Is Hide Updates free?

Yes, Hide Updates is free to use. It is available as a free plugin on WordPress.org.

How many websites use Hide Updates?

Hide Updates has 6.0K+ active installations as tracked by WordPress.org.

What are the best Hide Updates alternatives?

Popular alternatives to Hide Updates include MainWP Child – Securely Connects to the…, Enable jQuery Migrate Helper, Easy Theme and Plugin Upgrades. You can compare them side-by-side on our comparison pages.

Does Hide Updates work with the latest WordPress?

Hide Updates has been tested up to WordPress 6.5.8. It requires WordPress 3.0+ and PHP false+.

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Hide Updates

Name: Hide Updates
Rating: 5 (4 reviews)
Author: Upperdog

This plugin hides update notifications for core, plugin, and theme updates in the WordPress admin for all everyone except specified users.

By Upperdog·Update·Free

5(4 reviews)

·6.0K+ active installs·Updated 2 years ago

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As of April 2026, Hide Updates is a WordPress update plugin with 6.0K+ active installations and a 5/5 rating from 4 reviews. It has been downloaded 42K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.0+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2017. Last updated 2 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Downloads are down 12% this week. Top alternative: MainWP Child – Securely Connects to the….

5/54 reviews

6.0K+active installs

42K+total downloads

9 yearssince 2017

Overview

This plugin hides update notifications for core, plugin, and theme updates in the WordPress admin. It’s useful for developers and agencies who manage updates through Composer or remote management services like ManageWP, and therefore wants to hide update notices for other users.

Features

Hides WordPress core update notices.
Hides plugin update notices.
Hides theme update notices.
Hides updates link in admin menu and admin bar.
Blocks access to the updates page for users who are not allowed to see updates.
Enables developers to specify which users can see updates.

Worth noting

This plugin is intended for developers and agencies who have good reasons for hiding the updates, for example if they manage updates through Composer or remote management services like ManageWP. This plugin h…

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