Version Locker: Disable Updates, Rollback and Downgrade
by Vishal Paswan · Uncategorized
Disable automatic updates for plugins and themes, downgrade WordPress core to a specific version, roll back any update, or delay new releases.
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Health
B 83/100
Few reviews
Active installs
100+
≈110 estimated
Momentum
-26%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “automatic updates”, “disable updates” and “update manager” for “content locker”, “trading” and “roll”. “automatic updates” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “content locker” sits at #6 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “disable updates” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “trading” sits at #12 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “update manager” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “roll” sits at #17 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 25,736 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →7.3%
of downloads still active
At least 100 of 1.4K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,765 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 5 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 59 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.
40
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.1
Velocity
places per keyword, 27d
23%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 27d
-0.1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| locker | #3 | #14 | down 1 |
| downgrade your tag | #5 | #21 | down 2 |
| rollback your tag | #7 | #19 | down 1 |
| content locker | #6 | #12 | 0 |
| version | #12 | #22 | 0 |
| roll | #17 | #24 | 0 |
| disable automatic updates | #19 | #23 | down 1 |
| trading | #12 | #18 | up 3 |
| wordpress rollback | #13 | #24 | down 1 |
| version update | #14 | #23 | 0 |
| plugin rollback | #15 | #24 | up 2 |
| disable automatic update | #22 | #24 | 0 |
| automatic updates your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| disable updates your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| update manager your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
35 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 12 listed. 23 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “automatic updates”, “disable updates” and “update manager” for “content locker”, “trading” and “roll”. “automatic updates” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “content locker” sits at #6 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “disable updates” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “trading” sits at #12 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “update manager” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “roll” sits at #17 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 8 Jan 2026 · 296 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 387 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #13,300 to #16,400, alongside the other plugins at 100+ 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.
5
releases in the last 12 months
2mo ago
latest release · v1.3.1 · 2 Sep 2026
5
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 “100+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 37 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just over 100.
At the current install trend, crossing 200+ in roughly 192 days.
Install history since 8 Jan 2026
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0
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
6 of 8 pass · checked 25 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ✓ Has a FAQ 21 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 21 of 21 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("for agencies"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Multisite.
- ✓ Headings and lists 5 headings and 2 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 3,650 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "rollback" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-09-24 80+ → 100+ up after 9 days in tier
- 2026-09-15 70+ → 80+ up after 6 days in tier
- 2026-09-09 60+ → 70+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-09-07 40+ → 60+ up after 7 days in tier
- 2026-08-31 30+ → 40+ up after 24 days in tier
- 2026-08-07 40+ → 30+ down after 25 days in tier
- 2026-07-13 30+ → 40+ up after 19 days in tier
- 2026-06-24 40+ → 30+ down after 5 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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WP Rollback – Rollback Plugins and Themes 200K+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags A -
WP Downgrade | Specific Core Version 100K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
Core Rollback 20K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A -
Disable Updates – Updates Manager, Disable Automatic Updates, Disable All Updates 9K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A -
WP Disable Automatic Updates 2K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D -
Downgrade 100+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags D
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