Manual Control for Jetpack

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1. ★★★★★ Makeworthy Media

   11.0y ago

   Thanks, Mark! It’s so annoying that Jetpack automatically activates features without your permission, but this plugin stops that just like it says.

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2. ★★★★★ donkeyrock

   12.2y ago

   My hosting company said Jetpack was constantly writing to the database, so they had to suspend my account to stabilize the server. Anyway, I hope this plugin stops Jetpack from adding service that may get my account suspended again.

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3. ★★★★★ ThatChris

   12.4y ago

   Thanks so much for this plugin!

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4. ★★★★★ Chad Warner

   12.5y ago

   I use this on every site that has Jetpack. I especially like that you can install it before Jetpack to disable all modules, then you can manually activate only the ones you need.

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5. ★★★★★ Andrea Marino

   12.8y ago

   THANKS

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6. ★★★★★ Rolf Allard van Hagen

   12.9y ago

   Simply perfect. Thanks Mark! By the way: love the banner graphics 😉

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7. ★★★★★ Manuel Schmalstieg

   13.3y ago

   Jetpack is pretty much a love-hate affair: brilliant features, but utterly confusing (or even misleading) UX decisions. Such as making it terribly easy to activate stuff without even noticing (by extending the activation area far beyond the “activate” button), and putting the “disable” button in a less-than-obvious location. In my book, those are crimes against elementary user experience rules. Fortunately for us, Mark Jaquith does a great job in making Jetpack’s behavior more reasonable, fixing those issues one by one (see also his aptly named Menu Humility plugin). Mark, you’re awesome! If only Automattic would make you Jetpack product leader. 🙂

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8. ★★★★★ Nate Shivar

   13.8y ago

   Jetpack is annoying and awesome at the same time – which is weird because if Automattic wanted to be non-hypocritical, you could enable only the awesomeness. Well, that’s what this plugin does, and it does it well. Thank you Mark.

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Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3

Growth timeline

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

1. 2026-04-28 400+ → 300+ down after 1 days in tier
2. 2026-04-27 300+ → 400+ up after 4 days in tier
3. 2026-04-23 400+ → 300+ down after 407 days in tier
4. 2025-03-12 500+ → 400+ down after 172 days in tier
5. 2024-09-21 600+ → 500+ down after 1 days in tier
6. 2024-09-20 500+ → 600+ up after 9 days in tier
7. 2024-09-11 600+ → 500+ down after 285 days in tier
8. 2023-12-01 700+ → 600+ down after 215 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).

• Jetpack Protect 100K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A
• Companion Auto Update 40K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A
• Jetpack VaultPress Backup 20K+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag A
• Version Control for jQuery 6K+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag C
• Stop XML-RPC Attacks 6K+ installs · 4.2★ · 1 shared tag A
• Gallery Carousel Without JetPack 4K+ installs · 3.9★ · 1 shared tag D

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Manual Control for Jetpack: 300+ active installs, 5.0★ (9 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-30. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/manual-control