commit/08e6cf17a24e047806f4846bf1083b33c40642d6 is the plugin we previously had. If you know how to disable just core updates but not plugin updates, let me know and I can put that plugin back in.

]]>https://forum.cloudron.io/post/17978https://forum.cloudron.io/post/17978Tue, 03 Nov 2020 17:39:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to WordPress 5.5 auto-updates not working in Managed version, likely due to core updates blocked. on Tue, 03 Nov 2020 10:59:03 GMT]]>@robi said in WordPress 5.5 auto-updates not working in Managed version, likely due to core updates blocked.:

Can the custom blocking plugin be modified to block core updates but allow other plugin auto-updates?

I believe that’s what he did.

]]>https://forum.cloudron.io/post/17933https://forum.cloudron.io/post/17933Tue, 03 Nov 2020 10:59:03 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to WordPress 5.5 auto-updates not working in Managed version, likely due to core updates blocked. on Tue, 03 Nov 2020 10:04:36 GMT]]>Can the custom blocking plugin be modified to block core updates but allow other plugin auto-updates?

]]>https://forum.cloudron.io/post/17927https://forum.cloudron.io/post/17927Tue, 03 Nov 2020 10:04:36 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to WordPress 5.5 auto-updates not working in Managed version, likely due to core updates blocked. on Tue, 03 Nov 2020 09:20:14 GMT]]>It's fixed over here, thanks a lot !!

]]>https://forum.cloudron.io/post/17918https://forum.cloudron.io/post/17918Tue, 03 Nov 2020 09:20:14 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to WordPress 5.5 auto-updates not working in Managed version, likely due to core updates blocked. on Tue, 03 Nov 2020 01:23:01 GMT]]>@girish But why is the disable plugins not needed anymore, is it hard coded somewhere else (like in wp-config.php)?

]]>https://forum.cloudron.io/post/17898https://forum.cloudron.io/post/17898Tue, 03 Nov 2020 01:23:01 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to WordPress 5.5 auto-updates not working in Managed version, likely due to core updates blocked. on Mon, 02 Nov 2020 19:35:06 GMT]]>@rmdes I have pushed a 5.5.3 package some time back 🙂

]]>https://forum.cloudron.io/post/17860https://forum.cloudron.io/post/17860Mon, 02 Nov 2020 19:35:06 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to WordPress 5.5 auto-updates not working in Managed version, likely due to core updates blocked. on Mon, 02 Nov 2020 19:20:59 GMT]]>Oh I understand now, thanks for the explanation 🙂

]]>https://forum.cloudron.io/post/17854https://forum.cloudron.io/post/17854Mon, 02 Nov 2020 19:20:59 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to WordPress 5.5 auto-updates not working in Managed version, likely due to core updates blocked. on Mon, 02 Nov 2020 17:33:17 GMT]]>@rmdes said in WordPress 5.5 auto-updates not working in Managed version, likely due to core updates blocked.:

it all goes fine but when I want to upgrade WP to latest version, I'm being asked for FTP credentials ?

You cannot update WordPress with the managed version. It's asking for FTP creds because the filesystem is read only. We will push an update to WP 5.5.3 in the coming day or two.

Some technical info: In previous managed cloudron packages, it won't show the update UI. This was because we had a custom plugin that blocked updates. Unfortunately, that plugin also blocked plugin auto updates. I had removed it so that automatic updates of plugins work in Managed WP. That removal has the side effect that you see update WP UI...

]]>https://forum.cloudron.io/post/17836https://forum.cloudron.io/post/17836Mon, 02 Nov 2020 17:33:17 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to WordPress 5.5 auto-updates not working in Managed version, likely due to core updates blocked. on Mon, 02 Nov 2020 13:52:51 GMT]]>@girish said in WordPress 5.5 auto-updates not working in Managed version, likely due to core updates blocked.:

@d19dotca The issue had to with the plugin that was disabling automatic update of WordPress. I had initially removed the plugin since it disappeared from wordpress.org as well as reported here - https://forum.cloudron.io/topic/3114/wordpress-issue-the-plugin-disable-wordpress-core-updates-has-been-removed-from-wordpress-org . To fix that, I wrote a custom plugin which also has some issue I guess. In any case, I just removed the plugin now, it's not really needed.

So Managed now can enable automatic updates? Or maybe I’m confused - why isn’t it needed anymore?

]]>https://forum.cloudron.io/post/17802https://forum.cloudron.io/post/17802Mon, 02 Nov 2020 13:52:51 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to WordPress 5.5 auto-updates not working in Managed version, likely due to core updates blocked. on Mon, 02 Nov 2020 10:32:00 GMT]]>I just installed a brand new domain and wanted to install Wordpress Managed
it all goes fine but when I want to upgrade WP to latest version, I'm being asked for FTP credentials ?
no matter what I use it does not work, WP won't upgrade itself.
I don't have this bug in any of my other WP managed installs..
I read this thread but now I'm even more confused on what's happening here..
Anyone managed to upgrade WP in the end ?

