Disable all automatic background updates.
As of April 2026, Disable Automatic Background Updates is a WordPress update plugin with 10 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 2.5K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.7+ and PHP 5.2.4+. Available on WordPress.org since 2015. Last updated 7 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: MainWP Child – Securely Connects to the….
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This plugin disables every type of background automatic update (for core, plugins, themes, and languages) automatically, without need to manually choose any setting or option.
It is a very lightweight, it has no settings, just activate it and it works immediately.
And it’s on GitHub.
| WordPress | 3.7+ requiredTested up to 5.1.22 |
| PHP | 5.2.4+ required |
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