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disable-automatic-updates

Disable Automatic Updates – Enable/Disable core, plugins, themes, translation updates

Control automatic updates feature. Enable or disable all types of automatic updates including core, plugins, themes, translation etc.

automatic updates control core update disable enable
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Download Momentum

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Related Opportunities

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Commercial opportunity Disable: Admin and client-governance operations admin and client-governance operations · final 69.1 · proof validated Needs sharper proof Automatic Updates: Hosting operations and site health hosting operations and site health · final 67.6 · proof validated Needs sharper proof Core Update: Hosting operations and site health hosting operations and site health · final 64.8 · proof not collected Generic category Control: WordPress operations workflow WordPress operations workflow · final 48.0 · proof not collected

Source Evidence

Open evidence explorer
complaint support · high severity · relevance 0.97
How to disable automatic security updates in WP 4.1.1

How to disable automatic security updates in WP 4.1.1: users show security, bugs, compatibility pain that may indicate a product gap.

Buyer: agencies, maintenance teams, and client-site operators · Wedge: audit disable admin changes, role drift, client handoffs, and unsafe settings exposure
Proof Blocked card complete admin and client-governance operations Evidence linked to opportunity
How to disable automatic security updates in WP 4.1.1 WP updates are messing my website around and I’m constantly having to fix issues.
mixed support · high severity · relevance 0.89
DOESN'T WORK at all!!

DOESN'T WORK at all!!: users show security, bugs, compatibility pain that may indicate a product gap.

Buyer: agencies, maintenance teams, and client-site operators · Wedge: audit disable admin changes, role drift, client handoffs, and unsafe settings exposure
Proof Blocked card complete admin and client-governance operations Evidence linked to opportunity
I checked the cron and see the usual wp_ I installed this plugin some time back and have it set so it auto updates on: Minor core updates, such as maintenance and security releases Major core release updates Automatic Plugin Updates: Disabled Automatic Theme Updates: Disabled Automatic Translation Updates: Enabled VCS Check: Enabled Send Emails for: All Chec
complaint support · high severity · relevance 0.85
Undefined index

Undefined index: users show bugs, compatibility pain that may indicate a product gap.

Buyer: agencies, maintenance teams, and client-site operators · Wedge: audit disable admin changes, role drift, client handoffs, and unsafe settings exposure
Proof Blocked card complete admin and client-governance operations Evidence linked to opportunity
Undefined index Hello I turned on debug mode and I get the following errors: Notice: Undefined index: core_dev in C:\xampp\htdocs\actest\wp-content\plugins\disable-automatic-updates\disable-automatic-updates.php on line 169 Notice: Undefined index: core_minor in C:\xampp\htdocs\actest\wp-content\plugins\disable-automatic-updates\disable-automatic-updates.php
complaint support · medium severity · relevance 0.8
Background Update Tester Shows Pass

Background Update Tester Shows Pass: users show missing feature, setup pain that may indicate a product gap.

Buyer: agencies, maintenance teams, and client-site operators · Wedge: audit disable admin changes, role drift, client handoffs, and unsafe settings exposure
Proof Blocked card complete admin and client-governance operations Evidence linked to opportunity
http://wordpress.org/plugins/disable-automatic-updates/ Installed, and was immediately concerned when I (still) saw the text on the updates admin page stating that updates would be done automatically.
complaint review · medium severity · relevance 0.75
Don't work on WP 3.7.1

Don't work on WP 3.7.1: users show compatibility, setup pain that may indicate a product gap.

Buyer: agencies, maintenance teams, and client-site operators · Wedge: audit disable admin changes, role drift, client handoffs, and unsafe settings exposure
Proof Blocked card complete admin and client-governance operations Evidence linked to opportunity
Don't work on WP 3.7.1 I’ve installed plugin (version 2.0.0) but unfortunately I found WP 3.7.1 automatically updated to WP 3.7.4 (with many problems with my theme).
complaint support · medium severity · relevance 0.69
Does it actually work for plugins with VCS?

