Disable auto-update Email Notifications
by Elvis Nyakangi · Email & Marketing
Also makes 1 other plugin · 30K+ installs across the portfolio →
This plugin performs a simple task of disabling email notifications that are sent by WordPress when a plugin or theme auto-updates.
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Health
C 59/100
Stale
Active installs
30K+
≈39K estimated
Momentum
+9%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “disable”, “email” and “notification” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
59 health vs 66 average across 2,122 Email & Marketing plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →15%
of downloads still active
At least 30K of 195.8K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Email & Marketing plugin keeps 0.9%, across 1,295 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Email & Marketing plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
Details
Recent review vibe
read from the latest 12 reviews to 2025-03-07Most reviewers love how small and single-purpose it is, though a few say it didn't work on their sites and others want finer control so failed-update alerts still come through.
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 649 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.7.11; the current branch is 6.8
4.5★ over 15 reviews, smoothed to 4.19★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 649 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| auto update your tag | #24 | #22 | down 2 |
| update notifications | #24 | #22 | — |
| disable auto updates | #24 | #21 | — |
| disable your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| email your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| notification your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| theme your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
4 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 3 listed. 1 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “disable”, “email” and “notification” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 27.3K · peaks are release surges
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
1.8y ago
latest release · v1.5.0 · 21 Jan 2025
7
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 94% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “30K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 4.1 years ago; the previous band took 17 months to cross, which places it about 90% of the way through.
Install history since 19 Jan 2021
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Dean Householder1.7y ago
I am always suspicious of WordPress plugins and like to see if they really do ONLY what they say. I was SO pleased to see that this plugin literally adds two lines of executable code. Two filters that just disable theme and plugin update emails. That’s it. Amazing!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ markzoi3.7y ago
This Plugin deserve much more than is now, it saved my time disabling wp annoying notifications… Thank you This topic was modified 2 years, 4 months ago by markzoi.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ advantagen4.8y ago
Simply doesn’t work, at least for WordPress 5.8.3
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ufukart5.3y ago
Simple and Effective, thanks to developer.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ xnovo5.5y ago
When having hundreds of websites it’s impossible to deal with such notifications.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ sarahtht5.7y ago
Plugin does the job on most of my websites but not all of them, however support is really fast to answer 🙂 This topic was modified 5 years, 5 months ago by sarahtht.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ memphi5.9y ago
It’s a fully functional plugin, which does what it claims. However, would be nice to see in future if there would be more possible settings, e.g. information when plugin update failed etc. 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ meriemc5.9y ago
Thank you guys for this plugin. I installed it on 25 websites so far. All good.
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 1.5.0 Release Date – 21 January 2025 Updated compatibility with WordPress 6.7.1 1.5.0
- — Version 1.4.1 Release Date – 17 November 2023 Updated compatibility with WordPress 6.4 1.4.1
- — Version 1.4.0 Release Date – 3 June 2022 Updated compatibility with WordPress 6.0 1.4.0
- — Version 1.3.0 *Release Date – 12 May 2021 * Updated compatibility with version 5.7.1 Changed plugin author website 1.3.0
- — Version 1.2 Release Date – 25 November 2020 Updated compatibility with version 5.6 Modified Plugin description text for clarity 1.2
- — Version 1.0 1.0
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 1 language, 0 at 90% or more
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
2 of 8 pass · checked 27 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ! Has a FAQ Only 1 question in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 1 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("if you have", "if you manage").
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 925 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "disable" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2022-10-04 20K+ → 30K+ up after 511 days in tier
- 2021-05-11 10K+ → 20K+ up
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
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Manage Notification E-mails 100K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
Customize WordPress Emails and Alerts – Better Notifications for WP 30K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
Notification – Custom Notifications and Alerts for WordPress 10K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags B -
Comment Reply Email Notification 3K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A -
Make Disable Admin Email Verification Prompt 2K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B -
WP Mail SMTP by WPForms – SMTP for Reliable Email Delivery with Gmail, Outlook, Amazon SES, Brevo, Other SMTP & More 4M+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A
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