find_core_auto_update()

Gets the best available (and enabled) Auto-Update for WordPress core.

Description

If there’s 1.2.3 and 1.3 on offer, it’ll choose 1.3 if the installation allows it, else, 1.2.3.

Return

(object|false) The core update offering on success, false on failure.

Source

File: wp-admin/includes/update.php

function find_core_auto_update() {
	$updates = get_site_transient( 'update_core' );
	if ( ! $updates || empty( $updates->updates ) ) {
		return false;
	}

	require_once ABSPATH . 'wp-admin/includes/class-wp-upgrader.php';

	$auto_update = false;
	$upgrader    = new WP_Automatic_Updater;
	foreach ( $updates->updates as $update ) {
		if ( 'autoupdate' !== $update->response ) {
			continue;
		}

		if ( ! $upgrader->should_update( 'core', $update, ABSPATH ) ) {
			continue;
		}

		if ( ! $auto_update || version_compare( $update->current, $auto_update->current, '>' ) ) {
			$auto_update = $update;
		}
	}
	return $auto_update;
}

Changelog

Version Description
3.7.0 Introduced.

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https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/find_core_auto_update