[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #54598: Site Health makes downright wrong and dangerous suggestions

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#54598: Site Health makes downright wrong and dangerous suggestions
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 Reporter:  peterhoegsg   |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect (bug)  |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal        |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Site Health   |     Version:
 Severity:  normal        |  Resolution:
 Keywords:                |     Focuses:
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Comment (by galbaras):

 > As noted, there are already filters for managing what checks and
 information is available, alongside multiple plugins that provide
 interfaces for managing these screens to help as well.

 I can see the
 [https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/site_status_tests/
 site_status_tests] filter provides a way to add, remove or change site
 health checks, and professionals can use it on their sites, e.g. via a
 custom plugin.

 @Clorith Which plugins were you referring to? I can't find any that allow
 tweaking of the tests.

 As for automatic updates to plugins and themes, I've seen them introduce
 problems, and find them more dangerous than they're worth, because they
 can crash sites without the owner being aware of it. I strongly object to
 enabling automatic major updates on anything, not even WordPress (other
 than on dedicated dev/test sites), but even disabling minor updates should
 be noted using mind language that doesn't assume anything about the user's
 actual level of risk from it.

 This is particularly important when the plugin or theme developer doesn't
 adhere to the version naming convention and includes significant changes
 with minor release numbers. Alas, this is all too common.

 With the assumption that Site Health is aimed at site owners who aren't
 WordPress expects, we should be extra careful about prompting them to do
 things they shouldn't, and even about making them worry, when they
 shouldn't.

 I wonder if the majority of those who look at Site Health reports are of
 this type, though. Maybe that's the case on platforms, like wordpress.com,
 but is it the case on self-hosted sites too? I would expect those to be
 mostly built and/or maintained professionally.

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