Title: wp plugin auto-updates
Published: May 14, 2021
Last modified: May 5, 2026

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# 󠀁[wp plugin auto-updates <command>](https://developer.wordpress.org/cli/commands/plugin/auto-updates/)󠁿

Manages plugin auto-updates.

## In this article

 * [Examples](https://developer.wordpress.org/cli/commands/plugin/auto-updates/?output_format=md#examples)
 * [Subcommands](https://developer.wordpress.org/cli/commands/plugin/auto-updates/?output_format=md#subcommands)

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### 󠀁[Examples](https://developer.wordpress.org/cli/commands/plugin/auto-updates/?output_format=md#examples)󠁿

    ```
    # Enable the auto-updates for a plugin
    $ wp plugin auto-updates enable hello
    Plugin auto-updates for 'hello' enabled.
    Success: Enabled 1 of 1 plugin auto-updates.

    # Disable the auto-updates for a plugin
    $ wp plugin auto-updates disable hello
    Plugin auto-updates for 'hello' disabled.
    Success: Disabled 1 of 1 plugin auto-updates.

    # Get the status of plugin auto-updates
    $ wp plugin auto-updates status hello
    Auto-updates for plugin 'hello' are disabled.
    ```

### 󠀁[Subcommands](https://developer.wordpress.org/cli/commands/plugin/auto-updates/?output_format=md#subcommands)󠁿

| Name | Description | 
| [wp plugin auto-updates disable](https://developer.wordpress.org/cli/commands/plugin/auto-updates/disable/) |

Disables the auto-updates for a plugin.

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| [wp plugin auto-updates enable](https://developer.wordpress.org/cli/commands/plugin/auto-updates/enable/) |

Enables the auto-updates for a plugin.

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| [wp plugin auto-updates status](https://developer.wordpress.org/cli/commands/plugin/auto-updates/status/) |

Shows the status of auto-updates for a plugin.

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 _Command documentation is regenerated at every release. To add or update an example,
please submit a pull request against the corresponding part of the codebase._