Alert: This function’s access is marked private. This means it is not intended for use by plugin or theme developers, only in other core functions. It is listed here for completeness.
_maybe_update_plugins()
Checks the last time plugins were run before checking plugin versions.
Description
This might have been backported to WordPress 2.6.1 for performance reasons.
This is used for the wp-admin to check only so often instead of every page load.
Source
File: wp-includes/update.php.
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function _maybe_update_plugins() {
$current = get_site_transient( 'update_plugins' );
if ( isset( $current->last_checked )
&& 12 * HOUR_IN_SECONDS > ( time() - $current->last_checked )
) {
return;
}
wp_update_plugins();
}
Changelog
| Version | Description |
|---|---|
| 2.7.0 | Introduced. |