Disable WordPress Core Update Email — WordPress Notification Plugin
by Alex Moss · WordPress.org page · Website
Disable WordPress Core Update Email has 2,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 7,785 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on May 5, 2016, tested up to WordPress 4.5.33.
Disable WordPress Core Update Email at a glance
Is Disable WordPress Core Update Email well maintained?
Features
The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.
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Disable WordPress Core Update Email reviews and ratings
1 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.
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Does exactly what it says it does (even 5 years since last update)
The simplicity of the plugin helps it be lightweight & easy to use. That also means the one line of active PHP code that it consists of (it then being what WordPress recommends in its current documentation per https://wordpress.org/support/article/configuring-automatic-background-updates/#disable-emails-via-filter) is likely to continue to work exactly as expected unless WordPress were to completely overhaul its setup regarding this (with there appearing to be no plans for this.) Especially considering it's using a filter so it's even more flexible if things were to change in the future (won't outright break things due to a code error beyond WordPress doing a fundamental change to a core function like add_filter or __return_false & that'd then break the majority of plugins & themes out there [they'd need a good reason for doing so & it appears they obviously have no plans for doing that either.])
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Where Disable WordPress Core Update Email ranks on WordPress.org
The rankings we track that Disable WordPress Core Update Email appears in, and how its position changed over 30 days.
| Ranking | WordPress.org placement | Position | 30 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best Notification Plugins | #39 by tag, not in search | #65 | – |
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Details
Disables the default notification email sent by WordPress for an automatic core update. Simply activate the plugin to disable the notification email : …
The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.
Rankings Disable WordPress Core Update Email competes in
Tags
- core update
- Notifications
- updates
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- Version
- 1.0
- Last updated
- May 5, 2016
- First published
- May 5, 2016
- Requires WordPress
- 4.0
- Tested up to
- 4.5.33
- Requires PHP
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- Pricing
- Free on WordPress.org
Disable WordPress Core Update Email FAQ
What does Disable WordPress Core Update Email do?
According to its WordPress.org readme, Disable WordPress Core Update Email offers Disable WordPress Core Update Email Plugin homepage, More WordPress Plugins and Peadig: A WordPress Bootstrap theme framework.
How many active installs does Disable WordPress Core Update Email have?
WordPress.org reports 2,000+ active installs for Disable WordPress Core Update Email as of September 7, 2026.
Is Disable WordPress Core Update Email still maintained?
The last release was on May 5, 2016, more than a year ago. WordPress.org shows a warning on plugins that go this long without an update.
Is Disable WordPress Core Update Email free?
Disable WordPress Core Update Email is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.
Where does Disable WordPress Core Update Email rank among Notification Plugins?
Disable WordPress Core Update Email is #65 in the WordPress.org Notification Plugins ranking.