Does it actually work for plugins with VCS?: users show missing feature pain that may indicate a product gap.

Buyer: agencies, maintenance teams, and client-site operators · Wedge: audit disable admin changes, role drift, client handoffs, and unsafe settings exposure
Proof Blocked card complete admin and client-governance operations Evidence linked to opportunity
I looked into this plugin’s code to see how it determines plugins under VCS and I saw options for it but didn’t see any code actually executing relevant to this setting (i.e.
complaint support · medium severity · relevance 0.69
Doesn't seem to work for WordPress 3.8.2

Doesn't seem to work for WordPress 3.8.2: users show bugs pain that may indicate a product gap.

Buyer: agencies, maintenance teams, and client-site operators · Wedge: audit disable admin changes, role drift, client handoffs, and unsafe settings exposure
Proof Blocked card complete admin and client-governance operations Evidence linked to opportunity
Doesn't seem to work for WordPress 3.8.2 Hi there, I just got an email, stating that my site was updated to wordpress 3.8.2 automatically.
complaint review · medium severity · relevance 0.69
Version 2.0.0 didn't work for me on WP 3.7.1

Version 2.0.0 didn't work for me on WP 3.7.1: users show setup pain that may indicate a product gap.

Buyer: agencies, maintenance teams, and client-site operators · Wedge: audit disable admin changes, role drift, client handoffs, and unsafe settings exposure
Proof Blocked card complete admin and client-governance operations Evidence linked to opportunity
Version 2.0.0 didn't work for me on WP 3.7.1 Installation went as expected, however, on the updates admin page, I noticed the text telling me that updates would occur in the background (well, that’s not what I wanted).
complaint support · medium severity · relevance 0.69
Will deactivating plugin restore auto-updates

Will deactivating plugin restore auto-updates: users show migration pain that may indicate a product gap.

Buyer: agencies, maintenance teams, and client-site operators · Wedge: audit disable admin changes, role drift, client handoffs, and unsafe settings exposure
Proof Blocked card complete admin and client-governance operations Evidence linked to opportunity
Will deactivating plugin restore auto-updates Will deactivating plugin restore auto-updates?
praise review · medium severity · relevance 0.38
Very Good Idea

Very Good Idea: praise conversation with limited structured signal.

Buyer: agencies, maintenance teams, and client-site operators · Wedge: audit disable admin changes, role drift, client handoffs, and unsafe settings exposure
Proof Blocked card complete admin and client-governance operations Evidence linked to opportunity
Very Good Idea Ideal plugin for everyone who prefers control over what gets updated on their sites. Ideal plugin for everyone who prefers control over what gets updated on their sites.

Competitor Context

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WP Auto Updater praise owner · intel 65.2 · weakness 48.4
praise owner
13 collected complaint signal(s) bugs compatibility 2 source links Proof Blocked Evidence linked to opportunity
Buyer: site owners, agencies, and maintenance teams · Wedge: monitor updates health, updates, cache state, cron jobs, and maintenance exceptions
source 1 source 2
Update Control praise owner · intel 63.7 · weakness 46.9
praise owner
9 collected complaint signal(s) bugs missing feature 2 source links Proof Blocked Evidence linked to opportunity
Buyer: site owners, agencies, and maintenance teams · Wedge: monitor updates health, updates, cache state, cron jobs, and maintenance exceptions
source 1 source 2
WP Automatic Updates praise owner · intel 55.5 · weakness 46.3
praise owner
stale update history 3 collected complaint signal(s) missing feature bugs 2 source links Investigate Pain Evidence linked to opportunity
Buyer: site owners, agencies, and maintenance teams · Wedge: monitor automatic updates health, updates, cache state, cron jobs, and maintenance exceptions
source 1 source 2
WP Disable Automatic Updates praise owner · intel 49.9 · weakness 38.8
praise owner
stale update history 1 collected complaint signal(s) bugs compatibility 2 source links Investigate Pain Evidence linked to opportunity
Buyer: site owners, agencies, and maintenance teams · Wedge: monitor automatic updates health, updates, cache state, cron jobs, and maintenance exceptions
source 1 source 2
Background Update Notification Email Address praise owner · intel 39.2 · weakness 32.3
praise owner
stale update history 1 source link Proof Blocked Evidence linked to opportunity
Buyer: site owners, agencies, and maintenance teams · Wedge: monitor updates health, updates, cache state, cron jobs, and maintenance exceptions
source 1

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No repeated plugin-level themes have been generated yet.

