{"id":618,"date":"2023-09-25T13:03:57","date_gmt":"2023-09-25T13:03:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.hostinger.io\/support\/2023\/09\/25\/8409305-how-to-enable-automatic-wordpress-updates-in-hostinger\/"},"modified":"2026-10-29T14:43:16","modified_gmt":"2026-10-29T14:43:16","slug":"8409305-how-to-enable-automatic-wordpress-updates-in-hostinger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/8409305-how-to-enable-automatic-wordpress-updates-in-hostinger\/","title":{"rendered":"How to enable automatic WordPress updates in Hostinger"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Automatic WordPress updates in Hostinger dashboard keep WordPress core, themes, and plugins up to date based on the rules you set. By default, WordPress only auto-updates minor core versions, so enable Smart auto-updates in the Updates section to also update themes and plugins automatically.<\/p><p><strong>NOTES<\/strong><\/p><ul>\n<li>Automatic backups are taken prior to automatic updates so that you can restore a previous version anytime<\/li>\n<li>Automatic WordPress Updates is not available on Agency Hosting plans.<\/li>\n<\/ul><h2 id=\"h_4c8034e036\">Enable automatic WordPress updates<\/h2><p class=\"no-margin\">In the <b><a data-click-id=\"hgr-post-content-link-websites\" class=\"intercom-content-link\" href=\"https:\/\/hpanel.hostinger.com\/websites\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Websites<\/a><\/b> section, hover over the WordPress website in question and click <strong>Manage site<\/strong>. Then, search for<b><i> <\/i><a data-click-id=\"hgr-post-content-link-wordpress\" href=\"\/support\/5609910-how-to-use-the-wordpress-overview-in-hostinger-dashboard-at-hostinger\/\">WordPress<\/a> <\/b>&rarr;<b> Updates <\/b>and open it.<\/p><div class=\"intercom-container intercom-align-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20188\" src=\"https:\/\/imagedelivery.net\/LqiWLm-3MGbYHtFuUbcBtA\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/10\/2026-10-09_16-29.png\/public\" alt=\"\" width=\"1651\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/imagedelivery.net\/LqiWLm-3MGbYHtFuUbcBtA\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/10\/2026-10-09_16-29.png\/w=1651,fit=scale-down 1651w, https:\/\/imagedelivery.net\/LqiWLm-3MGbYHtFuUbcBtA\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/10\/2026-10-09_16-29.png\/w=300,fit=scale-down 300w, https:\/\/imagedelivery.net\/LqiWLm-3MGbYHtFuUbcBtA\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/10\/2026-10-09_16-29.png\/w=1024,fit=scale-down 1024w, https:\/\/imagedelivery.net\/LqiWLm-3MGbYHtFuUbcBtA\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/10\/2026-10-09_16-29.png\/w=768,fit=scale-down 768w, https:\/\/imagedelivery.net\/LqiWLm-3MGbYHtFuUbcBtA\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/10\/2026-10-09_16-29.png\/w=1536,fit=scale-down 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1651px) 100vw, 1651px\" \/><\/div><p class=\"no-margin\">In the section <b>WordPress auto-updates<\/b>, click on <b>Smart auto-updates<\/b>.<\/p><div class=\"intercom-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/imagedelivery.net\/LqiWLm-3MGbYHtFuUbcBtA\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2023\/09\/da588e49-c31b-49fe-acda-ce67d6d0a696.jpg\/public\" alt=\"Smart auto-updates option selected, recommended for WordPress core, themes, and plugins\" data-media-id=\"2804\"><\/div><p class=\"no-margin\">Please read the disclaimer to learn about the benefits and risks of automated updates, and then click on <b>Save <\/b>to confirm.<\/p><div class=\"intercom-interblocks-callout\" style=\"background-color: #e3e7fa80;border-color: #334bfa33\">\n<p class=\"no-margin\">When enabling automatic WordPress updates in Hostinger dashboard, native WordPress automatic updates are disabled.<\/p>\n<\/div><h3 id=\"h_db80916c2c\">Advanced settings<\/h3><p class=\"no-margin\">Click on <b>Customize<\/b> to differentiate the logic for WordPress core, plugins, and themes.<\/p><div class=\"intercom-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/imagedelivery.net\/LqiWLm-3MGbYHtFuUbcBtA\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2023\/09\/5c1ab9d1-7b24-442e-8c29-af2037736782.jpg\/public\" alt=\"Hostinger auto-update settings with WordPress, Themes, and Plugins set to Security updates only; Save button highlighted\" data-media-id=\"2806\"><\/div><p class=\"no-margin\">For the WordPress <b>core<\/b>, the available options are:<\/p><ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\"><b>Don&rsquo;t update<\/b>: with this option, the automatic updates are disabled.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\"><b>Yes, but only security updates<\/b>: this will only apply minor version updates (i.e., from 6.2.1 to 6.2.2).