Use Jetpack without needing to connect to WordPress.com
As of April 2026, Unplug Jetpack is a WordPress jetpack plugin with 2.0K+ active installations and a 5/5 rating from 5 reviews. It has been downloaded 36K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.5.1+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2015. Last updated 11 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Downloads are up 22% this week. Top alternative: Jetpack Protect.
Jetpack is an amazing plugin with many great features. Sometimes, however, you just want to use a specific feature from Jetpack and don’t want to go through the hassle of connecting Jetpack to your WordPress.com user account. This is where this plugin comes in handy.
Just install this plugin and you will get access to all of the Jetpack modules that do not require a connection to WordPress.com.
If you find that the module you are interested in is not available after installing this plugin, that is an indication that a WordPress.com account is required for that module. These include Site stats, Publicize, and a few others.
Jetpack’s unnecessary requirement to connect to a WordPress.com account is so frustrating. This plugin removes that requirement for all Jetpack modules that don’t really on WordPress.com services.
I only want to use Jetpack for gallery and this allows me to easily do it
Perfect for using Jetpack on local installs with Desktop Server, or when you don’t need all the connectivity with WordPress.com. Just install and activate and most features of Jetpack work.
Great plugin to use for development. I enable several Jetpack modules for clients’ sites. I’ve always wanted an easier way to use Jetpack in development mode.
Quick and easy to use, I recommend it for anyone setting up a development site with Jetpack.
This plugin is great for development sites. It was quicker for me to install this plugin then to search for the filter or constant that I needed to activate the development mode in Jetpack.
| WordPress | 3.5.1+ requiredTested up to 4.0.0 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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