# Enable Auto Update WordPress Plugins and Themes

Instructions: Add a PHP snippet in WPCodebox Paste the code from below Save it once Enable it and save it again

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May 29, 2024WPCodeBox

Instructions:

1. Add a PHP snippet in WPCodebox
2. Paste the code from below
3. Save it once
4. Enable it and save it again

## Additional Snippets

This will enable automatic updates of plugins and themes.

```
add_filter("auto_update_plugin", "__return_true");
add_filter("auto_update_theme", "__return_true");
add_filter("allow_minor_auto_core_updates", "__return_true");
```