Disable WordPress Core Update Email
by Alex Moss · Email & Marketing
Also makes 9 other plugins · 3.5K+ installs across the portfolio →
Disables the default notification email sent by WordPress for an automatic core update. Simply activate the plugin to disable the notification email : …
45 health vs 63 average across 1,297 Email & Marketing plugins
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 10+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.5.33, well behind 6.8.
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.
Under-optimized
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 3768 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,425 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
143
now · peak 211
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
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
10.3y ago
latest release · v1.0
1
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% 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 “2K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2021-02-26 · 1,428 observations
Estimated value
What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.
Est. annual revenue
Est. acquisition value
No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from.
Details
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2024-08-03 3K+ → 2K+ down after 55 days in tier
- 2024-06-09 2K+ → 3K+ up after 483 days in tier
- 2023-02-12 3K+ → 2K+ down after 16 days in tier
- 2023-01-27 2K+ → 3K+ 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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Disable Theme and Plugin Auto-Update Emails 10K+ installs · 4.4★ · 3 shared tags D -
Disable Plugin Update Emails 300+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags C -
ActiveCampaign Postmark for WordPress 50K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags C -
Disable Updates for WordPress Core, Plugins and Themes 10K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B -
SAR Friendly SMTP 2K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A -
Notification Master – Real-Time WordPress Notifications With Email, SMS, Webhooks & More 1K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A
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