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Fix WP auto-updates not being enforced when enabled in Studio #2262

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12 changes: 11 additions & 1 deletion common/lib/mu-plugins.ts
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Expand Up @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ function getStandardMuPlugins( options: MuPluginOptions ): MuPlugin[] {
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} );

// Disable auto-updates if configured
// Configure auto-updates based on Studio settings
if ( ! options.isWpAutoUpdating ) {
muPlugins.push( {
filename: '0-disable-auto-updates.php',
Expand All @@ -256,6 +256,16 @@ function getStandardMuPlugins( options: MuPluginOptions ): MuPlugin[] {
add_filter( 'allow_major_auto_core_updates', '__return_false' );
`,
} );
} else {
muPlugins.push( {
filename: '0-enable-auto-updates.php',
content: `<?php
// Enable auto-updates
add_filter( 'allow_dev_auto_core_updates', '__return_true' );
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I don't think this will make sites with a stable version automatically update to betas, but we should double-check.

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I think this filter will only run when you are on dev version. So it won't be automatically update stable versions to dev versions.
https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/3a5da6c220aa50e1d928ec77257189ed353e4d0b/src/wp-admin/includes/class-core-upgrader.php#L346-L361

add_filter( 'allow_minor_auto_core_updates', '__return_true' );
add_filter( 'allow_major_auto_core_updates', '__return_true' );
`,
} );
}

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