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Note: These options are no longer applicable to the latest version of the Shield Security plugin and are here for reference purposes only.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.

Option: Send Report Email

Helps you to control how you are notified of automatic updates that have occurred.