Disable Updates for WordPress Core… vs Disable Updates – Updates Manager… (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
Disable Updates for WordPress Core…
10K+ active installs
Free
Disable Updates – Updates Manager…
9.0K+ 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) and leads in active installations (10K+ vs 9.0K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Disable Updates for WordPress Core… has accumulated 109K+ total downloads while Disable Updates – Updates Manager… has 68K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | Disable Updates for WordPress Core… | Disable Updates – Updates Manager… | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.8/5 | ◄ | 4.5/5 |
| Total Reviews | 4 | ► | 24 |
| Active Installs | 10K+ | ◄ | 9.0K+ |
| Total Downloads | 109K+ | ◄ | 68K+ |
| Support Resolution | N/A | N/A | |
| Last Updated | 4 months ago | ► | 2 months ago |
| First Released | 2011 | 2017 | |
| Age | 15 years | 9 years | |
| WP Requires | 4.6+ | 5.6+ | |
| PHP Requires | 5.6+ | 7.4+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 1.4.2 | 1.3.0 |
Rating Breakdown
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Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, Disable Updates for WordPress Core… averaged approximately 38 daily downloads while Disable Updates – Updates Manager… averaged 26.
Recent Reviews
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!!
Disable Updates – Updates Manager… Reviews
Can you make the plugin a bit more confusing?
I think the plugin is not confusing enough, maybe the author could try hiding the SAVE button a bit better so I cannot find it at all. Maybe add more grayed out setting so i can click them without the
Works great!
I’ve tested it on a couple sites and it seems to be working well – loving the control it gives you over each plugin. Seems to work better than any other similar plugin I’ve tried. I’m now installin
ok
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