[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #48850: Plugins Screen: introduce "Automatic updates" column / option

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#48850: Plugins Screen: introduce "Automatic updates" column / option
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 Reporter:  jeherve                  |       Owner:  audrasjb
     Type:  feature request          |      Status:  accepted
 Priority:  normal                   |   Milestone:  5.4
Component:  Plugins                  |     Version:  3.7
 Severity:  normal                   |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-patch needs-testing  |     Focuses:  administration,
  has-screenshots dev-feedback       |  multisite
  needs-dev-note needs-design        |
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Comment (by audrasjb):

 Replying to [comment:72 mapk]:
 > Question: Should users be able to turn auto-updates "on" for an inactive
 plugin or theme?
 > If this has been discussed above, I apologize if I missed it.

 Yes, plugins that are not active definitely need to be updated (with or
 without autoupdates, inactive things with security issues can lead to
 security exploits in some cases).

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/48850#comment:75>
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