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Force Update Check for Plugins and Themes

by WP Zone · WordPress.org page

v1.0.1 Tested up to WP 6.6.7 PHP 5.4+

Force Update Check for Plugins and Themes has 200+ active installs on WordPress.org and 6,023 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on August 12, 2024, tested up to WordPress 6.6.7.

Force Update Check for Plugins and Themes at a glance

Active installs
200+
Total downloads
6,023
Downloads, last 30 days
–
available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
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tracking since September 4, 2026

Is Force Update Check for Plugins and Themes well maintained?

Support threads resolved
No open threads
nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum
WordPress compatibility
Behind
tested up to WordPress 6.6.7, not yet with the current 7.1

Features

The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.

  • Automatic checks (no need to click the “check again” button)
  • No configurations or settings page
  • Eliminates action for developer or QA
  • Get new features and security patches faster

Force Update Check for Plugins and Themes reviews and ratings

5 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.

All reviews
5.0 out of 5

5 reviews

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  • Works as Described

    Takes some of the repetition out of the plugin update process.

    Dax

  • Perfect for updating plugins on demand

    As a plugin developer, one thing I do occasionally is test plugin updates after I’ve released a new version. Without this plugin, after I release an update, whether for a custom plugin or for a plugin hosted on WordPress.org, the message to update the plugin doesn’t appear right away. Now, whenever I need to force it to check for a new update, I install this plugin, and it does the trick every time. I don’t know what I would do without it.

    John Jago

  • Does the job

    It does the job well

    WillOfTheWeb

  • Works a treat

    Love this little plugin. Does exactly as it says it should.

    karlcw

  • Very helpful

    Does everything what I need.

    patryka

Details

The Force Update Check For Plugins And Themes will run each time this page is loaded. Update statuses may still be cached by third-party updaters.

The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.

Tags

  • check
  • checker
  • force
  • update
  • updates

More from WP Zone

Version
1.0.1
Last updated
Aug 12, 2024
First published
Jan 28, 2021
Requires WordPress
5.0
Tested up to
6.6.7
Requires PHP
5.4
Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

Force Update Check for Plugins and Themes FAQ

What does Force Update Check for Plugins and Themes do?

According to its WordPress.org readme, Force Update Check for Plugins and Themes offers Automatic checks (no need to click the “check again” button), No configurations or settings page, Eliminates action for developer or QA and Get new features and security patches faster.

How many active installs does Force Update Check for Plugins and Themes have?

WordPress.org reports 200+ active installs for Force Update Check for Plugins and Themes as of September 7, 2026.

Is Force Update Check for Plugins and Themes still maintained?

The last release was on August 12, 2024, more than a year ago. WordPress.org shows a warning on plugins that go this long without an update.

Is Force Update Check for Plugins and Themes free?

Force Update Check for Plugins and Themes is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.