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Disable Auto Updates Pro

Control which WordPress updates run automatically

Choose which parts of WordPress update themselves. Turn off core, plugin, theme or translation updates entirely, or only for specific plugins and themes.

Get Pro from $29/year or read the Disable Auto Updates docs

Included in every Pro plan, alongside all the other modules.

included in every Pro plan
Pro
settings to configure
7
last improved in
3.1.0
Performance & Control modules
8
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Why you need Disable Auto Updates

Automatic updates are convenient until one breaks a client site overnight. Sites with custom code or strict testing need updates to happen when someone is watching.

What Disable Auto Updates does

  • Core updates

    Disable automatic core updates, or only certain types.

  • Plugins and themes

    Disable all, or pick the specific plugins and themes to hold back.

  • Translations

    Stop translation files updating on their own.

What you can configure

7 settings, all included with Pro.

  • Disable Core Updates Disable automatic updates for WordPress core.
  • Update Type Select which type of core updates to disable.
  • Disable Plugin Updates Disable automatic updates for plugins.
  • Select Plugins Choose which plugins to disable auto-updates for.
  • Disable Theme Updates Disable automatic updates for themes.
  • Select Themes Choose which themes to disable auto-updates for.
  • Disable Translation Updates Disable automatic updates for translations.

Where Disable Auto Updates helps

  • A photographer in her studio with WP Extended open on a desktop monitor

    Maintenance retainers

    Run updates on your schedule, with a backup and a check afterwards.

  • A freelance web designer on a sofa with WP Extended open on her laptop, her dog asleep beside her

    Pinned plugins

    Hold back one plugin that you know breaks with its next release.

Disable Auto Updates vs Easy Updates Manager

Easy Updates Manager has 300k+ active installs on WordPress.org. If you only need this one job, that’s a fine choice. If the site also needs other modules on this list, it’s one less plugin to update.

The difference
Disable Auto Updates does the same core job inside WP Extended, so it shares one settings screen, one update and one support team with every other module you use.

Recent changes

The latest updates to Disable Auto Updates, from the WP Extended changelog.

Full changelog
  1. v3.1.0 22 Sept 2025
    • new

      Core, plugin, theme, and translation update controls added.

Disable Auto Updates questions

Disable Auto Updates documentation

No. It is part of WP Extended Pro.

Yes. Updates still appear in Dashboard → Updates, so you can run them yourself.

Pairs well with

All Performance & Control

Get Disable Auto Updates with WP Extended Pro

Every Pro plan includes Disable Auto Updates and the rest of the toolkit, with updates and support.

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