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Q: Does auto-updating Wordpress work with SFTP?

A: You bet your sweet bippy it does!

The automatic update capabilities in WordPress are capable of using the PECL ssh2 module (an extension to PHP) in addition to the standard PHP FTP module or filesystem access.

WordPress SFTP Thumbnail This is the WordPress automatic update screen, and if you're going to use automatic updates, the hostname you should be using is either localhost or 127.0.0.1. The username and password are your standard shell account login, though if you'd like to set up a public key, we're happy to help. If you've got other questions about your WordPress setup, let us know!