WordPress plugin comparison

Disable WordPress Core Update Email vs WP Updates Notifier

Disable WordPress Core Update Email

by Alex Moss

2K+ installs5.0

WP Updates Notifier

by Scott Cariss

20K+ installs4.2

At a glance

WP Updates Notifier has more active installs: 20K+, against 2K+ for Disable WordPress Core Update Email.
On a typical day, WP Updates Notifier is downloaded about 238 times, Disable WordPress Core Update Email about 12.
Disable WordPress Core Update Email is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.2 from 35 reviews.
WP Updates Notifier was updated more recently: Oct 26, 2026, against May 5, 2016 for Disable WordPress Core Update Email.
WP Updates Notifier is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.5.33 for Disable WordPress Core Update Email.
WP Updates Notifier has been around longer: since 2011, against 2016 for Disable WordPress Core Update Email.

WP Updates Notifier leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Disable WordPress Core Update Email	WP Updates Notifier
Popular rank	#4,905	#1,204
Active installs	2K+	20K+
Downloads, last 30 days	237	11.4K
Rating	5.0(1)	4.2(35)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	4.5.33	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.87
Last release	10 years ago	14 days ago
Requires PHP	–	7.4

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