Disable All WordPress Updates
by wpseek · Uncategorized
Also makes 6 other plugins · 78.1K+ installs across the portfolio →
Disables the theme, plugin and core update checking, the related cronjobs, plugin/theme update health checks and notification system.
Try it live opens a temporary test site in your browser, which can take about 20 seconds to load. Plugins that rely on outside services or a full server may not work completely there.
Health
A 90/100
no flags
Active installs
20K+
≈21K estimated
Momentum
-3%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Add “core updates”, “theme update” and “plugin updates” to your wp.org tags. You rank #4, #5 and #7 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 4 listed these are the slots worth spending.
90 health vs 58 average across 25,756 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.2%
of downloads still active
At least 20K of 914.7K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,773 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Uncategorized plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
This plugin shipped 6 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
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.
Excellent listing optimization
Well tuned across the board
Updated 15 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.8★ over 69 reviews, smoothed to 4.51★
4 of 5 tags set · short description in place
1 of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
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.
42
Momentum
Mixed: one swing, the rest drifting
+0.2
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
27%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| updates | #2 | #2 | 0 |
| wordpress updates | #2 | #3 | 0 |
| cronjob | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| disable updates your tag | #2 | #2 | up 1 |
| disable wordpress core updates | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| wordpress disable plugin update | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| disable wordpress updates | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| disable plugins updates | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| disable auto updates | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| update control your tag | #3 | #3 | 0 |
| theme updates | #2 | #2 | 0 |
| disable theme updates | #2 | #2 | 0 |
| disable plugin updates | #2 | #3 | up 2 |
| wordpress mu | #2 | #1 | 0 |
| disable update | #2 | #2 | 0 |
| automatic updates | #3 | #2 | 0 |
| new updates | #2 | #2 | 0 |
| wordpress update | #2 | #2 | 0 |
| disable automatic update | #2 | #1 | 0 |
| disable automatic updates | #2 | #3 | up 1 |
| theme your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
154 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 85 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 “core updates”, “theme update” and “plugin updates” to your wp.org tags. You rank #4, #5 and #7 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 4 listed these are the slots worth spending.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 18.1K · 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
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
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
6
releases in the last 12 months
15d ago
latest release · v2.0.3 · 17 Oct 2026
18
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin. 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 “20K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 24 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just over 20K.
Install history since 15 Nov 2020
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ RodBor4mo ago
Usually I do in code, but its so lite and I think worth.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ welaunchio1.7y ago
I normally never give ratings, but after 24 hours of debugging and finding out that another plugins update API service is causing my slow down, I am super happy that this plugin exists! Thanks 1 Million times! This one is a requirement for good page speed. P.S. Dont forget to disable it once a month to to updates 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ doublecleanse1.8y ago
My developer recommended installing this to help with dashboard speed since we use some 3rd party plugins. It has really helped, thanks!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ pinkish11.9y ago
First of all, I’m sorry it took so long to give a review for this wonderful plugin. I’ve used it for years, it’s always worked perfectly and still does. But if the author sees this message, I have a suggestion: please update the plugin from time to time – it doesn’t have to be a major update, just a minor version change. I’m saying this because I noticed that, over the years, your plugin went lower in the priority list when installing it from within WP. A few years ago, I could search for “disable updates” and your plugin would be in the first row of results. Now, I search for its exact name, “disable all wordpress updates”, and your plugin is the 15-20th result. I think this happens because WP sees that it’s not been updated – although it works perfectly with the latest version of WP.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ jonjennings2.1y ago
As someone caught in the middle of the fireworks between WPEngine and Automattic right now, thank you thank you thank you. This plugin prevents the 2 minute wait on every backend page load whilst the site tries and fails to talk to the plugin/theme/core servers for an update check.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ mariohandsome2.2y ago
Great plugin
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ hardyzbest2.6y ago
I can confirm that this plugin not only deactivates most notifiaction banners and disables the communication with wordpress but also blocks the communication with the wordpress-update-checker and THIS is a huge plus! Without this regular checking all pages I installed the plugin run way faster, especially when I have Woocommerce active.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ maxim233.0y ago
Спасибо This topic was modified 2 years, 8 months ago by maxim23.
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 1.9.0 WordPress 6.9 compatibility 1.9.0
- — Version 1.8.0 WordPress 6.7 compatibility 1.8.0
- — Version 1.7.1 Fixed PHP warnings (thanks TetsuyaXD!) 1.7.1
- — Version 1.7.0 Added admin bar notice when plugin is enabled to remember admins that WordPress updates are disabled (thanks zimisun!) 1.7.0
- — Version 1.6.8 Disable plugin/theme update site health checks (thanks lucha!) 1.6.8
- — Version 1.6.7 Improved WordPress HTTP API level blocking of outgoing wordpress.org API checks (thanks luizkill!) 1.6.7
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 One audience phrase ("use this"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,589 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 4 tags appear in the text; "update control" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-08 10K+ → 20K+ up after 112 days in tier
- 2026-06-18 20K+ → 10K+ down after 493 days in tier
- 2025-02-10 10K+ → 20K+ up after 19 days in tier
- 2025-01-22 20K+ → 10K+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2025-01-19 10K+ → 20K+ up after 200 days in tier
- 2024-07-03 20K+ → 10K+ down after 9 days in tier
- 2024-06-24 10K+ → 20K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-06-23 20K+ → 10K+ down after 627 days in tier
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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Easy Updates Manager 300K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A - E Easy Theme and Plugin Upgrades 60K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags D
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Disable Updates – Updates Manager, Disable Automatic Updates, Disable All Updates 9K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A -
Force Reinstall 2K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B - W Windows Compatibility Fix 1K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags D
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WP Theme Changelogs 800+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D
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