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Update Control

by George Stephanis · 4,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: Update Control is maintained, has no open risk signals and no unpatched vulnerabilities.

87/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Update Control
Ownership100
Maintenance85
Security100
Support70
Reputation70

How the score works

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

No open risk signals. Signals appear here when we detect an ownership change, closure, vulnerability or decline.

Ownership timeline

Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.

Committers and their active periods
georgestephanis24 Sep 2013 to 16 Jun 2026, 4 commits

1 committer recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 3 Nov 2026.

Maintenance

Last release
5 months ago
Releases, 24 months
1
Tested up to
7.0 vs 7.1
Requires PHP
not stated supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter for Update Control
Q1 20240
Q2 20240
Q3 20240
Q4 20240
Q1 20250
Q2 20250
Q3 20250
Q4 20250
Q1 20260
Q2 20261
Q3 20260
Q4 20260

Last release 16 Jun 2026. Tested up to 7.0, 1 major version behind WordPress 7.1.

Support

Support history appears after our first snapshots of the forum counts.

Security record

No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.

Source: Wordfence Intelligence.

Reputation

Lifetime rating 4.4 from 17 ratings. Quarterly trends appear as new reviews arrive.

Rating distribution
5 star14
4 star0
3 star1
2 star0
1 star2

Momentum

4,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Update Control
4 May 202614
11 May 202623
18 May 202628
25 May 202639
1 Jun 202627
8 Jun 202629
15 Jun 20261,524
22 Jun 2026151
29 Jun 2026133
6 Jul 2026200
13 Jul 2026120
20 Jul 2026142
27 Jul 2026154
3 Aug 2026161
10 Aug 2026104
17 Aug 2026115
24 Aug 2026106
31 Aug 202698
7 Sep 202690
14 Sep 202698
21 Sep 2026116
28 Sep 2026130
5 Oct 2026141
12 Oct 2026124
19 Oct 2026222
26 Oct 2026301
2 Nov 202623

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 2% above the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

Same category, higher Canary Score. Never sponsored.

WP Rollback - Rollback Plugins and ThemesScore 92 · 200,000+Easy Updates ManagerScore 91 · 300,000+WP Downgrade | Specific Core VersionScore 91 · 100,000+Cloudways Site ManagerScore 91 · 50,000+The WP Remote WordPress PluginScore 91 · 30,000+

Facts

Version1.5.1
AuthorGeorge Stephanis
Added24 Sep 2013
Last updated16 Jun 2026
Active installs4,000+
Requires WordPress6.0
Tested up to7.0.8
Requires PHPnot stated
CategorySite Administration & Utilities > Site Health & Diagnostics
Tagsupdates, Automatic updates

Other plugins by this author: Google Tag Manager, Custom Content Width, Recent Category Posts Widget, Theme Downloader, Almost All Categories Widget, AI Provider for OpenAI Compatible Servers, Add IDs to Header Tags, Legacy Jetpack Custom CSS Editor, Big Emoji Comments, Tarot, Global Admin Search, Go Dark

Questions

Is Update Control still maintained?

Update Control was last updated on 16 Jun 2026. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Is Update Control safe?

Update Control has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 0 vulnerabilities were published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Who owns Update Control?

The wordpress.org author is George Stephanis. Recent committers: georgestephanis, chipbennett, plugin-master. We have recorded no ownership change.

What can I use instead of Update Control?

Plugins in the same category with a higher Canary Score: WP Rollback - Rollback Plugins and Themes, Easy Updates Manager, WP Downgrade | Specific Core Version, Cloudways Site Manager, The WP Remote WordPress Plugin.

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