ssh-sftp-updater-support

SSH SFTP Updater Support

"SSH SFTP Updater Support" is the easiest way to keep your WordPress installation up-to-date with SFTP.

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29.0 opportunity score Open evidence Open API Open on WordPress.org

10.0Kactive installs

551.7Kdownloads

4.8rating

0unresolved threads

3complaints analyzed

15praise analyzed

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180 days

2.5Krecent 30 days 4.2Kprevious 30 days -39.9%movement 27.5Kshown total

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mixed support · high severity · relevance 0.95

ssh2 works but not this plugin

ssh2 works but not this plugin: users show security, bugs, compatibility pain that may indicate a product gap.

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ssh2 works but not this plugin Hello, When I use your plugin, I get the error below Failed to connect to SSH2 Server localhost:22<br>If SELinux is installed check to make sure that <code>httpd_can_network_connect</code> is set to 1 however when i try with the native ssh2 lib, it works I have already checked selinux and its permissive.

mixed support · high severity · relevance 0.95

PHP error: Uncaught Error: Call to undefined function

PHP error: Uncaught Error: Call to undefined function: users show bugs, compatibility, performance pain that may indicate a product gap.

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PHP error: Uncaught Error: Call to undefined function Hello, I was using this plugin successfully with my previous WordPress site running on my own server: Nginx with PHP 5.6 (I think from memory) on Rasbian/Debian Wheezy.

mixed support · high severity · relevance 0.95

PHP – Fatal error: Uncaught Error

PHP – Fatal error: Uncaught Error: users show bugs, compatibility, missing feature pain that may indicate a product gap.

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PHP – Fatal error: Uncaught Error Hi, recently the “SSH SFTP Updater Support” started showing an error all of a sudden, it had to be deactivated so the admin could log in WP dashboard.

mixed support · high severity · relevance 0.88

PHP Fatal error: Uncaught Error

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PHP Fatal error: Uncaught Error Hello I’m encountering a PHP Fatal error: Uncaught Error when updating Gravity Forms.

mixed support · high severity · relevance 0.88

Fatal error: Uncaught Error: Call to a member function stat() on bool

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Fatal error: Uncaught Error: Call to a member function stat() on bool Hi there!

mixed support · high severity · relevance 0.88

WordPress found an error in plugin, SSH SFTP Updater Support

WordPress found an error in plugin, SSH SFTP Updater Support: users show bugs, compatibility, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

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WordPress found an error in plugin, SSH SFTP Updater Support Just received this email saying that WordPress found an error in one of my plugins, SSH SFTP Updater Support.

praise review · high severity · relevance 0.72

Simple, straightforward, and easy to install and use

Simple, straightforward, and easy to install and use: users show security, compatibility, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

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Simple, straightforward, and easy to install and use New to WP, which I installed on my own server; the server only allows remote login via SSH for security reasons.

mixed support · high severity · relevance 0.66

PHP Fatal error when trying to update.

SSH SFTP Updater Support 1.0.0 caused plugin and theme updates to fail on SFTP-only servers until version 1.1.0 updated its library.

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A fatal error started appearing on one of the websites when trying to update plugins/themes.

complaint support · high severity · relevance 0.64

Errors when attempting to update all plugins

SSH SFTP Updater Support hit fatal errors during plugin updates and activation, with one issue fixed by updating the bundled SSH library and another attributed to WooCommerce.

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I am now getting 500 errors when installing and activating your plugin.

praise review · high severity · relevance 0.54

Takes some pain off dealing with servers

Takes some pain off dealing with servers: users show security pain that may indicate a product gap.

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It takes some pain off having to work in SFTP and SSH – all the hassle in the name of extra security.

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complaint Errors when attempting to update all plugins support · 2026-04-21T14:51:40+00:00 · high severity · sftp

SSH SFTP Updater Support hit fatal errors during plugin updates and activation, with one issue fixed by updating the bundled SSH library and another attributed to WooCommerce.

Evidence: I am now getting 500 errors when installing and activating your plugin.

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neutral PHP warning in sftp.php support · 2026-01-22T15:52:11+00:00 · low severity · sftp

SSH SFTP Updater Support logged an undefined variable warning that was fixed in version 1.1.1.

Evidence: This is fixed in today’s release of version 1.1.1.

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question ssh-sftp-updater-support has been deactivated due to an erro support · 2025-12-17T22:06:43+00:00 · medium severity · sftp

WordPress deactivated the SSH SFTP updater support plugin for an invalid header even after the user reinstalled it, though updates still worked.

Evidence: The plugin ssh-sftp-updater-support has been deactivated due to an error: The plugin does not have a valid header.

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mixed PHP Fatal error when trying to update. support · 2025-12-12T10:31:01+00:00 · high severity · sftp

SSH SFTP Updater Support 1.0.0 caused plugin and theme updates to fail on SFTP-only servers until version 1.1.0 updated its library.

Evidence: A fatal error started appearing on one of the websites when trying to update plugins/themes.

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mixed sftp updater when trying to deactivate litespeed plugin support · 2025-11-19T15:42:39+00:00 · high severity · sftp

A fatal error occurred while deactivating LiteSpeed through the SFTP updater, but support identified the root issue as LiteSpeed failing to check its connection.

Evidence: Uncaught Error: Call to a member function stat() on bool

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mixed ssh2 works but not this plugin support · 2024-12-15T12:58:11+00:00 · high severity · sftp

ssh2 works but not this plugin: users show security, bugs, compatibility pain that may indicate a product gap.

Evidence: ssh2 works but not this plugin Hello, When I use your plugin, I get the error below Failed to connect to SSH2 Server localhost:22<br>If SELinux is installed check to make sure that <code>httpd_can_network_connect</code> is set to 1 however when i try with the native ssh2 lib, it works I have already checked selinux and its permissive.

