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title: "How to Use Auto-Update in Jetpack"
description: "In this article: Finding Auto-updateSelecting Plugins for Auto-update In order to use the tutorial below, you will need to have installed the Jetpack plugin. One common task that a WordPress..."
url: https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/wordpress/how-to-use-auto-update-in-jetpack/
date: 2019-10-25
modified: 2021-08-16
author: "InMotion Hosting Contributor"
categories: ["WordPress Tutorials"]
type: post
lang: en
---

# How to Use Auto-Update in Jetpack

In this article:

- [Finding Auto-update](#find)
- [Selecting Plugins for Auto-update](#selecting)

In order to use the tutorial below, you will need to have [installed the Jetpack plugin](/support/edu/wordpress/plugins/installing-wordpress-jetpack-plugin/).

One common task that a WordPress Administrator faces is updating plugins. Luckily, the Jetpack plugin for WordPress includes an option for **auto-updating** that you can also limit to certain plugins. Follow the tutorial below to learn how to find the feature in Jetpack, then choose the plugins that you want to auto-update.

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## Where is the Auto-update feature in Jetpack?

In order to make any changes to plugin settings, you will need to be logged into the [WordPress Administrator Dashboard.](/support/edu/wordpress/logging-into-wordpress-dashboard/) This option is active by default.

[![](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/jetpack-auto-update-1.png)](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/jetpack-auto-update-1.png)*Auto-update option in Jetpack*

## How to select the Plugins to Auto-update

Note that you will need to able to login to the Jetpack WordPress.com site linked to your Jetpack account.

[![Plugins in WordPress.com](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/jetpack-autoupdate-2-1024x459.png)](https://arnel-io.com/wp1831/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/jetpack-autoupdate-2.png)*Plugins in WordPress.com*

1. Click (or hover) over **Jetpack** in the main WordPress menu.
2. Click on **Settings**.
3. Go to the section labeled **Auto-update plugins**.
4. Click on the link at the bottom labeled *Choose which plugins to auto-update*
5. You will then be logged into the WordPress.com account linked to your Jetpack subscription. You will see the different plugins you can select. Click on the **Autoupdates** slider underneath your plugin icon in order to enable the auto-update function.

Changes to this section are saved automatically. Congratulations! You are now able to find and then select plugins using the Jetpack Auto-update feature. To learn more about Jetpack, please see our tutorial on [Enabling Markdown in Jetpack](/support/product-guides/wordpress-hosting/enabling-jetpack-markdown-in-wordpress/).