Ultrapack Auto Updater
A complete guide to install, set up and use the UAU on your WordPress. v1.2.1
1. Introduction
O Ultrapack Auto Updater (UAU) centralises and simplifies updating the items from the Ultrapack catalogue (plugins and themes) straight from your WordPress, with no ZIP downloads and no reinstalling item by item. You decide what Ultrapack manages, without touching third-party plugins and themes.
| Requisito | Minimum version |
|---|---|
| WordPress | 6.0.3 (tested up to 7.0) |
| PHP | 7.4 |
| Multisite | Supported, with network activation |
The up-to-date list of supported items is available on the supported items page.
2. Installation
Download the plugin from the product page: Ultrapack Auto Updater. Then pick one of the methods below.
Method 1: from the WordPress dashboard
Envie o ZIP
In your site dashboard, go to Plugins → Adicionar novo → Enviar plugin and pick the file .zip baixado.
Instale
Click "Install Now".
Ative
Once installed, click "Activate". On Multisite, use "Network Activate".
Method 2: manual install (FTP)
Extraia o ZIP
Descompacte o arquivo baixado.
Envie a pasta
Over FTP or a file manager, upload the folder ultrapack-auto-updater to wp-content/plugins.
Ative
In the dashboard, go to Plugins and activate the Ultrapack Auto Updater.
3. Setup and token
Once installed and activated, the plugin gets its own item in the WordPress sidebar menu: Ultrapack Auto Updater, with the update icon. Every tab lives inside it, and the first one is Settings. Atalho: na tela Plugins, the UAU row has the links Settings e Force check. The API token connects the plugin to your account and is generated on the page Gerenciar sites.
Gere o token
Acesse Gerenciar sites in your Ultrapack account and generate your token.
Paste and save
In the plugin, paste the value into the field Token Ultrapack and click "Save Token".
Autorize o site
Se aparecer "Site not authorised!", go to "Authorised Sites", copy your full site URL straight from the browser, paste it into the field and authorise it. Go back to the plugin and click the reload icon. The badge should turn Autorizado.
4. Registering sites and the site limit
Every domain has to be authorised before it gets updates. The UAU limits by active domain, and each plan has a different authorisation limit. Regular sites and WordPress Multisite networks count against separate limits. Check and manage everything in Gerenciar sites.
The system also identifica sozinho when a domain registered as a regular site is in fact a Multisite network. The row then gets a notice and the button Migrate to Multisite, to fix the record. If the detection got it wrong, use Contestar on the same row and our team reviews it. While the dispute is open, the row shows the badge "Dispute pending".
| Site status | What it means | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Autorizado | Ready to receive updates | Nenhuma |
| Pendente | Waiting for the domain to be approved | Aguardar |
| Bloqueado | Misuse detected, or the plan quota was already full when the site was registered | Contatar suporte |
Enter the domain
On the "Manage sites" page, type the domain and tick "Is it a Multisite?" if it is a network.
Send it for authorisation
Click "Register new site". The site comes in as Pendente.
Wait for the authorisation
Once approved, the status changes to Autorizado and updates begin.
5. Automatic updates
The UAU has its own automatic update system, independent from the WordPress settings: even with WordPress automatic updates turned off, Ultrapack items keep being updated. Set the interval and the risk level in the tab Ultrapack Auto Updater → Auto Updates, which is split into six sections: Auto Updates, Agendamento, Notifications, Controle Manual, Sobre e WP Recovery Agent.
| Option | Description | Recommendation |
|---|---|---|
| Intervalo | How often the plugin checks for new versions. Options: 1, 6, 12 or 24 hours | 6 horas ✓ |
| Tipo PATCH | Fixes only (1.0.0 → 1.0.1). Safest | Recomendado ✓ |
| Tipo MINOR/MAJOR | Brings new features and larger changes | Only with a backup |
| Notifications | E-mail on success, on failure, and when an update is blocked for exceeding the allowed level. Sent through WordPress or your own SMTP, with a button to test the connection | Ativar ✓ |
| Temporary pause | In Controle Manual, it suspends the checks for 30 minutes, 1, 2, 6 or 12 hours, and resumes on its own | For maintenance windows |
| Run check now | Also in Controle Manual, it runs the cycle right away, without waiting for the interval. It deliberately does nothing while Auto Updates are off or paused | To test your setup |
Rather be in full control? Turn the automatic ones off and update item by item from the "Manager" tab (section 6). With Auto Updates off, nothing updates by itself, not even through the "Run check now" button.
6. Item manager
A aba Gerenciador (in Ultrapack Auto Updater → Gerenciador) lists your Ultrapack themes and plugins with the installed and the available version. This is where you set what Ultrapack manages and what stays with WordPress, without affecting third-party items. The Ultrapack icon on each row works as a switch: it moves the item between being updated by Ultrapack or by WordPress. Itens sob o Ultrapack exibem a mensagem "Gerenciado por Ultrapack Auto Updater".
| Plugin | Updates | Status | Gerenciamento | Auto atualizar | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Elementor ProAutor: Elementor | Updates: 3.21.0 | 3.22.1 disponível | Active | Atualizar | ||
Ultrapack Auto UpdaterAutor: Ultrapack | Updates: 1.2.1 | Atualizado | Active | W | N/A |
Abra a aba Gerenciador
Search for the item or browse the paginated list.
