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.
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Health
B 84/100
Few reviews
Active installs
6K+
≈6.5K estimated
Momentum
+2%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Add “emails” and “updated” to your wp.org tags. You rank #12 and #13 for them without listing them, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 3 listed these are the slots worth spending.
84 health vs 66 average across 2,119 Email & Marketing plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →9.8%
of downloads still active
At least 6K of 60.9K 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 6 reviews to 2023-11-27Reviewers 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.
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.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 134 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.0.0, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 6 reviews, smoothed to 4.20★ and held back under 25 reviews
3 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
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.
37
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.2
Velocity
places per keyword, 27d
16%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 27d
-0.5
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| autoupdates your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| autoupdate | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| disable autoupdate email your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| disable plugin | #3 | #8 | 0 |
| disable emails | #3 | #8 | 0 |
| disable email | #7 | #15 | up 1 |
| emails | #12 | #23 | down 2 |
| updated | #13 | #19 | up 4 |
| plugin disable | #6 | #16 | 0 |
| disable plugin updates | #10 | #21 | 0 |
| disable plugins | #11 | #21 | down 2 |
| updated at | #14 | #20 | up 1 |
| disable updates | #15 | #20 | 0 |
| disable plugins updates | #18 | #22 | down 1 |
| disable theme updates | #19 | #23 | down 2 |
| disable wordpress updates | #24 | #22 | down 1 |
| updates your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
19 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 16 listed. 3 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 1 of its tags isn't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Add “emails” and “updated” to your wp.org tags. You rank #12 and #13 for them without listing them, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 3 listed these are the slots worth spending.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 9.7K · 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
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.
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 “6K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 3.7 years ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 3 Sep 2020
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ logomethis2.9y 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.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Russ6.1y ago
Thank you for developing this plugin. It has been a staple for all WordPress websites that I manage.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ gruzoplaneta6.1y ago
Thanks for making it
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Azam Marketing6.1y ago
Excellent to get rid of annoying daily spam emails from WordPress
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ niallflynn6.2y 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.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Paddy Landau6.2y 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!
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 1.1.5 Bump support to WordPress 7.0.0 1.1.5
- — Version 1.1.4 Bump support to WordPress 6.9.4 1.1.4
- — Version 1.1.3 Bump support to WordPress 6.4.3 1.1.3
- — Version 1.1.2 Bump support to WordPress 6.3.2 1.1.2
- — Version 1.1.1 Bump support to WordPress 6.0.2 1.1.1
- — Version 1.1 Allow mixed/failure emails to get through (WordPress 5.5.1+) 1.1
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 5 languages, 5 at 90% or more · development strings
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
1 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Getting too many "plugin updated" or "theme updated" emails since WordPress 5.5? This turns them off."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 316 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 0 of 3 tags appear in the text ("autoupdates", "disable autoupdate email", "updates" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2023-02-04 7K+ → 6K+ down after 8 days in tier
- 2023-01-27 8K+ → 7K+ down after 6 days in tier
- 2023-01-21 9K+ → 8K+ down after 4 days in tier
- 2023-01-17 10K+ → 9K+ down after 105 days in tier
- 2022-10-04 9K+ → 10K+ up after 83 days in tier
- 2022-07-13 7K+ → 9K+ up after 112 days in tier
- 2022-03-23 5K+ → 7K+ up after 218 days in tier
- 2021-08-17 600+ → 5K+ 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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InfiniteWP Client 200K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag A -
Manage – Centralized site maintenance and monitoring 100K+ installs · 3.8★ · 1 shared tag B -
WP Updates Notifier 20K+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag A - A Advanced Automatic Updates 20K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag D
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Disable Theme and Plugin Auto-Update Emails 10K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag D -
Disable Updates for WordPress Core, Plugins and Themes 9K+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag A
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