Automatic WordPress Core Updates: Testing & Notifications

Category: Pressable Tutorials Last modified: February 23, 2024

All sites hosted at Pressable are provided the most up-to-date WordPress version for features and security, and these core files are symlinked for protection. When WordPress.org releases a new update, all sites on the Pressable platform are updated automatically within 24 hours.

Read on to learn about how to test impending updates on your sites beforehand, and how to receive notifications about these updates.

Testing Beta Versions

When a new WordPress beta version is released to the public, an option is added to the My.Pressable.com Dashboard, allowing you to toggle your site to that version:

By taking advantage of this feature, you can test a clone of your site on the new beta version to ensure your plugins and theme will be compatible.

More about that feature and how to use it can be seen here: https://pressable.com/knowledgebase/testing-wordpress-beta-versions/

Update Notifications

We want to keep you informed of any upcoming updates, as well as let you know when an update has occurred. There are a few ways you can stay in the know:

Pressable News Center

Located in the My.Pressable.com Dashboard, the News Center is the place for all of Pressable’s news, including Pressable feature releases, WordPress & PHP releases and removals, and more. More information here.

PressableStatus.com

All important notices are posted to our https://pressablestatus.com page. Enter your email address into the subscribe box in the sidebar to receive notifications directly to your email address.

Social Media

Follow Pressable on Twitter and Facebook to receive notifications, as well as other exciting updates:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Pressable
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pressable

Pressable Newsletters

Our emailed newsletters will include the dates of upcoming WordPress core releases as shared on the WordPress.org roadmap. Be sure to check out those newsletters as you receive them! In addition to updates, we also share new features and useful articles with you.