WordPress Security
Manage WordPress security on Hostinger with smart auto-updates for core, plugins, and themes, update logs, PHP compatibility checks, and Patchstack.
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Manage WordPress security on Hostinger with smart auto-updates for core, plugins, and themes, update logs, PHP compatibility checks, and Patchstack.
Keep WordPress core, plugins, and themes up to date automatically, and see the update state of your whole install at a glance — from the Security page of your WordPress site in hPanel.
WordPress version — the installed core version and whether it's current.
Smart auto-updates — managed automatic updates for core, plugins, and themes (see below).
Updates log — a history of updates that were applied.
Plugins and themes — every installed plugin and theme with its update state, so outdated components are visible without logging into wp-admin.
PHP compatibility — whether your site's PHP version suits the installed WordPress version. Change it under PHP Configuration.
Two modes:
Smart auto-updates (recommended) — Hostinger manages the update process.
Native auto-updates — WordPress's built-in update behavior.
You control how much gets updated automatically:
No updates
Nothing — you update manually
Security updates only
Only security releases
Minor updates only
Minor and security releases
All updates
Everything, including major versions
Tip: Keep at least security updates on. Before allowing major updates automatically, test them on Staging so breaking changes get caught before production sees them.
For dedicated WordPress vulnerability scanning and virtual patching, Hostinger partners with Patchstack — offered from the Security page.
Server-level protection is separate and always on: see Malware Scanner for file-level malware detection on your hosting.
Auto-update broke my site Roll back via Backups, or switch the offending component to manual updates until a fixed release is out.
Last updated: July 22, 2026
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