Skip to content
PluginCanary

WP Disable Automatic Updates

by Daniele De Rosa · 2,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
At risk1 Critical1 Warning

At risk: no release in 53 months (last release 30 May 2022).

59/ 100 Canary Score

Capped at 59: a Critical signal is open.

Sub-scores for WP Disable Automatic Updates
Ownership100
Maintenance0
Security100
Support70
Reputation70

How the score works

Quick answers

Is WP Disable Automatic Updates still maintained?
No. Last release 30 May 2022, over 4 years ago. 30 May 2022 · wordpress.org
Who owns WP Disable Automatic Updates, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was WP Disable Automatic Updates removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is WP Disable Automatic Updates safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record. 3 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest WP Disable Automatic Updates update safe to install?
No ownership change before 1.1. No one-star spike after it. 24 Nov 2015 · Release history

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

  • CriticalMNT-1No release in 53 months (last release 30 May 2022). Plan a replacement if the plugin is important to your site.30 May 2023Evidence
  • WarningMNT-2Tested up to WordPress 6.0.18, 11 major versions behind 7.1.4. Plan a replacement if the plugin is important to your site.3 Nov 2026Evidence

Ownership timeline

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

Committers and their active periods
Bloodspencer13 May 2015 to 30 May 2022, 10 commits

1 committer recorded. No ownership change since 2015.

Maintenance

Last release
4 years ago
Releases, 24 months
0
Tested up to
6.0 vs 7.1
Requires PHP
not stated supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for WP Disable Automatic Updates
Q1 20240
Q2 20240
Q3 20240
Q4 20240
Q1 20250
Q2 20250
Q3 20250
Q4 20250
Q1 20260
Q2 20260
Q3 20260
Q4 20260

Last release 30 May 2022. Tested up to 6.0, 11 major versions behind WordPress 7.1.

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 5.0.

Rating distribution
5 star3
4 star0
3 star0
2 star0
1 star0

Security record

No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.

Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.

Support

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

Momentum

2,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for WP Disable Automatic Updates
4 May 202616
11 May 202634
18 May 202630
25 May 202641
1 Jun 202635
8 Jun 202635
15 Jun 202637
22 Jun 202628
29 Jun 202637
6 Jul 202646
13 Jul 202642
20 Jul 202648
27 Jul 202655
3 Aug 202661
10 Aug 202660
17 Aug 202658
24 Aug 202649
31 Aug 202650
7 Sep 202661
14 Sep 202666
21 Sep 202669
28 Sep 202671
5 Oct 202671
12 Oct 202666
19 Oct 202693
26 Oct 2026112
2 Nov 202632

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 46% above the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

Same job, rated Healthy, higher Canary Score and at least 10,000 installs. Never sponsored.

Cloudways Site ManagerScore 100 · 50,000+Disable All WordPress UpdatesScore 100 · 20,000+Disable WordPress Update NotificationsScore 100 · 10,000+WP RollbackScore 96 · 200,000+ManageScore 96 · 100,000+

Facts

Version1.1
AuthorDaniele De Rosa
Added13 May 2015
Last updated30 May 2022
Active installs2,000+
Requires WordPress3.0.1
Tested up to6.0.18
Requires PHPnot stated
CategorySite Administration & Utilities > Site Migration & Cloning
Tagsdisable updates, Automatic updates, disable theme updates, disable plugin updates, disable automatic updates

Other plugins by this author: Backend Designer, Stylistic Modals - Create Beautiful Popups with the Gutenberg Editor, Comment Guardian - Remove Comment Spam by Language Detection, Disable Next Step With Enter in Elementor Forms

Questions

Is WP Disable Automatic Updates still maintained?

No. Last release 30 May 2022, over 4 years ago.

Who owns WP Disable Automatic Updates, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded.

Was WP Disable Automatic Updates removed from wordpress.org?

No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026.

Is WP Disable Automatic Updates safe?

No known vulnerabilities on record.

Is the latest WP Disable Automatic Updates update safe to install?

No ownership change before 1.1. No one-star spike after it.

Data: wordpress.org Plugins API, plugins SVN and Trac, wordpress.org reviews and support forum, Wordfence Intelligence, CISA KEV, NVD.Plugin data refreshed 3 Nov 2026.Report a data issue