Originally Posted by cerulean

Thanks! It's a simple but very effective process. The problem with relying entirely on automatic updates or softaculous, is that even if a plugin manufacturer marks a plugin as 100% compatible, it might not be 100% compatible with every infrastructure or every other plugin. There are a lot of poorly made WordPress sites out there that leverage a ton of patchwork plugins instead of investing in custom solutions.

I have a few clients now who hire me in both adult and mainstream just to handle WordPress updates and maintenance. I make sure everything works every week or 2 weeks, depending upon how mission critical the site is. Combined with some security and preventative plugins, it's usually enough. WordPress is a really stable platform, but plugins aren't always so stable--even really popular ones.