How to Disable WordPress Plugin Update Notifications

Posted by Lasantha Bandara File Under : wordpress

How to Disable WordPress Plugin Update Notifications

Add the following code to the functions.php file of your active WordPress theme. It will disable plugin update notifications in the WordPress dashboard and optionally prevent email alerts for auto-updated plugins.

This can be useful when building a website for a client, especially if you want to manage plugin updates yourself and avoid accidental updates by others.

// Disable plugin update check
add_filter( 'site_transient_update_plugins', '__return_false' );

// Optional: Prevent auto-update email for plugins only
add_filter( 'auto_plugin_update_send_email', '__return_false' );

Now you will not see WP plugin update notifications like this.

WordPress Plugin Update Notifications

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