Disable All WordPress Updates

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1. ★★★★★ RodBor

   2mo ago

   Usually I do in code, but its so lite and I think worth.

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2. ★★★★★ welaunchio

   1.5y 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 🙂

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3. ★★★★★ doublecleanse

   1.6y ago

   My developer recommended installing this to help with dashboard speed since we use some 3rd party plugins. It has really helped, thanks!

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4. ★★★★★ pinkish1

   1.7y 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.

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5. ★★★★★ jonjennings

   1.9y 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.

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6. ★★★★★ mariohandsome

   2.0y ago

   Great plugin

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7. ★★★★★ hardyzbest

   2.4y 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.

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8. ★★★★★ maxim23

   2.8y ago

   Спасибо This topic was modified 2 years, 8 months ago by maxim23.

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 1.9.0 WordPress 6.9 compatibility 1.9.0
2. — Version 1.8.0 WordPress 6.7 compatibility 1.8.0
3. — Version 1.7.1 Fixed PHP warnings (thanks TetsuyaXD!) 1.7.1
4. — 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
5. — Version 1.6.8 Disable plugin/theme update site health checks (thanks lucha!) 1.6.8
6. — Version 1.6.7 Improved WordPress HTTP API level blocking of outgoing wordpress.org API checks (thanks luizkill!) 1.6.7

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

Growth timeline

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

1. 2026-06-18 20K+ → 10K+ down after 493 days in tier
2. 2025-02-10 10K+ → 20K+ up after 19 days in tier
3. 2025-01-22 20K+ → 10K+ down after 3 days in tier
4. 2025-01-19 10K+ → 20K+ up after 200 days in tier
5. 2024-07-03 20K+ → 10K+ down after 9 days in tier
6. 2024-06-24 10K+ → 20K+ up after 1 days in tier
7. 2024-06-23 20K+ → 10K+ down after 627 days in tier
8. 2022-10-05 10K+ → 20K+ 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).

• 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
• Disable Updates – Updates Manager, Disable Automatic Updates, Disable All Updates 10K+ 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
• WP Theme Changelogs 800+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D

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Disable All WordPress Updates: 10K+ active installs, 4.8★ (69 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/disable-wordpress-updates