WordPress plugin comparison

Disable Updates for WordPress Core, Plugins and Themes vs Easy Updates Manager

Disable Updates for WordPress Core, Plugins and Themes

by Johan van der Wijk

9K+ installs4.8

Easy Updates Manager

by David Anderson / Team Updraft

300K+ installs4.8

At a glance

Easy Updates Manager has more active installs: 300K+, against 9K+ for Disable Updates for WordPress Core, Plugins and Themes.
On a typical day, Easy Updates Manager is downloaded about 1,027 times, Disable Updates for WordPress Core, Plugins and Themes about 103.
Both are rated 4.8 out of 5.
Disable Updates for WordPress Core, Plugins and Themes was updated more recently: Sep 21, 2026, against Aug 31, 2026 for Easy Updates Manager.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Disable Updates for WordPress Core, Plugins and Themes has been around longer: since 2011, against 2013 for Easy Updates Manager.

Easy Updates Manager leads on 4 of 5 comparable lines.

Metric	Disable Updates for WordPress Core, Plugins and Themes	Easy Updates Manager
Popular rank	#2,178	#194
Active installs	9K+	300K+
Downloads, last 30 days	2.9K	32.6K
Rating	4.8(4)	4.8(726)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.85	×1.76
Last release	1 month ago	2 months ago
Requires PHP	5.6	5.6

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