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Disable Plugin Autoupdate Emails

by simshaun · Email & Marketing

Getting too many "plugin updated" or "theme updated" emails since WordPress 5.5? This turns them off.

⚠ Few reviews
How scoring works →
86 Health · A
Maintenance 100/100
Rating quality 82/100
Support 70/100

86 health vs 63 average across 1,297 Email & Marketing plugins

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.

86 / 100

Excellent listing optimization

Biggest win: Rating quality

Update recency 100/100
WP compatibility 100/100
Rating quality 58/100
Listing tuning 84/100

To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.

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Daily downloads

Since 2022-10-05 · 1,425 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive

-64% vs prior 30d
40Downloads · Aug 26

30-day downloads

Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges

1.4K

now · peak 9.7K

1.4K30d downloads · Aug 26

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

Disable Plugin Autou · #2884 you InfiniteWP Client · #260 Manage · #475 Advanced Automatic U · #1154

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.

239per 1k installs · Aug 26

What its installed base runs

via wordpress.org

Share 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.

v1.1 100%

Estimated active installs

The public count shows “6K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.

tracked estimate
6K–7K ≈6.9K

Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.

Install history · since 2020-09-03 · 1,426 observations

6KInstalls · Aug 26

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

N/A

Est. acquisition value

N/A

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. A declining trend compresses what a buyer would pay.

Details

Version
1.1.5
Last updated
2mo ago
Added
2020-08-17 · 6 yrs old
Requires WP
5.5
Tested up to
7.0.0
Requires PHP
5.3

Recent review vibe

read from the latest 6 reviews to 2023-11-27
Positive PraiseFeature requests

Reviewers like how simple it is, it stops the update emails cluttering their inboxes, and a couple wish it could switch off the auto-updates themselves.

Recent reviews

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  1. logomethis
    2.8y ago

    The Disable Plugin Autoupdate Emails is a fantastic addition to the WordPress ecosystem. Its simplicity is its greatest strength, allowing users to effortlessly manage their plugin updates without being overwhelmed by unnecessary notifications. The user-friendly interface and seamless integration with WordPress make it a breeze to use. It performs its function flawlessly, ensuring that your inbox remains uncluttered while your plugins stay up-to-date. It’s a must-have for any WordPress user seeking to streamline their website management process.

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  2. Russ
    5.9y ago

    Thank you for developing this plugin. It has been a staple for all WordPress websites that I manage.

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  3. gruzoplaneta
    5.9y ago

    Thanks for making it

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  4. Azam Marketing
    5.9y ago

    Excellent to get rid of annoying daily spam emails from WordPress

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  5. niallflynn
    6.0y ago

    This is a bad mistake. Anyone who knows WP updates knows they cannot auto run via some community supported plugin. There are hosts offering this with a good setup. This plugin removes one part of this the emails, which is great. But if it could also turn this off entirely it would be just perfect. This topic was modified 5 years, 11 months ago by wordpressdublin.

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  6. Paddy Landau
    6.0y ago

    This is the sort of plugin that I love: It just works and couldn’t possibly be simpler! This plugin will help out until bug request 50988 has been completed. Thank you to the author!

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Latest updates

via wp.org changelog

Recent releases and news for this plugin

  1. Version 1.1.5 Bump support to WordPress 7.0.0 1.1.5
  2. Version 1.1.4 Bump support to WordPress 6.9.4 1.1.4
  3. Version 1.1.3 Bump support to WordPress 6.4.3 1.1.3
  4. Version 1.1.2 Bump support to WordPress 6.3.2 1.1.2
  5. Version 1.1.1 Bump support to WordPress 6.0.2 1.1.1
  6. Version 1.1 Allow mixed/failure emails to get through (WordPress 5.5.1+) 1.1

Behavioral tests

via WP Hive

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1

Low memory footprint
Low page-speed impact
Runs on latest PHP + WP
No PHP errors
No JS errors
Activates cleanly
No resource errors
No external HTTP errors
Optimized database use
Frequently updated

Languages

via translate.wordpress.org

Translated into 5 languages, 5 at 90% or more · development strings

Spanish (Chile) 100%
Spanish (Mexico) 100%
Spanish (Spain) 100%
Spanish (Venezuela) 100%
Swedish 100%

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

  1. 2023-02-04 7K+ → 6K+ down after 8 days in tier
  2. 2023-01-27 8K+ → 7K+ down after 6 days in tier
  3. 2023-01-21 9K+ → 8K+ down after 4 days in tier
  4. 2023-01-17 10K+ → 9K+ down

Competes with

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