Collected Signals

11 shown from 11 collected
complaint Undefined index support · 2020-03-10T01:35:50+00:00 · high severity · automatic updates

Undefined index: users show bugs, compatibility pain that may indicate a product gap.

Evidence: Undefined index Hello I turned on debug mode and I get the following errors: Notice: Undefined index: core_dev in C:\xampp\htdocs\actest\wp-content\plugins\disable-automatic-updates\disable-automatic-updates.php on line 169 Notice: Undefined index: core_minor in C:\xampp\htdocs\actest\wp-content\plugins\disable-automatic-updates\disable-automatic-updates.php
bugs compatibility email hosting operations and site health Proof Blocked card complete Evidence linked to opportunity
Buyer: agencies, maintenance teams, and client-site operators · Wedge: audit disable admin changes, role drift, client handoffs, and unsafe settings exposure
source plugin
complaint Does it actually work for plugins with VCS? support · 2019-05-29T16:34:55+00:00 · medium severity · automatic updates

Does it actually work for plugins with VCS?: users show missing feature pain that may indicate a product gap.

Evidence: I looked into this plugin’s code to see how it determines plugins under VCS and I saw options for it but didn’t see any code actually executing relevant to this setting (i.e.
missing feature hosting operations and site health Proof Blocked card complete Evidence linked to opportunity
Buyer: agencies, maintenance teams, and client-site operators · Wedge: audit disable admin changes, role drift, client handoffs, and unsafe settings exposure
source plugin
complaint How to disable automatic security updates in WP 4.1.1 support · 2015-02-19T04:23:45+00:00 · high severity · automatic updates

How to disable automatic security updates in WP 4.1.1: users show security, bugs, compatibility pain that may indicate a product gap.

Evidence: How to disable automatic security updates in WP 4.1.1 WP updates are messing my website around and I’m constantly having to fix issues.
security bugs compatibility missing feature hosting operations and site health Proof Blocked card complete Evidence linked to opportunity
Buyer: agencies, maintenance teams, and client-site operators · Wedge: audit disable admin changes, role drift, client handoffs, and unsafe settings exposure
source plugin
complaint Don't work on WP 3.7.1 (1 star) review · 2014-10-19T10:50:15+00:00 · medium severity · automatic updates

Don't work on WP 3.7.1: users show compatibility, setup pain that may indicate a product gap.

Evidence: Don't work on WP 3.7.1 I’ve installed plugin (version 2.0.0) but unfortunately I found WP 3.7.1 automatically updated to WP 3.7.4 (with many problems with my theme).
compatibility setup hosting operations and site health Proof Blocked card complete Evidence linked to opportunity
Buyer: agencies, maintenance teams, and client-site operators · Wedge: audit disable admin changes, role drift, client handoffs, and unsafe settings exposure
source plugin
complaint Doesn't seem to work for WordPress 3.8.2 support · 2014-04-09T06:53:26+00:00 · medium severity · automatic updates

Doesn't seem to work for WordPress 3.8.2: users show bugs pain that may indicate a product gap.

Evidence: Doesn't seem to work for WordPress 3.8.2 Hi there, I just got an email, stating that my site was updated to wordpress 3.8.2 automatically.
bugs value quality email hosting operations and site health Proof Blocked card complete Evidence linked to opportunity
Buyer: agencies, maintenance teams, and client-site operators · Wedge: audit disable admin changes, role drift, client handoffs, and unsafe settings exposure
source plugin
mixed DOESN'T WORK at all!! support · 2014-01-25T15:15:27+00:00 · high severity · automatic updates

DOESN'T WORK at all!!: users show security, bugs, compatibility pain that may indicate a product gap.

