If your WordPress site shows you have an update available, but none can be found in themes or plugins, you can use this snippet to debug the issue.






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</style><div><code class="hljs language-php shcb-code-table shcb-line-numbers">/**
* Debug Pending Updates
*
* Displays hidden plugin and theme updates on update-core screen.
*/
function debug_pending_updates() {

// Rough safety nets
if ( ! is_user_logged_in() || ! current_user_can( 'update_plugins' ) || ! current_user_can( 'update_themes' ) ) return;

$output = "";

// Check plugins
$plugin_updates = get_site_transient( 'update_plugins' );
if ( $plugin_updates &amp;&amp; ! empty( $plugin_updates-&gt;response ) ) {
foreach ( $plugin_updates-&gt;response as $plugin =&gt; $details ) {
$output .= "

Plugin $plugin is reporting an available update.

";
}
}

// Check themes
wp_update_themes();
$theme_updates = get_site_transient( 'update_themes' );
if ( $theme_updates &amp;&amp; ! empty( $theme_updates-&gt;response ) ) {
foreach ( $theme_updates-&gt;response as $theme =&gt; $details ) {
$output .= "

Theme $theme is reporting an available update.

";
}
}

if ( empty( $output ) ) $output = "No pending updates found in the database.";

echo "

Pending updates

" . $output;
}
add_action( 'core_upgrade_preamble', 'debug_pending_updates' );
</code></div>Code language: PHP (php)</pre>