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Staunch

Fewer than 10 installs

Its stats
Closest match
Advanced Automatic Updates
Shares 3 of Staunch's 7 tags.
Most installed
Companion Auto Update
40K+ active installs.
Best rated
Companion Auto Update
4.8 out of 5 from 105 reviews.
Most recently updated
WP Disables Updates
Updated on Oct 28, 2026.
  1. Advanced Automatic Updates

    by Gary Pendergast

    Adds extra options to WordPress' built-in Automatic Updates feature.

    Installs
    20K+
    Rank
    #1,183
    Rating
    4.7(61)
    Updated
    5 years ago

    Sharescorethemesupdates

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  2. Site Update Notification

    by Rakib Hossain

    A plugin that sends email notifications when plugins, themes, or WordPress need updates.

    Installs
    70+
    Rank
    #18,896
    Rating
    No ratings
    Updated
    1 year ago

    Sharescorethemesupdates

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  3. Time to Update

    by entertheraptor

    Sends email notifications when WordPress core, plugin, or theme updates are available. Simple, lightweight, and set-and-forget.

    Installs
    60+
    Rank
    #19,401
    Rating
    No ratings
    Updated
    2 months ago

    Sharescorethemesupdates

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  4. WP Updates Settings

    by Yslo

    Configure WordPress updates settings through UI (User Interface).

    Installs
    800+
    Rank
    #7,310
    Rating
    4.4(5)
    Updated
    9 years ago

    Sharescoreupdates

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  5. WP Disables Updates

    by vinvin27

    Switch off WordPress core, plugin, theme and translation updates, automatic ones included, with four checkboxes.

    Installs
    700+
    Rank
    #7,962
    Rating
    5.0(3)
    Updated
    11 days ago

    Sharescorethemes

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  6. Clean WordPress Updates

    by Arjan Olsder

    Clean WordPress Updates blocks new themes and plugins from being installed upon updating WordPress Core

    Installs
    100+
    Rank
    #16,287
    Rating
    No ratings
    Updated
    1 year ago

    Sharescoreupdates

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  7. Disable Automatic Theme & Plugin Updates

    by Jake Spurlock

    Simply disable automatic theme and plugin updates.

    Installs
    60+
    Rank
    #19,687
    Rating
    No ratings
    Updated
    6 years ago

    Sharescoreupdates

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  8. Companion Auto Update

    by Papin Schipper

    Manage all updates on your WordPress site. Stay in the know with several optional e-mail notifications and logs. For free.

    Installs
    40K+
    Rank
    #822
    Rating
    4.8(105)
    Updated
    7 months ago

    Sharescontrol

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  9. WP Core Update Cleaner

    by Upperdog

    This plugin automatically removes some files in the root folder, like wp-config-sample.php, readme and license files, when WordPress is manually or au …

    Installs
    800+
    Rank
    #7,483
    Rating
    4.5(4)
    Updated
    2 years ago

    Sharescore

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  10. Disable Automatic Updates

    by Md Jahidul Islam

    Control automatic updates feature. Enable or disable all types of automatic updates including core, plugins, themes, translation etc.

    Installs
    100+
    Rank
    #14,080
    Rating
    2.3(3)
    Updated
    7 years ago

    Sharescontrol

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  11. Auto Update Themes

    by Geenyous

    This plugin sets Wordpress to automatically download and install theme updates. No configuration needed, simply install the plugin and activate it.

    Installs
    70+
    Rank
    #18,797
    Rating
    5.0(1)
    Updated
    10 years ago

    Sharesthemes

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  12. Prevent All Updates

    by Sanjay Parmar

    Disabled the plugins, themes and core updates.

    Installs
    70+
    Rank
    #18,617
    Rating
    No ratings
    Updated
    5 years ago

    Sharesthemes

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