auto_update_(type) │ filter-hook │ WP 3.7.0

Filters whether to automatically update core, a plugin, a theme, or a language.

The dynamic portion of the hook name, $type, refers to the type of update being checked.

Possible hook names include:

• auto_update_core
• auto_update_plugin
• auto_update_theme
• auto_update_translation

Since WordPress 3.7, minor and development versions of core, and translations have been auto-updated by default. New installs on WordPress 5.6 or higher will also auto-update major versions by default. Starting in 5.6, older sites can opt-in to major version auto-updates, and auto-updates for plugins and themes.

See the allow_dev_auto_core_updates, allow_minor_auto_core_updates, and allow_major_auto_core_updates filters for a more straightforward way to adjust core updates.

Usage

add_filter( 'auto_update_(type)', 'wp_kama_auto_update_type_filter', 10, 2 );

/**
 * Function for `auto_update_(type)` filter-hook.
 * 
 * @param bool|null $update Whether to update. The value of null is internally used to detect whether nothing has hooked into this filter.
 * @param object    $item   The update offer.
 *
 * @return bool|null
 */
function wp_kama_auto_update_type_filter( $update, $item ){

	// filter...
	return $update;
}

$update(true|false|null)

Whether to update. The value of null is internally used to detect whether nothing has hooked into this filter.

$item(object)

The update offer.

Changelog

Where the hook is called

$update = apply_filters( "auto_update_{$type}", $update, $item );

return apply_filters( "auto_update_{$type}", $update, $item );

Where the hook is used in WordPress