Kinsta, a leading managed WordPress hosting provider powered by Google Cloud Platform, has unveiled Kinsta Automatic Updates, a seamless and secure solution to managing WordPress updates. This new feature eliminates site-breaking updates, manual maintenance efforts, and security vulnerabilities by automating updates with built-in safety mechanisms.

Daniel Pataki, CTO at Kinsta, highlights the benefit:
"Keeping sites secure and up to date shouldn't be a time-consuming task. With Kinsta Automatic Updates, our customers can stay protected with minimal effort—while ensuring stability through visual regression testing and rollback protection.”

Why Kinsta Automatic Updates Matter

1. Eliminates Risks of WordPress Updates

• Reduces security vulnerabilities from outdated plugins and themes

• Prevents site downtime due to faulty updates

• Automates maintenance, saving agencies and site owners hours of work

2. Hands-Free WordPress Maintenance with Advanced Features

Kinsta’s Automatic Updates come with three key functionalities:

A. Automatic Updates

• Keeps plugins and themes up to date without manual intervention

• Saves time and improves WordPress security

B. Visual Regression Testing

• Detects potential site-breaking changes before updates go live

• Ensures smooth updates by comparing pre- and post-update versions

C. Rollback Protection

• Automatically restores backups if an issue is detected

• Provides detailed reporting on what changed and why a rollback occurred

Matt Sullivan, CEO of Torro.io, emphasizes the impact:
"Security risks, broken sites, and surprise downtime? Gone. Kinsta just eliminated the biggest headache of WordPress maintenance. Now, we have a foolproof way to keep sites running smoothly—without lifting a finger.”

With Kinsta Automatic Updates, WordPress site owners can automate updates with confidence, ensuring maximum security, uptime, and performance. By integrating AI-driven testing and rollback protection, Kinsta has set a new standard for hassle-free WordPress maintenance.