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Hide Updates

by Upperdog · WordPress.org page

v1.1.5 Tested up to WP 6.5.13

Hide Updates has 5,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 44,623 downloads all time. It was downloaded 468 times in the last 30 days. The last update was on March 19, 2024, tested up to WordPress 6.5.13.

Hide Updates at a glance

Active installs
5,000+
Total downloads
44,623
Downloads, last 30 days
468
30-day growth
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downloads vs the previous 30 days

Is Hide Updates well maintained?

Support threads resolved
No open threads
nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum
WordPress compatibility
Behind
tested up to WordPress 6.5.13, not yet with the current 7.1.3

Features

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

  • Hides WordPress core update notices
  • Hides plugin update notices
  • Hides theme update notices
  • Hides updates link in admin menu and admin bar
  • Blocks access to the updates page for users who are not allowed to see updates
  • Enables developers to specify which users can see updates

Hide Updates reviews and ratings

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

All reviews
5.0 out of 5

4 reviews

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  • Works like a charm

    Plug and play, works like a charm. Hope this does not get taken down. Thanks.

    icecreamjelly

  • Great plugin

    Very useful to keep calm clients

    aldrinhart

  • Great plugin

    Exactly what I was looking for!

    Tom

  • Perfect

    Installed, activated, worked. Thanks!!

    Interpro

Download and install history

727 downloads over the last 48 days. Snapshots taken daily from WordPress.org.

Downloads per day
Hide Updates downloads per day012.52537.550Sep 5Sep 28Oct 22Downloads per day
Active installs
Hide Updates active installs01.3k2.5k3.8k5kSep 5Sep 28Oct 22Active installs
Rating out of 5
Hide Updates rating01.32.53.85Sep 5Sep 28Oct 22Rating out of 5
Reviews
Hide Updates review count01.32.53.85Sep 5Sep 28Oct 22Reviews

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Details

This plugin hides update notifications for core, plugin, and theme updates in the WordPress admin for all everyone except specified users.

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

Tags

  • core updates
  • notices
  • Plugin Updates
  • update
  • updates

More from Upperdog

Version
1.1.5
Last updated
Mar 19, 2024
First published
Jun 27, 2017
Requires WordPress
3.0
Tested up to
6.5.13
Requires PHP
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Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

Hide Updates FAQ

What does Hide Updates do?

According to its WordPress.org readme, Hide Updates offers Hides WordPress core update notices, Hides plugin update notices, Hides theme update notices, Hides updates link in admin menu and admin bar and Blocks access to the updates page for users who are not allowed to see updates.

How many active installs does Hide Updates have?

WordPress.org reports 5,000+ active installs for Hide Updates as of October 22, 2026.

Is Hide Updates still maintained?

The last release was on March 19, 2024, more than a year ago. WordPress.org shows a warning on plugins that go this long without an update.

Is Hide Updates free?

Hide Updates is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.