Disable WordPress Update Notifications… vs Disable Updates for WordPress Core… (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
Disable WordPress Update Notifications…
10K+ active installs
Free
Disable Updates for WordPress Core…
10K+ active installs
Free
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, Disable Updates for WordPress Core… has a higher user rating (4.8/5 from 4 reviews) while Disable WordPress Update Notifications… leads in active installations (10K+ vs 10K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Disable WordPress Update Notifications… has accumulated 77K+ total downloads while Disable Updates for WordPress Core… has 109K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | Disable WordPress Update Notifications… | Disable Updates for WordPress Core… | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.4/5 | ► | 4.8/5 |
| Total Reviews | 18 | ◄ | 4 |
| Active Installs | 10K+ | 10K+ | |
| Total Downloads | 77K+ | ► | 109K+ |
| Support Resolution | N/A | N/A | |
| Last Updated | 9 months ago | ► | 4 months ago |
| First Released | 2016 | 2011 | |
| Age | 10 years | 15 years | |
| WP Requires | 5.0+ | 4.6+ | |
| PHP Requires | false+ | 5.6+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 2.4.2 | 1.4.2 |
Rating Breakdown
Disable WordPress Update Notifications…
Disable Updates for WordPress Core…
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, Disable WordPress Update Notifications… averaged approximately 25 daily downloads while Disable Updates for WordPress Core… averaged 38.
Recent Reviews
Disable WordPress Update Notifications… Reviews
Does not work as advertised…
Blocks ALL updates – not notifications. I just installed this on a ton of sites on a very slow server. Now I have to go back and uninstall it to get updates working again. Waste of time.
Thank you!
Thank you fo taking the time to make this happen.
Blocked User Notifications Too
I mean, yes it disables annoying notifications. The problems is it blocked all my new user notifications as well, so that when I added a new user, they never received the email. Couldn’t find any sett
Disable Updates for WordPress Core… Reviews
No options to choose
This plugin does what is says but it doesn’t give any choosing option at all. I don’t want to disable updates for all plugins. Found this plugin which provides more flexibility disabling core, updates
nice!
simple for good practices_)
Fantastic
This is absolutely fantastic, whoever made this deserves to be paid!!
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