Evidence: I checked the cron and see the usual wp_ I installed this plugin some time back and have it set so it auto updates on: Minor core updates, such as maintenance and security releases Major core release updates Automatic Plugin Updates: Disabled Automatic Theme Updates: Disabled Automatic Translation Updates: Enabled VCS Check: Enabled Send Emails for: All Chec
security bugs compatibility setup hosting operations and site health Proof Blocked card complete Evidence linked to opportunity
Buyer: agencies, maintenance teams, and client-site operators · Wedge: audit disable admin changes, role drift, client handoffs, and unsafe settings exposure
source plugin
neutral Stopped working support · 2014-01-24T07:16:19+00:00 · medium severity · automatic updates

Stopped working: users show bugs pain that may indicate a product gap.

Evidence: Stopped working Plugin stopped working – 2 sites (so far) using this plugin both got automatically updated from 3.8 to 3.8.1 Both plugins set to disable ALL automatic updates Maybe WP changed the update hook in 3.8?
bugs hosting operations and site health Proof Blocked card complete Evidence linked to opportunity
Buyer: agencies, maintenance teams, and client-site operators · Wedge: audit disable admin changes, role drift, client handoffs, and unsafe settings exposure
source plugin
complaint Version 2.0.0 didn't work for me on WP 3.7.1 (1 star) review · 2013-11-10T05:54:13+00:00 · medium severity · automatic updates

Version 2.0.0 didn't work for me on WP 3.7.1: users show setup pain that may indicate a product gap.

Evidence: Version 2.0.0 didn't work for me on WP 3.7.1 Installation went as expected, however, on the updates admin page, I noticed the text telling me that updates would occur in the background (well, that’s not what I wanted).
setup hosting operations and site health Proof Blocked card complete Evidence linked to opportunity
Buyer: agencies, maintenance teams, and client-site operators · Wedge: audit disable admin changes, role drift, client handoffs, and unsafe settings exposure
source plugin
complaint Background Update Tester Shows Pass support · 2013-11-06T20:33:58+00:00 · medium severity · automatic updates

Background Update Tester Shows Pass: users show missing feature, setup pain that may indicate a product gap.

Evidence: http://wordpress.org/plugins/disable-automatic-updates/ Installed, and was immediately concerned when I (still) saw the text on the updates admin page stating that updates would be done automatically.
missing feature setup reliable hosting operations and site health Proof Blocked card complete Evidence linked to opportunity
Buyer: agencies, maintenance teams, and client-site operators · Wedge: audit disable admin changes, role drift, client handoffs, and unsafe settings exposure
source plugin
complaint Will deactivating plugin restore auto-updates support · 2013-10-27T18:07:48+00:00 · medium severity · automatic updates

Will deactivating plugin restore auto-updates: users show migration pain that may indicate a product gap.

Evidence: Will deactivating plugin restore auto-updates Will deactivating plugin restore auto-updates?
migration restore hosting operations and site health Proof Blocked card complete Evidence linked to opportunity
Buyer: agencies, maintenance teams, and client-site operators · Wedge: audit disable admin changes, role drift, client handoffs, and unsafe settings exposure
source plugin
praise Very Good Idea (5 stars) review · 2013-10-26T14:24:06+00:00 · medium severity · automatic updates

Very Good Idea: praise conversation with limited structured signal.

Evidence: Very Good Idea Ideal plugin for everyone who prefers control over what gets updated on their sites. Ideal plugin for everyone who prefers control over what gets updated on their sites.
hosting operations and site health Proof Blocked card complete Evidence linked to opportunity
Buyer: agencies, maintenance teams, and client-site operators · Wedge: audit disable admin changes, role drift, client handoffs, and unsafe settings exposure
source plugin