]]>https://forum.cloudron.io/post/17782https://forum.cloudron.io/post/17782Mon, 02 Nov 2020 10:32:00 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to WordPress 5.5 auto-updates not working in Managed version, likely due to core updates blocked. on Sat, 24 Oct 2020 23:40:58 GMT]]>@d19dotca The issue had to with the plugin that was disabling automatic update of WordPress. I had initially removed the plugin since it disappeared from wordpress.org as well as reported here - https://forum.cloudron.io/topic/3114/wordpress-issue-the-plugin-disable-wordpress-core-updates-has-been-removed-from-wordpress-org . To fix that, I wrote a custom plugin which also has some issue I guess. In any case, I just removed the plugin now, it's not really needed.

]]>https://forum.cloudron.io/post/17063https://forum.cloudron.io/post/17063Sat, 24 Oct 2020 23:40:58 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to WordPress 5.5 auto-updates not working in Managed version, likely due to core updates blocked. on Fri, 23 Oct 2020 22:43:25 GMT]]>@d19dotca I didn't get to looking into it so that was all @girish!

]]>https://forum.cloudron.io/post/17012https://forum.cloudron.io/post/17012Fri, 23 Oct 2020 22:43:25 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to WordPress 5.5 auto-updates not working in Managed version, likely due to core updates blocked. on Fri, 23 Oct 2020 20:57:31 GMT]]>@Lonk @girish So what was the fix for this btw, assuming you found one? Just curious because in the other thread I see the feature parity of plugin auto-updates working, so assumed someone found the root cause for that?

]]>https://forum.cloudron.io/post/17003https://forum.cloudron.io/post/17003Fri, 23 Oct 2020 20:57:31 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to WordPress 5.5 auto-updates not working in Managed version, likely due to core updates blocked. on Tue, 20 Oct 2020 21:10:04 GMT]]>@d19dotca said in WordPress 5.5 auto-updates not working in Managed version, likely due to core updates blocked.:

@Lonk That'd be awesome! I hope to learn lots from you over time, haha. I'm very comfortable with WordPress but not quite at the "development" level. So this sounds great if we can learn later what the root cause was (assuming you find one). 🙂

Thanks for the encouragement. Now that I feel Comfortable with Docker / Cloudron / Docerode / Networking / etc, I'll solely be focusing on making Wordpress better in every way I can. I used Wordpress for 10 years as a developer and I really loved it, so getting to help architecture the platform around it to make it run more efficiently / be easier for other's to use, I'm excited to do for this community (whom I feel has given me a lot of support when building my first app).

]]>https://forum.cloudron.io/post/16539https://forum.cloudron.io/post/16539Tue, 20 Oct 2020 21:10:04 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to WordPress 5.5 auto-updates not working in Managed version, likely due to core updates blocked. on Tue, 20 Oct 2020 20:16:24 GMT]]>@Lonk That'd be awesome! I hope to learn lots from you over time, haha. I'm very comfortable with WordPress but not quite at the "development" level. So this sounds great if we can learn later what the root cause was (assuming you find one). 🙂

]]>https://forum.cloudron.io/post/16528https://forum.cloudron.io/post/16528Tue, 20 Oct 2020 20:16:24 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to WordPress 5.5 auto-updates not working in Managed version, likely due to core updates blocked. on Tue, 20 Oct 2020 17:41:24 GMT]]>@Lonk said in WordPress 5.5 auto-updates not working in Managed version, likely due to core updates blocked.:

@jdaviescoates You're on unmanaged, right?

Correct.

@Lonk said in WordPress 5.5 auto-updates not working in Managed version, likely due to core updates blocked.:

If you are, I'll look into it on Managed to see if I can find the break. My actual expertise is Wordpress so I want to make WP a first class citizen on Cloudron as much as possible! ️

Great 🙂

]]>https://forum.cloudron.io/post/16507https://forum.cloudron.io/post/16507Tue, 20 Oct 2020 17:41:24 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to WordPress 5.5 auto-updates not working in Managed version, likely due to core updates blocked. on Tue, 20 Oct 2020 14:16:26 GMT]]>@jdaviescoates You're on unmanaged, right? If you are, I'll look into it on Managed to see if I can find the break. My actual expertise is Wordpress so I want to make WP a first class citizen on Cloudron as much as possible! ☺️

]]>https://forum.cloudron.io/post/16477https://forum.cloudron.io/post/16477Tue, 20 Oct 2020 14:16:26 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to WordPress 5.5 auto-updates not working in Managed version, likely due to core updates blocked. on Tue, 20 Oct 2020 13:11:46 GMT]]>@jdaviescoates said in WordPress 5.5 auto-updates not working in Managed version, likely due to core updates blocked.:

@d19dotca good question! I've just enabled auto-updates on a load of plugins (and the Twenty Twenty theme) on one of my Unmanaged sites so will report back...

Works!

auto_updates_work_in_unmanaged.png

]]>https://forum.cloudron.io/post/16461https://forum.cloudron.io/post/16461Tue, 20 Oct 2020 13:11:46 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to WordPress 5.5 auto-updates not working in Managed version, likely due to core updates blocked. on Sat, 17 Oct 2020 13:36:16 GMT]]>@jdaviescoates This was before my time here. But if you successfully get the feature working on Unmanaged. I'll install Managed and see where the break lies. I use to dive into the Wordpress Core Code for fun so I should be able to find what it's trying to write to but can't and quits (most likely a log file, maybe a backup before updating - but you'd think those files would be written in /uploads which is writeable.

]]>https://forum.cloudron.io/post/16222https://forum.cloudron.io/post/16222Sat, 17 Oct 2020 13:36:16 GMT