Prevent core update
by ramon fincken · Uncategorized
Also makes 17 other plugins · 4.4K+ installs across the portfolio →
This plugin prevents anyone from updating the WordPress core, redirecting them to another page. Use it whisely as you should built in some mechanism t …
Not scored yet. Nobody has reviewed this plugin, so a grade would come from directory averages rather than from anything measured here.
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance 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 14+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.3.2, well behind 6.8.
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.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 5398 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
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Since 2024-09-26 · 728 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
18
now · peak 18
Estimated active installs
wp.org publishes an install count once a plugin has enough of them. This one has none yet.
wp.org reports no install count for this plugin yet.
Install history · since 2026-09-23 · 2 observations
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Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
No tier crossings observed yet.
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 Core Update Cleaner 800+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D - P Prevent All Updates 70+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags
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Core Files Update Cleanup 30+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags -
Update Intervals 10+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B - W WP Theme Update 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags
- Z Zedna Auto Update — installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags
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