_maybe_update_core

Determines whether core should be updated.

Description

_maybe_update_core();

Usage

if ( !function_exists( '_maybe_update_core' ) ) { 
    require_once ABSPATH . WPINC . '/update.php'; 
} 
 
  
// NOTICE! Understand what this does before running. 
$result = _maybe_update_core();

Defined (1)

The function is defined in the following location(s).

/wp-includes/update.php

function _maybe_update_core() { 
    // include an unmodified $wp_version 
    include( ABSPATH . WPINC . '/version.php' ); 
 
    $current = get_site_transient( 'update_core' ); 
 
    if ( isset( $current->last_checked, $current->version_checked ) && 
        12 * HOUR_IN_SECONDS > ( time() - $current->last_checked ) && 
        $current->version_checked == $wp_version ) { 
        return; 
    } 
    wp_version_check(); 
}