Configuring Automatic Background Updates in WordPress (for functions.php)

Configuring Automatic Background Updates.php

<?php
/**
 * Configuring Automatic Background Updates
 * @link //codex.wordpress.org/Configuring_Automatic_Background_Updates
 */

# Example. To enable ALL automatic updates

add_filter( 'automatic_updates_is_vcs_checkout','__return_false', 1 );
add_filter( 'auto_update_core',			'__return_true' );
add_filter( 'auto_update_theme',		'__return_true' );
add_filter( 'auto_update_plugin',		'__return_true' );
add_filter( 'auto_update_translation',		'__return_true' );
add_filter( 'auto_core_update_send_email',	'__return_true' );


# Example. Enable auto-update of a particular plugin list
function main_auto_update_plugins ( $update, $item ) {
	// Array of plugin slugs to always auto-update
	$plugins = array (
		'backwpup',
		'better-wp-security',
		'cmb2',
		'contact-form-7',
		'disable-embeds',
		'disable-emojis',
		'disable-json-api',
		'wp-super-cache',
	);
	if ( in_array( $item->slug, $plugins ) ) {
		// Always update plugins in this array
		return true;
	} else {
		// Else, use the normal API response to decide whether to update or not
		return $update;
	}
}
add_filter( 'auto_update_plugin', 'main_auto_update_plugins', 10, 2 );


# Example. Disable auto-update of a particular plugin
function main_not_update_plugin($item) {
	unset($item->response['wp-mediatagger/mediatagger.php']);
	return $item;
}
add_filter( 'site_transient_update_plugins', 'main_not_update_plugin' );


# Recommend! «Easy Updates Manager» plugin
/**
 * Easy Updates Manager
 * Manage all your WordPress updates, including individual updates, automatic updates, logs, and loads more. Also works with WordPress Multisite.
 * @link //wordpress.org/plugins/stops-core-theme-and-plugin-updates/
 */