[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #22704: Automatic Core Updates

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#22704: Automatic Core Updates
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 Reporter:  pento            |       Owner:  pento
     Type:  feature request  |      Status:  assigned
 Priority:  normal           |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Upgrade/Install  |     Version:  trunk
 Severity:  normal           |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  dev-feedback     |
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Changes (by mikehansenme):

 * cc: mikehansenme (added)


Comment:

 From what I have seen(in the past working with clients), most WordPress
 installs need to be upgraded. Why would we not want to do this
 automatically, assuming we can provide the right experience? The problem
 is the experience a user will have when something does go wrong, that is
 why there needs to be checks. IMO auto upgrades are about security not new
 features. If we can keep plugins/themes updated as well, I think the
 amount of hacked sites we see will go down. Replacing the experience of
 "My site was hacked" with "My site is up to date automatically?". I think
 we could live with that. Explaining to them how it stayed up to date vs
 explaining how to fix a hacked install. Will this fix everything? No. But
 it will help.

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