WordPress plugin comparison

Disable Updates for WordPress Core, Plugins and Themes vs Hide Updates

Disable Updates for WordPress Core, Plugins and Themes

by Johan van der Wijk

9K+ installs4.8

Hide Updates

by Upperdog

5K+ installs5.0

At a glance

Disable Updates for WordPress Core, Plugins and Themes has more active installs: 9K+, against 5K+ for Hide Updates.
On a typical day, Disable Updates for WordPress Core, Plugins and Themes is downloaded about 103 times, Hide Updates about 32.
Hide Updates is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 4 reviews, against 4.8 from 4 reviews.
Disable Updates for WordPress Core, Plugins and Themes was updated more recently: Sep 21, 2026, against Mar 19, 2024 for Hide Updates.
Disable Updates for WordPress Core, Plugins and Themes is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.5.14 for Hide Updates.
Disable Updates for WordPress Core, Plugins and Themes has been around longer: since 2011, against 2017 for Hide Updates.

Disable Updates for WordPress Core, Plugins and Themes leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Disable Updates for WordPress Core, Plugins and Themes	Hide Updates
Popular rank	#2,175	#3,054
Active installs	9K+	5K+
Downloads, last 30 days	2.9K	573
Rating	4.8(4)	5.0(4)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	6.5.14
Search multiplier	×0.85	×0.09
Last release	1 month ago	2 years ago
Requires PHP	5.6	–

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