Disable Updates for WordPress Core, Plugins and Themes

77 Quality Score

Active Installs

18/30

With 10,000 active installs against category leaders like Easy Updates Manager at 300,000, this is a niche tool rather than a mainstream choice.

Update Freshness

25/25

The plugin was last updated on 2026-05-20 and is tested with WordPress 7.0, indicating an actively maintained codebase that tracks current releases.

User Rating

12/15

A score of 77 reflects that only 4 users have rated the plugin, so the 96/100 rating comes from a very small sample and should be taken with caution.

Support Health

8/15

There are zero support threads in the repository, which is neutral for a simple plugin but means you cannot gauge how responsive the author is when issues arise.

WP Compatibility

15/15

Full marks here, with support back to WordPress 4.6, PHP 5.6, and confirmed testing through WordPress 7.0, giving it one of the broadest compatibility ranges in the category.

Scores higher than 55% of indexed plugins

About

Disables the WordPress update checking and notification system for all core, plugin and theme updates.

Active Installs 10k+

Rating ★★★★½ 4.8/5

Last Updated 2026-09-21 6:10pm GMT

Requires WordPress 4.6+

Tested Up To 7.1.2

Requires PHP 5.6+

✓ No known vulnerabilities

What It Does

This plugin turns off WordPress's automatic update checks and notifications for core, plugins, and themes. Once activated, your dashboard will stop prompting you about new versions and disable the background update API calls. It does not roll back any updates that have already been applied.

Who It's For

This plugin is best for agencies, managed hosting providers, and IT teams running controlled deployment pipelines who need to test updates in staging before pushing them to production. It also fits regulated industries and legacy application environments where breaking changes from updates cannot be tolerated.

Who Should Skip It

Casual site owners, bloggers, and small business sites without a formal update process should skip this plugin, since disabling updates leaves the site exposed to security vulnerabilities that get patched in newer releases.

The Bottom Line

Disable Updates does one thing and does it cleanly, and the author clearly keeps it current with each WordPress release. The tiny rating pool and lack of support history mean you are trusting a small project, so pair it with a manual update workflow you control. For controlled environments it is a solid 76.93/100 tool, but most users will be better served by Easy Updates Manager's flexibility.

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