Click "Update"
The plugin takes the snapshot, applies the new version and runs a smoke check: a visit to your own site over HTTP to confirm it is still responding. If the site reports a critical error, the previous version comes back on its own.
Ative o auto por item
Use the toggle on each item to leave it on automatic or manual.
7. Original licence protection
If an item is already installed on your site under the official licence from its author, replacing it with the catalogue version can void that licence and cut off the official updates. That is why the UAU treats those items differently: it warns you and leaves the decision to you.
- In the automatic update, a protected item is never replaced. It is skipped and the reason is recorded in the logs.
- In the WordPress updates list, the Ultrapack version is not offered, so the official update from the author keeps showing up as usual.
- In the Gerenciador, o item mostra o selo Original licence and updating through Ultrapack only happens after you explicitly confirm it.
Each item has three states, set from the badge itself in the Manager:
| Estado | Efeito |
|---|---|
| Automatic | Default. Detection decides, and it recognises the item when there is a pending update from the author or an active licence registered on the site |
| Sempre proteger | Forces the protection, even when detection finds nothing |
| Nunca proteger | Releases the item for Ultrapack to update. Use it when detection got it wrong |
8. Item blocked after a failed update
When an update fails because the package itself is broken, the UAU does not keep retrying in a loop. It bloqueia aquele item por 1 hora, takes the update off the list and shows a button to contact support, with the error message already filled in.
The most common case is a version mismatch: the item is announced at one version and the package carries another. The check happens before installing, so the version currently live stays untouched, and the item is neither replaced nor deactivated.
- After 1 hour the block lifts on its own and the item is tried again.
- If the problem persists, it gets blocked again. Use the contact button then: the fault is at the source and has to be fixed by us.
- With White Label on, the contact points to the support channel the reseller set up.
9. Snapshots and legacy versions
The Snapshots system is on by default and makes a copy of the item before every update. If anything fails, you restore the last working state in one click. Manage it in Ultrapack Auto Updater → Snapshots. Pelas Snapshots e pelo Gerenciador também dá para instalar legacy versions (earlier ones) of the items, which come from our catalogue and not from your server.
Factory defaults: 4-day retention, at most 2 snapshots per item and a floor of 24 horas that protects the most recent snapshot of each item, even once the retention has run out. All three values can be changed in the tab itself. Turning snapshots off is possible, but takes a double confirmation, because without them the site loses the automatic rollback.
| Recurso | Description | Recommendation |
|---|---|---|
| Automatic snapshot | Backup taken before every update | Manter ativo ✓ |
| Rollback | Rolls the item back to the previous version | Use se algo quebrar |
| Previous version | Installs any version from the catalogue | For compatibility |
Open "Versions"
In the Manage tab, click "Versions" on the item you want.
Pick the version
The list shows local snapshots and catalogue versions, with date and size.
Click "Restore"
The UAU safely reinstalls the version you picked.
10. WP Recovery Agent
This is the extra safety layer. If an update leaves the site unreachable, the agent brings it back and, in Self-repair mode, disables the faulty item, even when WordPress itself has locked up. The administrator gets an e-mail explaining what happened and what was recovered.
The controls live in Ultrapack Auto Updater → Auto Updates → WP Recovery Agent, with the status (installed, and which version) and the switch Auto-reparo, which is on by default. With Self-repair off, the agent still brings the site back, but disables nothing on its own.
11. White label
Aimed at resellers and administrators, white label lets you restyle almost the whole plugin (logo, name, colours and your own CSS). Turn it on and set it up in Ultrapack Auto Updater → White Label. With it on, the name and the logo change even in the WordPress menu item, and the plan renewal notice stops showing, since whoever runs the end client site does not manage the subscription.
| Item | Customisable |
|---|---|
| Logo and name | Plugin header and footer |
| Cores | Ready-made presets or a custom colour |
| CSS | Your own CSS, scoped to the plugin |
| Acesso | Optional per-user restriction: only the owning user sees and edits the White Label options |
| Support | The contact channel for blocked items becomes yours, not Ultrapack |
12. Logs and telemetry
Every update attempt is recorded in logs, kept for 24 hours in Ultrapack Auto Updater → Logs. If an update fails, check the logs and send the details to support. The tab has a button to copiar and baixar the logs, with site, URL and token user already in the header, plus a button to clear them. There is also the option logs detalhados, which records each update step by step and helps when the error is hard to reproduce.
The plugin also has product telemetry on by default, used only to spot problems and improve the Ultrapack Auto Updater. You can turn it off in the same Logs tab. The data collected follows the Ultrapack Privacy Policy.
13. Compatibilidade
The UAU works with the vast majority of WordPress plugins and themes, and is tested up to WordPress 7.0. We do not recommend running another third-party update plugin alongside the Ultrapack Auto Updater, to avoid clashes in the update system.
- Child themes are not offered for automatic updating, so your customisations are never overwritten.
- Items with the author own updater built in keep working. You are the one who decides who updates, through the original licence badge from section 7.
- Multisite is supported with network activation. The options live in the network dashboard, and the plan quota for multisites is separate from the one for regular sites.