WP Disables Updates
by vinvin27 · Uncategorized
Also makes 4 other plugins · 720+ installs across the portfolio →
Switch off WordPress core, plugin, theme and translation updates, automatic ones included, with four checkboxes.
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Health
A 85/100
Few reviews
Active installs
700+
≈770 estimated
Momentum
+13%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “auto updates”, “core” and “plugins” for “translation updates”, “updates” and “disable theme updates”. “auto updates” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “translation updates” sits at #7 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “core” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “updates” sits at #8 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “plugins” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “disable theme updates” sits at #11 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
85 health vs 58 average across 25,734 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →5.0%
of downloads still active
At least 700 of 14.1K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,766 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 1 release 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 3 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 3 reviews, smoothed to 4.15★ 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.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| disable updates your tag | #6 | #16 | 0 |
| updates | #8 | #20 | 0 |
| translation updates | #7 | #21 | — |
| disable automatic updates | #4 | #17 | — |
| disable update | #7 | #18 | down 1 |
| automatic updates | #9 | #19 | 0 |
| disable auto updates | #6 | #20 | — |
| disable theme updates | #11 | #24 | — |
| disable automatic update | #7 | #19 | up 1 |
| disable copy | #12 | #18 | — |
| core updates | #13 | #20 | — |
| disable plugin updates | #13 | #23 | 0 |
| disable core updates | #9 | #21 | down 1 |
| theme updates | #18 | #24 | — |
| new updates | #11 | #22 | 0 |
| disable wordpress updates | #11 | #22 | — |
| disable plugins updates | #11 | #23 | — |
| core update | #22 | #21 | — |
| disable wordpress core updates | #13 | #21 | — |
| plugin updates | #24 | #23 | down 4 |
| auto updates your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| core your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| plugins your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| themes your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
30 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 6 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “auto updates”, “core” and “plugins” for “translation updates”, “updates” and “disable theme updates”. “auto updates” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “translation updates” sits at #7 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “core” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “updates” sits at #8 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “plugins” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “disable theme updates” sits at #11 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 423 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
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
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
1
releases in the last 12 months
3d ago
latest release · v1.2.0 · 28 Oct 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 “700+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 4 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 71% of the way through.
Install history since 20 Nov 2019
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Ilya3.1y ago
Thank you for your help!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Daniel Hendricks9.8y ago
A simple and effective plugin to turn off WordPress update notifications selectively. I have found two uses for this so far: 1. When a premium theme is broken and is erroneously reporting that there is an update available and there is not. 2. When you want to disable certain update notifications on a production site because you prefer to test them locally, commit them to your repository and push the changes to production.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Ydalb9.8y ago
It fits my needs, thanks :o))))
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.4.8 · WP 6.1
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
3 of 8 pass · checked 27 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "WP Disables Updates allow you to disables plugin or themes or wordpress core updates."
- ! 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 Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,123 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 4 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-07-18 800+ → 700+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2026-07-16 700+ → 800+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-07-15 800+ → 700+ down after 120 days in tier
- 2026-03-17 900+ → 800+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-03-16 800+ → 900+ up after 6 days in tier
- 2026-03-10 900+ → 800+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-03-09 800+ → 900+ up after 10 days in tier
- 2026-02-27 900+ → 800+ down after 1 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).
- A Advanced Automatic Updates 20K+ installs · 4.6★ · 3 shared tags D
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KP Zip Downloader 1K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B -
Export Plugins and Templates 1K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags D - W WP Easy Uploader 500+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags D
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BrightLeaf Digital PHP Compatibility Scanner 500+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags
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