Disable All WordPress Updates vs Disable Updates – Updates Manager… (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
Disable All WordPress Updates
20K+ active installs
Free
Disable Updates – Updates Manager…
9.0K+ active installs
Free
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, Disable All WordPress Updates has a higher user rating (4.8/5 from 68 reviews) and leads in active installations (20K+ vs 9.0K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Disable All WordPress Updates has accumulated 848K+ total downloads while Disable Updates – Updates Manager… has 68K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | Disable All WordPress Updates | Disable Updates – Updates Manager… | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.8/5 | ◄ | 4.5/5 |
| Total Reviews | 68 | ◄ | 24 |
| Active Installs | 20K+ | ◄ | 9.0K+ |
| Total Downloads | 848K+ | ◄ | 68K+ |
| Support Resolution | N/A | N/A | |
| Last Updated | 1 month ago | ◄ | 2 months ago |
| First Released | 2010 | 2017 | |
| Age | 16 years | 9 years | |
| WP Requires | 3.8+ | 5.6+ | |
| PHP Requires | 7.4+ | 7.4+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 1.9.1 | 1.3.0 |
Rating Breakdown
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Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, Disable All WordPress Updates averaged approximately 282 daily downloads while Disable Updates – Updates Manager… averaged 25.
Recent Reviews
Disable All WordPress Updates Reviews
Must have for Performance
I normally never give ratings, but after 24 hours of debugging and finding out that another plugins update API service is causing my slow down, I am super happy that this plugin exists! Thanks 1 M
Really speeds up the dashboard
My developer recommended installing this to help with dashboard speed since we use some 3rd party plugins. It has really helped, thanks!
An awesome plugin that I’ve used for years!
First of all, I’m sorry it took so long to give a review for this wonderful plugin. I’ve used it for years, it’s always worked perfectly and still does. But if the author sees this message, I have
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
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