May 21, 2024

Updater by BestWebSoft Plugin

Automatically check and update WordPress website core with all installed plugins and themes to the latest versions.

Updater plugin automatically updates installed plugins, themes, and WordPress website core to the latest versions. Download, install, configure, and forget about constant updates!

Set the update frequency, choose auto or manual mode, create a backup, set email notifications and much more.

Save your time and stay up-to-date!

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Free Features

Select update mode:
- Manual
- Auto
Search updates and update:
- WordPress
- Plugins
- Themes
- Translations
Set the update search and update frequency
Get email notification
- About new versions
- After updating
Set the recipient email address
Customize “FROM” field
Compatible with latest WordPress version
Incredibly simple settings for fast setup without modifying code
Detailed step-by-step documentation and videos
Multilingual and RTL ready

Pro Features
All features from Free version included plus:
Exclude certain plugins, themes from automatic updates
Exclude inactive plugins and themes from automatic updates
Compatible with Envato (update products purchased on Envato)
Create database and files backup before updating
Backup all:
Folders
Tables
Delete old backups automatically
Disable WordPress core auto update
Get answer to your question within one business day (Support Policy)
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If you have a feature suggestion or idea you’d like to see in the plugin, we’d love to hear about it! Suggest a Feature

Documentation & Videos

Help & Support

Visit our Help Center if you have any questions, our friendly Support Team is happy to help – https://support.bestwebsoft.com/

Translation

Russian (ru_RU)
Ukrainian (uk)

Some of these translations are not complete. We are constantly adding new features which should be translated. If you would like to create your own language pack or update the existing one, you can send the text of PO and MO files to BestWebSoft and we’ll add it to the plugin. You can download the latest version of the program for work with PO and MO files Poedit.

Installation

Upload the updater folder to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory.
Activate the plugin via the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress.
Plugin settings are located in ‘Updater’, ‘Settings’.

View a PDF version of Step-by-step Instruction on Updater Installation

Screenshots

Updater Software page.
Updater Settings page.
Updater Email Notifications settings page.

FAQ

The plugin doesn’t send any emails

Please follow the instructions below:

Check the plugin settings ‘/wp-admin/admin.php?page=updater-options’
The plugin sends email notifications if any updates are available.
Some email messages can be marked as spam on the server. Enter email address (‘Send Email Notifications from’ option), for example, gmail account or similar. If the message is approved (sent), this means that the email filtering is configured on your server.
Perhaps you didn’t configure email sending. In this case You should install SMTP plugin and configure it. Afterwards you should send a test email from this plugin and you will see if the plugin logs have errors.

The plugin stopped sending emails after some time. What’s the problem?

The plugin sends email notification if any updates are available. If there are no updates available, you won’t get anything.

Sending time does not correspond to that specified on the settings page

The function of sending emails and updating runs when the site is active (when someone visits your site.) If there is no activity, it will run when the first activity appears. So the time can be shifted.

I have some problems with the plugin’s work. What Information should I provide to receive proper support?

Please make sure that the problem hasn’t been discussed yet on our forum (https://support.bestwebsoft.com). If no, please provide the following data along with your problem’s description:

the link to the page where the problem occurs
the name of the plugin and its version. If you are using a pro version – your order number.
the version of your WordPress installation
copy and paste into the message your system status report. Please read more here: Instruction on System Status

Changelog

V1.46 – 21.05.2024

Update : All functionality was updated for WordPress 6.5.
Update : BWS panel section was updated.
Bugfix : Security issues have been fixed.

V1.45 – 29.09.2020

NEW: Ability to change Email Notifications.
Update : The plugin settings page was changed.
Update : BWS panel section was updated.

V1.44 – 17.03.2020

Update : All functionality was updated for WordPress 5.3.2.
Update : BWS plugins section is updated.

V1.43 – 04.09.2019

Update: The deactivation feedback has been changed. Misleading buttons have been removed.

V1.42 – 11.02.2019

Update : All functionality was updated for WordPress 5.0.3.
Bugfix : The bug with email notifications has been fixed.

V1.41 – 14.12.2018

Bugfix : The bug with auto update mode has been fixed.

V1.40 – 06.11.2018

Update: Ability to check and update translations was added.

V1.39 – 08.07.2018

Bugfix : The bug with sending email when failed to update new version was fixed.
Bugfix : The bug with sending email after automatic update new version was fixed.

V1.38 – 18.01.2018

Update : We updated all functionality for wordpress 4.9.2.

V1.37 – 10.08.2017

Update : The compatibility with Email Queue plugin has been removed.

