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WP Avoid Update

by simplerthansimplest · WordPress.org page · Website

v1.0.0 Tested up to WP 4.7.35

WP Avoid Update has fewer than 10 active installs on WordPress.org and 916 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on December 12, 2016, tested up to WordPress 4.7.35.

WP Avoid Update at a glance

Active installs
fewer than 10
Total downloads
916
Downloads, last 30 days
–
available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
–
tracking since September 4, 2026

Is WP Avoid Update well maintained?

Support threads resolved
No open threads
nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum
WordPress compatibility
Behind
tested up to WordPress 4.7.35, not yet with the current 7.1

Features

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

  • Remove Update Plugin Link Remove plugin-update link from plugin listing page. Helpful to avoid committing mistake in case you don’t want to update any plugin
  • Freedom To Select Plugin To Avoid Update Gives freedom to admin to select plugins he/she don’t bother to update
  • Change Setting When You Want Gives freedom to admin to change settings when desired

Details

Wordpress extension to remove plugin-update link from plugin listing page. Helpful to avoid committing mistake in case you don't want to update a …

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

Tags

  • hide update link
  • remove plugin update link
  • remove update link
  • remove update message
  • wp avoid update

More from simplerthansimplest

Version
1.0.0
Last updated
Dec 12, 2016
First published
Dec 12, 2016
Requires WordPress
4.0
Tested up to
4.7.35
Requires PHP
–
Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

WP Avoid Update FAQ

What does WP Avoid Update do?

According to its WordPress.org readme, WP Avoid Update offers Remove Update Plugin Link Remove plugin-update link from plugin listing page. Helpful to avoid committing mistake in case you don’t want to update any plugin, Freedom To Select Plugin To Avoid Update Gives freedom to admin to select plugins he/she don’t bother to update and Change Setting When You Want Gives freedom to admin to change settings when desired.

How many active installs does WP Avoid Update have?

WordPress.org reports fewer than 10 active installs for WP Avoid Update as of September 7, 2026.

Is WP Avoid Update still maintained?

The last release was on December 12, 2016, more than a year ago. WordPress.org shows a warning on plugins that go this long without an update.

Is WP Avoid Update free?

WP Avoid Update is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.