Update Control
This adds some options to your Settings > General page that let you tweak auto-updates.
4.4(17 reviews)
·4.0K+ active installs·Updated 8 years agoAs of April 2026, Update Control is a WordPress updates plugin with 4.0K+ active installations and a 4.4/5 rating from 17 reviews. It has been downloaded 46K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.7+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2013. Last updated 8 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Downloads are down 32% this week. Top alternative: InfiniteWP Client.
4.4/517 reviews
4.0K+active installs
46K+total downloads
13 yearssince 2013
Overview
This plugin adds some options to your Settings > General page, letting you specify how auto-upgrades should function, without the need to specify constants or add filters by hand.
Ratings & Reviews
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Recent Reviews
Doesn’t work at all
by Pietro·9 years ago·1 reply
None plugin neither wordpress minor or major release was started by this plugin, despite it ru by 6 months in my website.
Thank You!
by dimitris33·10 years ago
This should be added to Core : )
Spot on Plugin
by TLCJohn·11 years ago
Hi there Guys,
I have used a small number of plug-ins to update my theme and plug-ins on WordPress websites. This plug-in works extremely well and I would recommend it to anyone.
It does what it says on the tin!
Kind regards
John
This can save you from problems!
by Techload·11 years ago·4 replies
As another reviewer already said, there should be an option in WordPress itself to disable updates. In the meanwhile, this is the plugin to use.
Yesterday several of my client’s websites were broken because of the 4.01 update. You can imagine all the troubles I am facing. Not all themes developers are quick to provide a fix, for instance.So, I immediately installed this plugin on all websites to prevent future problems.
Enterprise grade plugin
by Viktor Szépe·11 years ago
No, it work. Low resource consumption. It does what it says.
Download Trends
Today: 2Yesterday: 6This week: 17Period total: 1K
Compatibility
| WordPress | 3.7+ requiredTested up to 4.5.33 |
| PHP | false+ required |
Version Adoption
v1.5
99.5%
v1.4
0.5%
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Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
1.5
- Bugfix. Fixes filtering of debug email sent when using a development version of WordPress.
Contributors
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