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Disable Updates

wordpress.org·Other dev tools

Disable Updates for WordPress Core, Plugins and Themes is a WordPress plugin that turns off update checks and notifications for WordPress core, plugins, and themes. It also removes the update menu item from the WordPress admin dashboard, helping site administrators control updates across live and staging environments.

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Overview

5 features

Disable Updates is an Other dev tools project. It focuses on preventing WordPress users or environments from applying unwanted core, plugin, and theme updates. It is built as a B2B product for wordPress site administrators. Disable Updates is free to use. It ships for the web, and it can be self-hosted.

Behind Disable Updates is Johan van der Wijk, and it first shipped in 2020. Development happens publicly on GitHub with 2 commits in the last 90 days. Among its 5 catalogued features are core update disabling, plugin update disabling, and theme update disabling. The interface is available in 18 languages, including Tibetan, Danish, and German.

Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.

  • ✓Core update disabling
  • ✓Plugin update disabling
  • ✓Theme update disabling
  • ✓Update menu removal
  • ✓Admin dashboard integration
Tags
wordpress-pluginupdate-managementstaging-environmentsadmin-controls

Built with & integrations

Runs on
BrowserSelf-hosted

Trust & compliance

Verified signals
✓HTTPS✓Free tier✓GitHub✓Active maintenance✓Multi-language

Indexing history

1

What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

  1. Indexed17 Aug · 01:17 UTC
    Disable Updates for WordPress Core, Plugins and Themes verified against its public source
    Source: PulseGate · Open ↗

Frequently asked questions about Disable Updates

What does Disable Updates do?
Disable Updates focuses on preventing WordPress users or environments from applying unwanted core, plugin, and theme updates. It is catalogued under Other dev tools on PulseGate.
Who is Disable Updates for?
Disable Updates is a B2B product built for wordPress site administrators.
Does Disable Updates have a free plan?
Yes — Disable Updates is free to use.
What platforms does Disable Updates run on?
Disable Updates runs on the web. It can also be self-hosted.
Is Disable Updates still maintained?
The GitHub repository shows 2 commits in the last 90 days.
What projects are similar to Disable Updates?
Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include ExertSwitch – Disable Updates, Frozzer, and No updates.ExertSwitch – Disable UpdatesFrozzerNo updates
Who makes Disable Updates?
Disable Updates is developed by Johan van der Wijk.
How long has Disable Updates been around?
Disable Updates first shipped in 2020.

At a glance

Pricing
Free
Platforms
Web
Open source
Yes (GitHub)
First seen
17 Aug 2026
Built for
WordPress site administrators
Model
B2B
Solves
Preventing WordPress users or environments from applying unwanted core, plugin, and theme updates.

Registered as

GitHub
vanderwijk/disable-updates
WordPress.org
disable-updates

Developer

Johan van der Wijk
Solo developer
↗ GitHub

Open source

View on GitHub →
Stars
0
Forks
0
Open issues
0
Last commit
20 May 2026
Commits 90d
2
Contributors
1
Authorship
Solo
Default branch
master
Latest release
1.4.3 · 20 May 2026

Index record

Identity confidence
High · 97
Indexed
17 Aug 2026
Lifecycle
Alive
First seen
Aug 2026
Last seen
17 Aug 2026
Identity audit (13)
Slug
disable-updates-for-wordpress-core-plugins-and-themes-wordpress-org
Lifecycle state recorded
17 Aug 2026
Verification state
Indexed for public listing
Listing state
Listed: yes
Index status
Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot
17 Aug 2026
Timeline basis
Indexed-at chronology (no inferred launch/funding milestones).
Name from
Derived from the project's own page and URL.
Category from
Assigned by a language model.
Summary from
Written by a language model from public pages.
Languages from
Detected by a language model, checked against the page's own declaration.
Last updated
17 Aug 2026
Canonical URL
https://wordpress.org/plugins/disable-updates

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Closest matches by what these projects do

  • E–ExertSwitch – Disable Updateswordpress.org
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  • SUSelective Update Controlwordpress.org
  • HPHide Plugins Update Messagewordpress.org