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\"><b>Yes, enable all updates<\/b>: this will apply both major and minor updates (i.e. from 6.2.1 to 6.3).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><p class=\"no-margin\">Similarly, for <b>themes<\/b> and<b> plugins<\/b>, the available options are:<\/p><ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\"><b>Don&rsquo;t update<\/b>: with this option, the automatic updates are disabled.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\"><b>Yes, but only security updates<\/b>: this will apply updates that fix known vulnerabilities (based on the <b><a data-click-id=\"hgr-post-content-link-patchstack\" class=\"intercom-content-link\" href=\"https:\/\/patchstack.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Patchstack<\/a><\/b> vulnerability database).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\"><b>Yes, enable all updates<\/b>: this will apply all updates.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><h2 id=\"h_790ae356eb\">Troubleshoot<\/h2><p class=\"no-margin\">In case of any issues, it&rsquo;s recommended to disable automatic WordPress updates in <b>Hostinger dashboard<\/b> &rarr;<b> WordPress<i> <\/i><\/b>&rarr;<b> Updates<\/b>.<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">If your website breaks down due to automatic updates, <a data-click-id=\"hgr-post-content-link-restore-a-backup\" class=\"intercom-content-link\" href=\"\/support\/4283700-how-to-restore-backups-at-hostinger\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">restore a backup<\/a>.<\/p><p>With automatic WordPress updates enabled, Hostinger updates your WordPress core, themes, and plugins based on your chosen settings and takes a backup before each update.<\/p><p><iframe title=\"How to Update WordPress\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lm47zr2A6tI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p><h4 id=\"h_8096e2793f\"><b>Additional resources<\/b><\/h4><ul>\n<li><a data-click-id=\"hgr-post-content-link-wordpress-auto-updates\" href=\"\/tutorials\/wordpress-auto-update\/\">WordPress auto-updates<\/a><\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\"><a data-click-id=\"hgr-post-content-link-how-to-update-wordpress-four-quick-and-simple-ways\" class=\"intercom-content-link\" href=\"\/tutorials\/how-to-update-wordpress\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Update WordPress: Four Quick and Simple Ways<\/a><br>\n&#8203;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Enable automatic WordPress updates in Hostinger dashboard with Smart auto-updates and set update rules for WordPress core, themes, and plugins.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":581,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_content_updated_date":"","include_on_kodee":true,"footnotes":""},"categories":[268],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-618","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-wordpress-dashboard"],"hreflangs":[{"locale":"en-US","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/8409305-how-to-enable-automatic-wordpress-updates-in-hostinger","default":1},{"locale":"es-ES","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/es\/support\/8409305-como-activar-las-actualizaciones-automaticas-de-wordpress-en-hostinger","default":0},{"locale":"fr-FR","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/fr\/support\/8409305-comment-activer-les-mises-a-jour-automatiques-de-wordpress-chez-hostinger","default":0},{"locale":"id-ID","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/id\/support\/8409305-cara-mengaktifkan-update-wordpress-otomatis-di-hostinger","default":0},{"locale":"lt-LT","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/lt\/support\/8409305-kaip-ijungti-automatinius-wordpress-atnaujinimus-hostinger-platformoje","default":0},{"locale":"pt-BR","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/br\/support\/8409305-como-ativar-as-atualizacoes-automaticas-do-wordpress-na-hostinger","default":0},{"locale":"uk-UA","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/ua\/support\/8409305-\u044f\u043a-\u0443\u0432\u0456\u043c\u043a\u043d\u0443\u0442\u0438-\u0430\u0432\u0442\u043e\u043c\u0430\u0442\u0438\u0447\u043d\u0435-\u043e\u043d\u043e\u0432\u043b\u0435\u043d\u043d\u044f-wo","default":0}],"include_on_kodee":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/618","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/581"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=618"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/618\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22603,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/618\/revisions\/22603"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=618"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=618"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=618"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}