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Wordpress update checker

Install wp-cli as ~/bin/wp, and change $HOME/apps/wordpress-main to the location of your wordpress installation. Replace $USER with the email address to send the alert mail to (or not to deliver to the local user account) Add this line to your crontab (use crontab -e to change your contab)

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0 0 * * 1 bash -c 'update_check=$($HOME/bin/wp core check-update --path=$HOME/apps/wordpress-main); if [[ ! "$update_check" =~ ^Success: ]]; then echo -e "Please update wordpress to the latest version.\n$update_check"| mail $USER -s "Wordpress update"; fi'
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