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Disable Updates for WordPress Core, Plugins and Themes

v1.4.4

Disables the WordPress update checking and notification system for all core, plugin and theme updates.

by Johan van der Wijk · Website

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Rank
#2,134 24h 0 · 7d -4
Est. installs
11,837 High confidence
Total downloads
123K all time
Rating
4.8 ★ 4 reviews
Official installs
10,000+ public bucket
Support threads
0 last 2 months
Support resolved
— of threads
Tested up to
WP 7.1.3 compatibility

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Maintenance & compatibility

1 month ago

Last release

Version
1.4.4
Requires WP
4.6
Requires PHP
5.6
On WP.org since
2011

About Disable Updates for WordPress Core, Plugins and Themes

Disable Updates for WordPress Core, Plugins and Themes is a WordPress plugin by Johan van der Wijk, first published on WordPress.org in 2011. It has 10,000+ active installations and 122,804 downloads in total, and ranks #2,134 in the WordPress.org plugin directory. Over the past week it slipped 4 places. Users rate it 4.8 out of 5 across 4 reviews. Version 1.4.4 was released 1 month ago. It is tested up to WordPress 7.1.3 and requires WordPress 4.6 and PHP 5.6 or later. No support threads were opened in the last two months. It is listed under core update, disable updates, plugin update, theme update and updates. Plugins with a similar focus include Disable Theme and Plugin Auto-Update Emails, Disable WordPress Update Notifications and auto-update Email Notifications and Disable WordPress Core Update Email.

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