Questions tagged [updates]
An update is a source code that is applied on top of the existing software or program with an aim to fix security vulnerabilities, bugs and improve usability.
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WPGSI plugin wont update based on given interval [closed]
/**
* Adding our crone's to the site cron lists
* @since 3.7.3
* @access Public
* @var array $eventsAndTitles Events list.
*/
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An automated WordPress update has failed to complete - But all udpates fail with code -1
I have a wordpress website on my ubunut machine. I do use autoupdates und auto updates for plugins. After I logged in recently I saw that a couple of plugins didn't update as well as wordpress itself.
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Search WordPress Hook for completed Elementor Update
I am using WordPress and Elementor and looking for a hook that will fire when an Elementor update is completed.
The hook should execute the Elementor function
Regenerating CSS.
This Elementor code ...
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On WordPress.org Plugin repository, Last Updated Date doesn't match with Plugin Version Update Date
I have been going through the Plugin lists on all my client sites, looking for Plugins that haven't been updated by Plugin Authors. Every time we update a Plugin on a website, we note the date in our ...
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Failed to update a post when I add a taxonomy to it
I have a custom post type that has taxonomies added and when I mark a taxonomy in the block editor it does not update the post, and it automatically unmarks the marked taxonomy not allowing me to add ...
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Can WordPress updates take down site functions?
I just received new assignments here at work, now i'm work with Wordpress, but is the first contact, i entered the site settings and saw that the situation is chaotic, WordPress is still at version 5....
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Manually update notification of plugins needing updating
I have a free version of a plugin available in the repository and a pro version which is purchased separately.
The Pro version updates through the plugins page via some custom code, however it isn't ...
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How to Replicate Elementor Licensing Model
I plan on selling premium WordPress plugins and I'm looking to implement an authentication model similar to Elementor where the end user is required authenticate their domain with my server in order ...
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How to Enfroce Domain Licensing Limits? [closed]
I'm looking to sell premium WordPress plugins (using Easy Digital Downloads licensing manager) and I want to limit the number of domains the plugin can be activated on (to receive automatic updates). ...
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wp-config was suddenly updated
I have a WordPress site in which I have a normal wp-config.php with my credentials for the database, table prefixes etc. Now when I woke up this morning the file has suddenly changed to other values ...
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Wordpress recommending to downgrade instead of upgrade?
First time seeing this, is this normal behaviour? Thanks guys
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how to update wordpress plugin programmatically using plugin path
I want to know how can I update WordPress plugin programmatically.
for e.g.
Plugin path: images-to-webp/images-to-webp.php
And I have used the below code and it is not working so please kindly help ...
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Console errors after Wordpress Update 6.1
I am using Soledad theme with Woocommerce and after updating to version 6.1 I get these errors.
Failed to load resource: the server responded with a status of 500 () post.php:1
Failed to load ...
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Hook or function to check if performing a WP Core update?
I'm trying to find a way to detect if WP is actively performing a core update.
The use-case is a development server where I break things regularly and coded two "emergency reset" procedures ...
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cURL error 28: SSL connection timeout while can download the plugin file
I have this error in a WordPress wp-admin (the error is translated and not sure the exact English error, but I add file name and line number):
in /home/user/public_html/wp-includes/update.php on line ...
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How to update changes to multiple sites at the same time
I created a website template that has several tweaks in:
WordPress settings,
Generatepress Child-theme,
and via Functions and custom CSS.
Whenever something changes, I have to go to every site and ...
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Using AJAX to Update WordPress Theme
I am trying to create a wizard installer for my custom WordPress theme and I have succeeded to some extent.
The license has been checked and the template is ready to be updated, and this is done ...
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Cannot update plugin
I've implemented this class for update my plugin, I've followed this tutorial.
I tested the update in localhost using XAMPP and everything works well, but unfortunately when I test on a live site I ...
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pre_set_site_transient_update_plugins not updating
I've implemented this update class in my plugin, but for some reason the update banner isn't diplayed.
Within the class Wp_License_Manager_Client I have this code:
add_filter('...
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Need help with Deprecated: Non-static error when update PHP 7.4 -> 8.1 with Dyad 2 theme
I have two Wordpress sites with theme Dyad 2 https://wordpress.com/theme/dyad-2
I need to upgrade from PHP 7.4 to 8.1, but when I try I got four "Deprecated: Non-static" errors. I managed to ...
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upgrader_process_complete filter not fired using ajax updates
a very specific question about upgrader_process_complete filter (but also upgrader_post_install). I must call some functions whenever specific themes/plugins are updated.
The code works perfectly when ...
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Why does this code snippet create a critical error on my site? [closed]
This snippet used to work fine but with the update to PHP 8.0 it now breaks the site when a WC order is switched to this custom status
//Add custom bulk action in dropdown
add_filter( 'bulk_actions-...
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Update value inside array update_post_meta
I am trying to change default values inside array in custom field.
But I am getting error "PHP Fatal error: Uncaught Error: Cannot use string offset as an array" when I try to change the ...
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"Can't update in WordPress"
WordPress changes can't showing.
WordPress version: 5.5.3
Node version: 14.19.3
PHP version: PHP 7.4.29
npm version: 6.14.17
There is a website under development in WordPress.
I edited the page in ...
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Updating WordPress core with zero downtime - I mean zero
I have a critical website which is under version control. When I update the core WordPress files I do so locally, then commit the changes. When I do that the live site (obviously) does not even ...
