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#51319 closed task (blessed) (fixed)

Allow WordPress sites to opt-in to Beta & RC releases

Reported by: dd32's profile dd32 Owned by: sergeybiryukov's profile SergeyBiryukov
Milestone: 5.6 Priority: normal
Severity: normal Version:
Component: Upgrade/Install Keywords: has-dev-note
Focuses: Cc:

Description (last modified by dd32)

As ​discussed on Slack and Meta Trac, it'd be useful if it were possible for WordPress sites to opt-in to updating to RC (or beta) releases without having to install a plugin, or run on a development version.

The attached PR works with ​#meta5412 to allow the WP_AUTO_UPDATE_CORE constant to be set to beta or rc.
By opting in to Beta/RCs it would attempt auto-updates to both minor and major rc/betas. If that's not what someone wants, they should use a plugin to manage it instead I think.

The API has been updated to support this, and should get some extra testers onto Beta and RC versions in the future.

Change History (15)

This ticket was mentioned in ​PR #520 on ​WordPress/wordpress-develop by ​dd32.
4 years ago #1

  • Keywords has-patch added

Allow WP_AUTO_UPDATE_CORE to be set to 'rc' or 'beta' to signify to the API that we want to opt-in to Beta and/or RC releases but run the latest stable otherwise (ie. not trunk).

See ​https://meta.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/5412 for background.

Trac ticket: https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/51319

#2 @dd32
4 years ago

  • Description modified (diff)

#3 @knutsp
4 years ago

+1
I have always wondered why beta/rc channel should require a plugin. This belongs naturally in wp-config.php. Let the plugin remain, for those who are not editing config files.

#4 @SergeyBiryukov
4 years ago

  • Milestone changed from Awaiting Review to 5.6

Looks good to me :)

#5 @SergeyBiryukov
4 years ago

WP_Site_Health_Auto_Updates::run_tests() would also need to be updated to include the new acceptable values.

This ticket was mentioned in ​Slack in #core-auto-updates by pbiron. ​View the logs.
4 years ago

#7 @SergeyBiryukov
4 years ago

  • Owner set to SergeyBiryukov
  • Resolution set to fixed
  • Status changed from new to closed

In 49245:

Upgrade/Install: Allow WordPress sites to opt-in to beta & RC releases.

The WP_AUTO_UPDATE_CORE constant now supports beta and rc values.

This makes it possible for sites to opt-in to updating to RC (or beta) releases without having to install a plugin, or run on a development version.

Props dd32, knutsp.
Fixes #51319.

#8 @SergeyBiryukov
4 years ago

  • Keywords has-patch removed
  • Resolution fixed deleted
  • Status changed from closed to reopened
  • Type changed from defect (bug) to task (blessed)

Reopening to address comment:5.

#9 @SergeyBiryukov
4 years ago

  • Keywords needs-dev-note added

#11 @SergeyBiryukov
4 years ago

  • Resolution set to fixed
  • Status changed from reopened to closed

In 49292:

Upgrade/Install: Account for new WP_AUTO_UPDATE_CORE values in auto-updates settings form.

This updates core_auto_updates_settings() to account for the new beta and rc values for the WP_AUTO_UPDATE_CORE constant.

Additionally, recognize these new values as acceptable in Site Health tests.

Follow-up to [48804], [49245], [49254].

Fixes #51319. See #50907.

This ticket was mentioned in ​Slack in #core by hellofromtonya. ​View the logs.
4 years ago

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4 years ago

This ticket was mentioned in ​Slack in #core-auto-updates by pbiron. ​View the logs.
4 years ago

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