Activate Update Services
WordPress removes the Update Services ability when you create a network. Activate this plugin to get it back.
5(1 reviews)
·200 active installs·Updated 9 years agoAs of April 2026, Activate Update Services is a WordPress ping plugin with 200 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 1 reviews. It has been downloaded 39K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.0.0+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2010. Last updated 9 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: No Self Ping.
5/51 reviews
200active installs
39K+total downloads
16 yearssince 2010
Overview
WordPress removes the Update Services ability (Settings – Writing) when you create a network (aka enables WordPress MU/Multisite).
Activate this plugin to get it back.
Note: This is only for WordPress setups with a network, aka multiple sites, aka multisites,
aka WPMU in WordPress 3 and later.
This plugin might work with older WordPress MU sites. I haven’t tested it though. If you do, please
let me know how it turned out.
Files
- /activate-update-services/activate-update-services.php
- /activate-update-services/README.txt
Ratings & Reviews
51 reviews
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 3.0.0+ requiredTested up to 4.5.33 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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Changelog
- 1.0.7 – Tested in 3.8, no changes required (from now the version number will not change when the plugin is tested it in new WP versions and no change is required)
- 1.0.6 – Tested in 3.5.2, no changes required
- 1.0.5 – Tested in 3.5, no changes required
- 1.0.3 – Tested in 3.4.2, no changes required
- 1.0.2 – Tested in 3.3, no changes required
- 1.0.1 – Tested in 3.2.1, no changes required
- 1.0.0 – Fir…
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