Wordpress shows I have 1 plugin update, when all plugins are already updated

Question

So I've searched on the forums and although I found a few people with a problem similar to mine, I still haven't found a way to get this fixed. What's going on is that WordPress shows that I have 1 plugin update, when all of my plugins are updated. Below is an imgur link of a screenshot so you can see what I'm talking about:

http://imgur.com/HlspXv7

Now, I've tried several things, including reinstalling WP, and deleting the transients using Artiss Transient Cleaner, yet nothing seems to work. Any ideas on what could possibly be causing this rogue/ghost "plugin" to be requesting an update when there is none? Thanks and I appreciate your help.

Answer 1

I see this from time to time with premium plugins and themes that require an activation key. The WP UI won't provide anyway to update the plugin or theme, but you'll see the pending update count number in the UI.

To track down the source I use the following function:

/**  * Debug Pending Updates  *  * Crude debugging method that will spit out all pending plugin  * and theme updates for admin level users when ?debug_updates is  * added to a /wp-admin/ URL.  */ function debug_pending_updates() {      // Rough safety nets     if ( ! is_user_logged_in() || ! current_user_can( 'manage_options' ) ) return;     if ( ! isset( $_GET['debug_updates'] ) ) return;      $output = "";      // Check plugins     $plugin_updates = get_site_transient( 'update_plugins' );     if ( $plugin_updates && ! empty( $plugin_updates->response ) ) {         foreach ( $plugin_updates->response as $plugin => $details ) {             $output .= "<p><strong>Plugin</strong> <u>$plugin</u> is reporting an available update.</p>";         }     }      // Check themes     wp_update_themes();     $theme_updates = get_site_transient( 'update_themes' );     if ( $theme_updates && ! empty( $theme_updates->response ) ) {         foreach ( $theme_updates->response as $theme => $details ) {             $output .= "<p><strong>Theme</strong> <u>$theme</u> is reporting an available update.</p>";         }     }      if ( empty( $output ) ) $output = "No pending updates found in the database.";      wp_die( $output ); } add_action( 'init', 'debug_pending_updates' ); 

Add that to your theme's functions.php file then visit a page with ?debug_updates added to the URL. For example: yourdomain.com/wp-admin/?debug_updates. This should show you any theme or plugin that's causing the issue.

Answer 2

I had this issue, and it was that a new translation was available (which is not obvious from the Updates page, you have to go into Update Translations at the bottom);

after updating the transations... the warning was gone;