Update Control

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Directory rank vs rivals

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How often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.

Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.

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1. ★★★★★ Pietro

   9.8y ago

   None plugin neither wordpress minor or major release was started by this plugin, despite it ru by 6 months in my website.

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2. ★★★★★ dimitris33

   11.4y ago

   This should be added to Core : )

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3. ★★★★★ TLCJohn

   11.6y ago

   Hi there Guys, I have used a small number of plug-ins to update my theme and plug-ins on WordPress websites. This plug-in works extremely well and I would recommend it to anyone. It does what it says on the tin! Kind regards John

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4. ★★★★★ Techload

   11.8y ago

   As another reviewer already said, there should be an option in WordPress itself to disable updates. In the meanwhile, this is the plugin to use. Yesterday several of my client’s websites were broken because of the 4.01 update. You can imagine all the troubles I am facing. Not all themes developers are quick to provide a fix, for instance.So, I immediately installed this plugin on all websites to prevent future problems.

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5. ★★★★★ Viktor Szépe

   11.9y ago

   No, it work. Low resource consumption. It does what it says.

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6. ★★★★★ pmoffett

   12.3y ago
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7. ★★★★★ Mylander

   12.4y ago

   DOESNT WORK – its an old plugin!

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8. ★★★★★ Nile Flores

   12.6y ago

   This is a solution I’d recommend to the non-coder. I’d still like WordPress to consider adding these settings for users to disable since they did add it to core. IF that never happens, well, at least this plugin exists. 🙂

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 1.5.1 Security and coding standards modernization. Enqueue admin script and style rather than using inline output. Safe output escaping and i18n improvements. Strict comparisons and capability checks implemented. 1.5.1
2. — Version 1.5 Bugfix. Fixes filtering of debug email sent when using a development version of WordPress. 1.5
3. — Version 1.4 Bugfix. Fixes disabling all automatic updates not working. 1.4
4. — Version 1.3.2 Bugfix. Correct handling of VCS check filter. 1.3.2
5. — Version 1.3.1 Bugfix. Correct filter name. 1.3.1
6. — Version 1.3 Maintenance Update. Add multisite awareness, more FAQs. 1.3

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.0.16 · WP 5.2.1

Growth timeline

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

1. 2025-06-28 5K+ → 4K+ down after 389 days in tier
2. 2024-06-04 6K+ → 5K+ down after 259 days in tier
3. 2023-09-19 7K+ → 6K+ down after 234 days in tier
4. 2023-01-28 8K+ → 7K+ down

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).

• W WP Auto Updater 7K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A
• Background Update Notification Email Address 100+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D
• D Disable Automatic Background Updates 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags D
• KK-UPDATE-CONTROL — installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags D
• InfiniteWP Client 200K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag A
• Manage – Centralized site maintenance and monitoring 90K+ installs · 3.8★ · 1 shared tag B

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Update Control: 4K+ active installs, 4.4★ (17 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/update-control