From c31fd4988a2504aad6bde49c9a4c647d6da253c8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: John Blackbourn <johnbillion@git.wordpress.org>
Date: Fri, 26 Jun 2020 18:32:44 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Docs: Clarify the description of functions that check for and
 perform updates.

See #49572, #50052.

git-svn-id: https://develop.svn.wordpress.org/trunk@48183 602fd350-edb4-49c9-b593-d223f7449a82
---
 src/wp-includes/update.php | 10 ++++++++--
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/wp-includes/update.php b/src/wp-includes/update.php
index d0c9839755..46e6431487 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/update.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/update.php
@@ -251,7 +251,9 @@ function wp_version_check( $extra_stats = array(), $force_check = false ) {
 }
 
 /**
- * Check plugin versions against the latest versions hosted on WordPress.org.
+ * Checks for available updates to plugins based on the latest versions hosted on WordPress.org.
+ *
+ * Despite its name this function does not actually perform any updates, it only checks for available updates.
  *
  * A list of all plugins installed is sent to WP, along with the site locale.
  *
@@ -444,7 +446,9 @@ function wp_update_plugins( $extra_stats = array() ) {
 }
 
 /**
- * Check theme versions against the latest versions hosted on WordPress.org.
+ * Checks for available updates to themes based on the latest versions hosted on WordPress.org.
+ *
+ * Despite its name this function does not actually perform any updates, it only checks for available updates.
  *
  * A list of all themes installed is sent to WP, along with the site locale.
  *
@@ -626,6 +630,8 @@ function wp_update_themes( $extra_stats = array() ) {
 /**
  * Performs WordPress automatic background updates.
  *
+ * Updates WordPress core plus any plugins and themes that have automatic updates enabled.
+ *
  * @since 3.7.0
  */
 function wp_maybe_auto_update() {