WordPress plugin comparison

Disable Updates for WordPress Core, Plugins and Themes vs Stellar Manager Essential

Disable Updates for WordPress Core, Plugins and Themes

by Johan van der Wijk

9K+ installs4.8

Stellar Manager Essential

by gmscreativo

10+ installs5.0

At a glance

Disable Updates for WordPress Core, Plugins and Themes has more active installs: 9K+, against 10+ for Stellar Manager Essential.
On a typical day, Disable Updates for WordPress Core, Plugins and Themes is downloaded about 103 times, Stellar Manager Essential about 4.
Stellar Manager Essential is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.8 from 4 reviews.
Stellar Manager Essential was updated more recently: Oct 16, 2026, against Sep 21, 2026 for Disable Updates for WordPress Core, Plugins and Themes.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Disable Updates for WordPress Core, Plugins and Themes has been around longer: since 2011, against 2026 for Stellar Manager Essential.

Disable Updates for WordPress Core, Plugins and Themes leads on 4 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Disable Updates for WordPress Core, Plugins and Themes	Stellar Manager Essential
Popular rank	#2,175	#37,661
Active installs	9K+	10+
Downloads, last 30 days	2.9K	210
Rating	4.8(4)	5.0(1)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.85	×0.19
Last release	1 month ago	24 days ago
Requires PHP	5.6	7.4

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