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_maybe_update_core()

_maybe_update_core()

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Determines whether core should be updated.

Source

function _maybe_update_core() {
	$current = get_site_transient( 'update_core' );

	if ( isset( $current->last_checked, $current->version_checked )
		&& 12 * HOUR_IN_SECONDS > ( time() - $current->last_checked )
		&& wp_get_wp_version() === $current->version_checked
	) {
		return;
	}

	wp_version_check();
}

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UsesDescription
wp_get_wp_version()wp-includes/functions.php

Returns the current WordPress version.

wp_version_check()wp-includes/update.php

Checks WordPress version against the newest version.

get_site_transient()wp-includes/option.php

Retrieves the value of a site transient.

Changelog

VersionDescription
2.8.0Introduced.

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