Disable Theme and Plugin Auto-Update Emails
by KZeni · Email & Marketing
Also makes 1 other plugin · 10.2K+ installs across the portfolio →
Disables the default notification emails sent by a site after an automatic theme and/or plugin update. Simply activate the plugin to disable these ema …
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Health
D 51/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
10K+
≈19K estimated
Momentum
+21%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “email”, “notifications” and “plugin update” 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.
51 health vs 66 average across 2,122 Email & Marketing plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →8.7%
of downloads still active
At least 10K of 114.9K 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.
Removal-risk signals
45/100Maintenance 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 3+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
Details
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.
Room to improve
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 1104 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.4.14; the current branch is 6.8
5.0★ over 10 reviews, smoothed to 4.25★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 1104 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| email your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| notifications your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| plugin update your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| theme update your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| updates your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “email”, “notifications” and “plugin update” 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 12.1K · 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.
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
3.0y ago
latest release · v2.0.5 · 24 Oct 2023
13
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 99% 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 “10K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 4 years ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 90% of the way through.
Install history since 19 Oct 2020
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 2.0.5 Released October 24th, 2023 Added new link to the plugin details on the main plugin page. Confirmed WordPress 6.4 compliance. 2.0.5
- — Version 2.0.4 Released July 24th, 2023 Confirmed WordPress 6.3 compliance. 2.0.4
- — Version 2.0.3 Released March 20th, 2023 Confirmed WordPress 6.2 compliance. 2.0.3
- — Version 2.0.2 Released October 31st, 2022 Confirmed WordPress 6.1 compliance. 2.0.2
- — Version 2.0.1 Released August 31st, 2022 Fixed potential PHP error where auto_theme_update_send_email and/or auto_plugin_update_send_email might not have the second attribute supplied. Updated settings to help illustrate how the succe 2.0.1
- — Version 2.0 Released August 29th, 2022 Made the default setup allow failed updates to still send email notifications. Added “Disable failed update email notifications” setting to Settings => General to allow failed updates to be dis 2.0
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 6 languages, 1 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
3 of 8 pass · checked 29 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 3 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 3 of 3 read like questions a user would type.
- ! 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 659 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "theme update", "updates" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2022-11-03 9K+ → 10K+ up after 30 days in tier
- 2022-10-04 900+ → 9K+ 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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WP Updates Notifier 20K+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags A -
Disable Updates for WordPress Core, Plugins and Themes 9K+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags A - D Disable WordPress Core Update Email 2K+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags D
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Disable Plugin Update Emails 300+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags -
ActiveCampaign Postmark for WordPress 50K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags C -
SAR Friendly SMTP 2K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A
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