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# Enabling automatic updates for WordPress plugins

> Learn how to enable automatic updates for WordPress plugins and help keep your site more secure.

This article describes how to enable automatic updates for [WordPress](https://hosting.com/hosting/platforms/wordpress-hosting) plugins. Automatic updates ensure that plugins receive the latest fixes and improvements. In addition to improving site functionality, automatic updates also help to keep a site more secure.

To enable automatic updates for WordPress plugins, follow these steps:

1. Log in to WordPress as the administrator.

2. On the Dashboard in the left sidebar, click **Plugins**, and then click **Installed Plugins**:\
   ![WordPress - Sidebar - Plugins - Installed Plugins](https://static.hosting.com/kb/kb-wordpress-sidebar-plugins-installed-plugins.png)

3. On the **Plugins** page, locate the plugin or plugins for which you want to enable automatic updates.

4. In the **Automatic Updates** column, click **Enable auto-updates**. To disable automatic updates for a plugin at any time, click **Disable auto-updates**:\
   ![WordPress - Plugins page - Enable / disable auto-updates options](https://static.hosting.com/kb/kb-wordpress-plugins-auto-update.png)

## Related articles

* [Updating WordPress](/docs/updating-wordpress)

* [WordPress security](/docs/wordpress-security)

* [Disabling plugins in WordPress](/docs/disabling-plugins-in-wordpress)