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Is there a way to opt out of or block having the newest core themes installed on update? [duplicate]
We generally keep our custom theme in non-auto-update mode and one core WP theme in auto-update mode as an emergency backup as our only 2 themes in the wp-content/themes directory.
If we had ...
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Updates for a private theme
I wrote a own theme and I dont wanna deploy it by myself.
The customer should do that himself. I found this solution for plugins. But it doesn't work for themes. Is there an alternative to add_filter(...
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Changing update message from Newspaper child theme
Maybe my question is very particular and limited to Newspaper theme users.
I’m using child theme with an update server. It works fine.
I’m wondering if I can change this update message and actions ...
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Are major WordPress updates mandatory for security?
I have created a web site, I want to activate minor updates (for security) on it and disable major updates (to avoid problems with themes or plugin or my functions.php which could become incompatible ...
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Custom Wordpress Plugin will install new and not update
I've just created my first custom Wordpress plugin. Now I want to push a new version:
Recreation Steps:
Install v1.1.0
Activate v1.1.0
See that is doing stuff -> YEAH
Create new Zip with v1.1.2 ...
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Are custom tables in the database overwritten when WordPress is updated to new versions?
I'm relatively new to customising WordPress and I am unsure what happens to custom tables that are manually added to the database when WordPress is updated to a new version. Are custom tables deleted ...
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Autopopulate a value
I created an options page where users can enter their Google Captcha key and secret. Using update_option I am able to add these values to Elementor's settings.
I'm trying to do the same with JetForm ...
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Wordpress managing dates that change in text regularly
I have been searching for a way to better manage dates on a WordPress website. I work at a college whose website is on WordPress. One issue we continuously run into is out of dates for reoccurring ...
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Elementor\Scheme_Typography' not found [closed]
I just update my elementor plugin and suddenly my site goes down its display this error.
code line error shows: 224.
$element->add_group_control(
Group_Control_Typography::get_type(),
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After upgrading Debian Buster to Bullseye, Wordpress sites no longer updating
Today I upgraded my webserver from Debian Buster to Bullseye and it was in fact a pretty straightforward upgrade. Everything seemed to work until I tried to reach a few WordPress sites on the server. ...
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Automatic updates and merging manual changes
I have Wordpress running on my dedicated server, and I thought it would be a good idea to use Git so that I can track changes that I make over time.
I have updated a few things, mostly just little ...
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WordPress plugins - "Update" in backend vs replacing all files with never version
TL;DR: Regarding plugins: Are there any noteworthy difference between clicking 'Update' in the WordPress backend, compared to replacing all the files with the files for a newer version?
Details
I'm ...
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Wordpress current version is 5.7.5 but I'm being prompted to "upgrade" to 4.9
I've tried reading various forums but can't find this issue anywhere.
My site is a managed WordPress site hosted on GoDaddy with access to the cPanel and file manager to modify files if necessary.
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Update custom plugin with WP-CLI
I made a custom plugin for inserting staging / production versions of a Google Tag Manager container based on the server's IP address.
How do I make it compatible with WP-CLI so it will update when I ...
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How can I disable new plugin and theme install, but allow updates?
I've already tried the DISALLOW_FILE_MODS constant, but it disables plugin updates as well, which is not what I need. I need automatic theme and plugin update checking, and the ability to install the ...
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How best to handle database version dependence (from $wp_db_version)
I'm working on a plugin to speed up WordPress queries by adding / changing indexes on WordPress tables.
My question is this: should I make my plugin refuse to work if the database version in $...
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How do I disable an update for a specific plugin?
I'd like to make sure that the customizations I made to a plugin doesn't get overwritten by a future update, so I'd like to somehow disable updates for that particular plug (and only that plugin). Am ...
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How to prepare (compress/zip) a plugin to enable updating instead of adding new instance?
I created my own plugins and install/update them by uploading the zip file in the dashboard.
That worked well, but suddenly1 a new instance of the plugin gets added instead of updating the already ...
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Will WordPress updates remove Gutenberg Additional Classes?
I’m attempting to customize Gutenberg column blocks on my front page.
I’ve added a custom class name to a column block using the blocks Additional CSS class feature.
In my child theme style sheet, I’...
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What file(s) in core control automatic background updates?
I'm trying to understand the background updates feature. What files should I be studying?
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Slow WP loading due to persistent version check, how to disable?
Recently I noticed WP is running very slow, esp. with editor/admin login , checking "site Health", with help of Query-monitorI found out critical issue that WP cannot reach wordPress.org:
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Can not login to wordpress site after resolving white screen of death
I had a white screen of death that I was somewhat able to resolve. I updated PHP from 7.0 to 7.3.2, removed BOM from wp-config.php, and deleted wp super cache plugin. From looking at others issues ...
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What happens if I don't update my plugins?
If I don't update the plugins for years, what happens? Because I have an e-commerce website and often when I update a plugin I have errors and I lose customers. Is something bad happening if I don't ...
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Wordpress 5.8 update problem custom theme styles are overridden by core styles common.min.css
After the automatic update to wordpress 5.8 today one of my custom themes displayed wrong styling in the frontend for custom webfonts, colors, font-sizes and other styles. After a quick check in the ...
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Updating wordpress from my Linux distro's repository
I installed wordpress with apt, which ties in a lot of directories, so I suspect that using the built-in core update tool will break the installation; but wordfence constantly demands that I update ...
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