[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #50988: Provide option to disable emails about auto-updates

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#50988: Provide option to disable emails about auto-updates
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 Reporter:  Paddy Landau     |       Owner:  desrosj
     Type:  enhancement      |      Status:  reopened
 Priority:  normal           |   Milestone:  5.5.1
Component:  Upgrade/Install  |     Version:  5.5
 Severity:  normal           |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-patch        |     Focuses:  administration
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Comment (by fanvid):

 Replying to [comment:35 knutsp]:
 > This change will enable plugins to see the difference and offer whatever
 on that basis.
 >
 > Checkboxes in core means more user options, which is bad and not
 WordPress core philosophy.
 > What would be natural in 5.6 or even earlier is, by default, only to
 send emails on update failures.

 Im not entirely sure what is wordpress core functionality nowadays, if
 they want the core simple with as few options as possible, that's great,
 make it efficient and streamlined and bundle these additional "features"
 as official plugins, that is fine, but adding features like this? They
 basically created a self spamming system and the "current" solution is for
 me to edit my functions.php or install another plugin? Where is this an
 improvement of core functionality?

 I kid you not i had to put a gmail filter so my mail from wp wouldnt be
 flagged (because 2 were dropped) and yes, absolutely, if by default, it
 only sends e-mails on failure is a way better solution another would be to
 disabled by default all e-mails and people that want them can edit their
 functions.php or install a plugin...

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