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Hide Updates

by Upperdog · WordPress.org page

v1.1.5 Tested up to WP 6.5.10

Hide Updates has 5,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 43,918 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on March 19, 2024, tested up to WordPress 6.5.10.

Hide Updates at a glance

Active installs
5,000+
Total downloads
43,918
Downloads, last 30 days
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available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
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tracking since September 4, 2026

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 6.5.10, not yet with the current 7.1

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

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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
6.5.10
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 September 7, 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.