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Disable All WordPress Updates and Theme Editors vs Disable Search

Disable All WordPress Updates and Theme Editors

by SaffireTech

20+ installs4.0

Disable Search

by Scott Reilly

30K+ installs4.7

At a glance

Disable Search has more active installs: 30K+, against 20+ for Disable All WordPress Updates and Theme Editors.
On a typical day, Disable Search is downloaded about 99 times, Disable All WordPress Updates and Theme Editors about 4.
Disable Search is rated higher: 4.7 out of 5 from 16 reviews, against 4.0 from 4 reviews.
Disable All WordPress Updates and Theme Editors was updated more recently: Oct 9, 2026, against Apr 14, 2025 for Disable Search.
Disable All WordPress Updates and Theme Editors is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.8.12 for Disable Search.
Disable Search has been around longer: since 2009, against 2022 for Disable All WordPress Updates and Theme Editors.

Disable Search leads on 5 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Disable All WordPress Updates and Theme Editors	Disable Search
Popular rank	#25,781	#919
Active installs	20+	30K+
Downloads, last 30 days	79	2.9K
Rating	4.0(4)	4.7(16)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	6.8.12
Search multiplier	×0.21	×0.35
Last release	1 month ago	1 year ago
Requires PHP	7.2	–

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