WordPress plugin comparison

Disable Updates for WordPress Core, Plugins and Themes vs WP Safe Updates

Disable Updates for WordPress Core, Plugins and Themes

by Johan van der Wijk

9K+ installs4.8

WP Safe Updates

by Viljami Kuosmanen

20+ installs5.0

At a glance

Disable Updates for WordPress Core, Plugins and Themes has more active installs: 9K+, against 20+ for WP Safe Updates.
On a typical day, Disable Updates for WordPress Core, Plugins and Themes is downloaded about 103 times, WP Safe Updates about 2.
WP Safe Updates is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 5 reviews, against 4.8 from 4 reviews.
Disable Updates for WordPress Core, Plugins and Themes was updated more recently: Sep 21, 2026, against Aug 3, 2017 for WP Safe Updates.
Disable Updates for WordPress Core, Plugins and Themes is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.6.30 for WP Safe Updates.
Disable Updates for WordPress Core, Plugins and Themes has been around longer: since 2011, against 2016 for WP Safe 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	WP Safe Updates
Popular rank	#2,178	#27,921
Active installs	9K+	20+
Downloads, last 30 days	2.9K	45
Rating	4.8(4)	5.0(5)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	4.6.30
Search multiplier	×0.85	×0.00
Last release	1 month ago	9 years ago
Requires PHP	5.6	–

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