Feature Request: Support for Automatic Pro Plugin Updates

[raamdev]

ZenCache Pro currently has a Plugin Updater that allows the plugin to be updated through the WordPress Dashboard, but it would be really nice if there was an option for site owners to enable automatic plugin updates, thereby avoiding the need to manually update by clicking the update link.

This would work similar to the Advanced Automatic Updates plugin that allows you to automatically keep WordPress plugins up-to-date.

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Related: #395 #394 #465 #289 #464 #352 #477

[mvander]

I'd love to see this feature, because many times once I setup a blog and it's running, I may not visit it again for months, and therefore not be up to date with the plugin.

[jaswrks]

Cool idea! +1

[raamdev]

After the work done in wpsharks/comet-cache-pro#272 that switched the custom Pro Updater system to the built-in WordPress Plugin Update system, I tried enabling Automatic Plugin and Theme Updates as per the WordPress Codex by adding this filter to an MU-Plugin:

add_filter( 'auto_update_plugin', '__return_true' );
add_filter( 'auto_update_theme', '__return_true' );

I had 1 theme that needed an update, and 1 plugin (Comet Cache Pro). The theme was updated automatically, but Comet Cache Pro was not, which means there must be something about the built-in Automatic Plugin Updates system that Comet Cache Pro isn't yet compatible with.

[jaswrks]

I just did a quick review of the routines associated with these filters and every indication that I've seen so far would suggest that this should work given the current Comet Cache dev branch. I will run some tests as well and report back.