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mixed Problems with sftp updater 0.8.7 support · 2024-10-29T06:25:02+00:00 · medium severity · sftp

Problems with sftp updater 0.8.7: users show bugs, compatibility, missing feature pain that may indicate a product gap.

Evidence: Starting at the update page, when I type the password, it fails with the error Private key incorrect for user<br>Make sure that the key you are using is an RSA key and not a DSA key .

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mixed php 8.2 support? support · 2024-06-10T15:18:54+00:00 · medium severity · sftp

php 8.2 support?: users show compatibility, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

Evidence: php 8.2 support?

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mixed Needs patching (microtime issues) support · 2024-05-17T02:51:31+00:00 · medium severity · sftp

Needs patching (microtime issues): users show bugs, compatibility, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

Evidence: Needs patching (microtime issues) PHP 8.3.2 Unsupported operand types: string + string in /var/www/sites/sakhgupuny/wp-content/plugins/ssh-sftp-updater-support/phpseclib/Net/SFTP.php:3569 3569 –> $start = strtok(microtime(), ‘ ‘) + strtok(”); // http://php.net/microtime#61838 3570 –> $result = $this->_send_channel_packet(NET_SFTP_CHANNEL, $packet); 3571 –> $

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mixed Array offset error line 263 support · 2024-04-12T15:44:56+00:00 · medium severity · sftp

Array offset error line 263: users show bugs, compatibility, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

Evidence: Array offset error line 263 PHP Warning: Trying to access array offset on value of type bool in /var/www/historicwoodfield.ca/html/wp-content/plugins/ssh-sftp-updater-support/class-wp-filesystem-ssh2.php on line 263, referer: https://historicwoodfield.ca/wp-admin/update-core.php The page I need help with: [ log in to see the link] PHP Warning: Trying to acce

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praise works great, thank you (5 stars) review · 2023-08-28T00:37:46+00:00 · medium severity · sftp

works great, thank you: users praise reliable, quality, which suggests what competitors already do well.

Evidence: works great, thank you Just what I needed to update my WordPress plugins on Linode.

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mixed Not working at all support · 2022-12-24T21:48:15+00:00 · medium severity · sftp

Not working at all: users show bugs, compatibility, setup pain that may indicate a product gap.

Evidence: Not working at all I am trying to use your plugin on a new WordPress installation, with PHP 8.1.

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mixed Link on Plugin description outdated support · 2022-12-06T16:42:32+00:00 · low severity · sftp

Link on Plugin description outdated: users show compatibility, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

Evidence: Link on Plugin description outdated The link on the Plugin page ( https://wordpress.org/plugins/ssh-sftp-updater-support/ ) at “b) Others as detailed in the official WP codex” points to https://codex.wordpress.org/Editing_wp-config.php#WordPress_Upgrade_Constants The correct link is: https://developer.wordpress.org/apis/wp-config-php/#wordpress-upgrade-const

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mixed Want to know if plugin is compatible with PHP 8.1 support · 2022-08-29T05:58:20+00:00 · low severity · sftp

Want to know if plugin is compatible with PHP 8.1: users show compatibility, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

Evidence: Want to know if plugin is compatible with PHP 8.1 We are using your plugin:- SSH SFTP Updater Support we want to know if your plugin is compatible with PHP 8.1 or not.

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mixed regarding FTP and SFTP within WP support · 2022-08-15T11:04:11+00:00 · medium severity · sftp

regarding FTP and SFTP within WP: users show bugs, compatibility, performance pain that may indicate a product gap.

Evidence: regarding FTP and SFTP within WP Hello, recently i’ve been considering WP’s built-in FTP functionality for the purpose of remote uploading images from media library to the CDN service with a limited WP integration.

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mixed PHP 8.0 Compatibility support · 2022-08-14T03:25:27+00:00 · medium severity · sftp

PHP 8.0 Compatibility: users show bugs, compatibility, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

Evidence: PHP 8.0 Compatibility I’m preparing to upgrade php to version 8.0.

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neutral SSH Port number change support · 2022-06-30T05:25:41+00:00 · low severity · sftp

SSH Port number change: neutral conversation with limited structured signal.

Evidence: SSH Port number change How do you change what port the updater is trying to use for SSH? How do you change what port the updater is trying to use for SSH? Suffix it with a colon to the hostname, e.g. sftp.example.com:2002 David Suffix it with a colon to the hostname, e.g. sftp.example.com:2002 David

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mixed Fatal error: Uncaught Error: Call to a member function stat() on bool support · 2022-05-25T13:56:11+00:00 · high severity · sftp

Fatal error: Uncaught Error: Call to a member function stat() on bool: users show bugs, compatibility, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

Evidence: Fatal error: Uncaught Error: Call to a member function stat() on bool Hi there!

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mixed SSH 8.1 support support · 2022-04-26T15:52:16+00:00 · medium severity · sftp

SSH 8.1 support: users show bugs, compatibility, missing feature pain that may indicate a product gap.

Evidence: SSH 8.1 support My ISP updated PHP to version 8.1 recently.

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mixed methods to enable auto-update with this plugin support · 2022-03-23T20:04:51+00:00 · medium severity · sftp

methods to enable auto-update with this plugin: users show bugs, compatibility, missing feature pain that may indicate a product gap.

Evidence: question: untill now i have difficulties to get a auto-update option for themes and plugins – since here we need to have the ftp-credentials (and method) i am looking for a method to keep my WordPress install up-to-date and installing plugins in a hassle-free manner: since it is not so easy if i server uses SFTP.

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