V1.36 – 15.05.2017

Update : The plugin settings page has been updated.
Pro : An ability to save only a certain number of backups was added.

V1.35 – 28.04.2017

Bugfix : Multiple Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability was fixed.

V1.34 – 10.08.2016

Update : All functionality for WordPress 4.6 was updated.

V1.33 – 21.06.2016

Update : We updated all functionality for wordpress 4.5.2.
Bugfix : An error with checking inputs validation was fixed.
Pro : Envato compatibility was added.

V1.32 – 03.03.2016

Bugfix : The bug with email notifications was fixed.
Bugfix : Auto update was fixed.

V1.31 – 20.01.2016

NEW : Added the ability to update the themes.
NEW : Added ability to choose what is necessary to search/update: WordPress, themes or/and plugins.

V1.30 – 02.12.2015

Bugfix : The bug with plugin menu duplicating was fixed.

V1.29 – 24.09.2015

Update : We updated all functionality for wordpress 4.3.1.

V1.28 – 14.07.2015

NEW : Ability to restore settings to defaults.
Bugfix : The settings page url in email was fixed.

V1.27 – 12.06.2015

Update : We updated all functionality for wordpress 4.2.2.
Update : BWS plugins section was updated.

V1.26 – 07.05.2015

Bugfix : Auto core update was fixed.
Bugfix : Recipient email address setting was fixed.

V1.25 – 28.04.2015

Bugfix : Plugins work on multisite was changed. Managing settings is now available for the network administrator only.
Update : We updated all functionality for wordpress 4.2.

V1.24 – 26.02.2015

Update : Plugin settings are updated.
Update : We updated all functionality for wordpress 4.1.1.

V1.23 – 08.01.2015

Update : We updated all functionality for wordpress 4.1.

V1.22 – 12.11.2014

Update : BWS plugins section was updated.
Bugfix : The incorrect link in emails is changed.

V1.21 – 12.08.2014

Update : The outdated function wp_update_core for WordPress V. 3.7 and later was replaced.
Bugfix : Security Exploit was fixed.
Budfix : We fixed the bug of core update.

V1.20 – 15.07.2014

Update : We updated all functionality for Email Queue plugin.

V1.19 – 22.05.2014

Update : We updated all functionality for wordpress 3.9.1.
Bugfix : We fixed the bug of the wrong version in the report after the update.
Update : The Ukrainian language file is updated.

V1.18 – 11.04.2014

Update : We updated all functionality for wordpress 3.8.2.

V1.17 – 13.03.2014

Budfix : Plugin optimization is done.
Update : Screenshots and BWS menu were updated.

V1.16 – 04.02.2014

Update : We updated all functionality for wordpress 3.8.1.

V1.15 – 16.12.2013

Update : We updated all functionality for wordpress 3.8.
NEW : A notice when changing settings on the plugin’s settings page was added.

V1.14 – 13.11.2013

Bugfix : We fixed the bug of syntax error.

V1.13 – 12.11.2013

NEW : Add checking installed wordpress version.
NEW : The Serbian language file is added to the plugin.
Update : We updated all functionality for wordpress 3.7.1.
Update : Activation of radio button or checkbox by clicking on its label.

V1.12 – 22.10.2013

Update : Screenshots and BWS menu were updated.

V1.11 – 02.10.2013

Update : We updated all functionality for wordpress 3.6.1.
NEW : The Ukrainian language file is added to the plugin.

V1.10 – 04.09.2013

Update : We updated all functionality for wordpress 3.6.
Update : Function for displaying BWS plugins section placed in a separate file and has own language files.

V1.09 – 18.07.2013

NEW : Added an ability to view and send system information by mail.
Update : We updated all functionality for wordpress 3.5.2.

V1.08 – 03.06.2013

Update : BWS plugins section is updated.

V1.07 – 16.04.2013

NEW : Added html blocks.

V1.06 – 08.04.2013

Update : We updated the English language in the plugin.

V1.05 – 25.02.2013

Bugfix : The code refactoring.
Update : Changed location of the pages.

V1.04 – 13.02.2013

NEW : Added sending a test email.
NEW : Added Frequently Asked Questions.

V1.03 – 06.02.2013

Bugfix : The time bug is fixed.
Update : Updated the email notification which is sent when new versions of the plugins or WordPress are available.

V1.02 – 28.01.2013

NEW : Add sending email when new versions of the plugins or WordPress are available.
Bugfix : Bugs in admin menu are fixed.
Update : Css-style is updated.
Update : We updated all functionality for wordpress 3.5.1.

V1.01 – 17.01.2013

Bugfix : The code refactoring was performed.
NEW : Css-style was added.