What are the Auto Updates For WordPress Components options?
Note: These options are no longer applicable to the latest version of the Shield Security plugin and are here for reference purposes only.
The "Automatic Updates For WordPress Components" feature helps you to control how automatic updates for each WordPress component is handled.
The options available within this feature are as follows:
Option: Disable All
When selected, regardless of any other settings, all WordPress automatic updates on the site will be completely disabled.
Option: WordPress Core Updates
This option helps you to decide how the WordPress Core will automatically update, if at all.
By default, WordPress only applies updates for minor versions. With this option you can choose to never update the WordPress core automatically, or to apply major release updates as well as minor.
Note: Before you choose one of the options from the list, read here how the Automatic Updates of the WordPress Core works.
Option: Update Delay
Helps ensure updates are more stable before they're automatically applied to your site.
Note: Automatic updates for plugins and themes are disabled on WordPress by default.
Automatic updates for translations are enabled on WordPress by default.
Option: Send Report Email
Helps you to control how you are notified of automatic updates that have occurred.
For more information about the Automatic Updates for the WordPress components, read the blog article here.