Automatic core updates
Build a system to automatically check for core updates and perform the updates according to settings and administrator input.
AdminMark Dexter
(Admin, Joomla!)
shared this idea
This request has been addressed with the new automatic update notification in Joomla 2.5. A true automatic update (without user action) won’t be done since it is considered to risky.
128 comments
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Moises Perez Cabrera commented
Agree, but it's nice to update manually isn't?
The only downside will be that some misconfigurations may ocurr on some sites and will be a lot of support questions everywhere.
To avoid that updates should be ultratested before being released.
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Oceanwatcher
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Akeeba Backup and Akeeba Admin do the things we need. And I absolutely love what Nicholas is doing. But I agree that this really should be in core. But one thing is missing from this picture and I'll add it as a separate idea.
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alexwalker
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To have a function which automatically first backups the site and then updates the latest version of joomla would be ideal. We already have this with Nicholas's brilliant Akeebabackup and AdminTools. I thought it was so important I was prepared and happy to make a donation to have the all-singing version for both components !
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David-Andrew
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This is indeed a no-brainer. If we make it easier for users to upgrade they will upgrade more often, and Joomla! websites will become more secure as a result.
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markus_rockt commented
Incomprehensible why that was not already build in!
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chadwindnagle commented
Wordpress has it, Joomla should also. Would love to see this as core as it would really make managing updates a far easier task.
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Nicholas K. Dionysopoulos
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BTW, the code to perform automatic updates is GPL. You can use it freely and I'd be glad to help you integrate it, too. That's what the GPL is all about: co-operation and community interaction.
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jamfx
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This should also be a core feature! Like AkeebaAdminTools does!
