How to Automatically Install Updates for Some Plugins in WordPress
WordPress introduced automatic updates for WordPress plugins and themes in WordPress 5.5. This allows you to enable automatic updates for individual WordPress plugins and themes directly from your WordPress dashboard.
Enabling Auto Updates for Individual Plugins
Simply visit the Plugins » Installed Plugins page inside WordPress admin area. Here you’ll see the list of all your installed plugins with a link to ‘Enable auto-updates’ next to each plugin.
You need to click on the ‘Enable auto-updates’ link to turn on automatic updates for individual plugins.
Enabling Auto Updates for WordPress Themes
For WordPress themes, you need visit Appearance » Themes and click on the theme you want to automatically update.
This will bring up the theme information pop-up. From here, you can click on the ‘Enable auto-updates’ link to turn on automatic updates for that theme.
That’s all. WordPress will now automatically update these plugins and themes whenever a new version is available. You’ll also get an email notification whenever a new update is installed on your website.