Ignore Or Disable Plugin Update
by JFG Media · Uncategorized
Also makes 2 other plugins · 290+ installs across the portfolio →
Allows to ignore a single plugin update for a certain number of days, or until its next version.
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Health
B 83/100
Few reviews
Active installs
200+
≈250 estimated
Momentum
+54%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “plugin updates”, “updates manager” and “disable updates” for “disable plugin update”, “justify” and “autoupdate”. “plugin updates” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “disable plugin update” sits at #10 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “updates manager” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “justify” sits at #13 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “disable updates” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #24. “autoupdate” sits at #14 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
83 health vs 58 average across 25,739 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →3.8%
of downloads still active
At least 200 of 5.3K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,772 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 7 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
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 24 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 1 review, smoothed to 4.12★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 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.
38
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.2
Velocity
places per keyword, 27d
20%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 27d
-0.8
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ignore | #1 | #15 | 0 |
| disable plugin update | #10 | #24 | down 1 |
| plugin update | #15 | #24 | up 1 |
| update control your tag | #18 | #23 | down 1 |
| disable updates manager your tag | #20 | #24 | up 1 |
| update | #24 | #24 | down 1 |
| justify | #13 | #22 | down 3 |
| autoupdate | #14 | #21 | up 3 |
| disable updates your tag | #24 | #24 | down 1 |
| disable plugin updates | #24 | #24 | down 1 |
| version update | #18 | #24 | down 1 |
| plugin updates your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| updates manager your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
24 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 11 listed. 13 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “plugin updates”, “updates manager” and “disable updates” for “disable plugin update”, “justify” and “autoupdate”. “plugin updates” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “disable plugin update” sits at #10 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “updates manager” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “justify” sits at #13 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “disable updates” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #24. “autoupdate” sits at #14 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 21 Jan 2024 · 1,015 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 502 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #11,300 to #12,900, alongside the other plugins at 200+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 21 Oct 2026.
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.
7
releases in the last 12 months
24d ago
latest release · v1.8.1 · 8 Oct 2026
21
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 “200+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 6 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 52% of the way through.
Install history since 20 Jan 2024
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 3 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
4 of 8 pass · checked 26 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Allows to ignore a single plugin update for a certain number of days, or until its next version."
- ! 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 Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Multisite.
- ✓ Headings and lists 2 headings and 2 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,863 characters of description.
- ! Tags match the text Only 1 of 5 tags appear in the text ("disable updates", "disable updates manager", "update control", "updates manager" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-04-24 100+ → 200+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-04-22 200+ → 100+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2026-04-20 100+ → 200+ up after 202 days in tier
- 2025-09-30 90+ → 100+ up after 53 days in tier
- 2025-08-08 80+ → 90+ up after 46 days in tier
- 2025-06-23 70+ → 80+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-06-22 80+ → 70+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2025-06-20 90+ → 80+ down after 16 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★ · 4 shared tags A -
Disable All WordPress Updates 20K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
Disable Updates – Updates Manager, Disable Automatic Updates, Disable All Updates 9K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A -
Disable Updates – Selective Update Control 100+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B -
KK-UPDATE-CONTROL — installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags -
ACh Updates and Notices Manager — installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags
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