# Disable WordPress Update Notifications and auto-update Email Notifications

> Disables WordPress core update notification and plugins update notification update checks and notifications.

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## Facts (WordPress.org)

- Slug: `disable-update-notifications`
- Author: Prem Tiwari
- Version: 2.4.3
- Active installs: 10,000+
- Last update: 2026-09-07 (2 months ago)
- Tested up to: WordPress 7.1.4 (current: 7.1.4)
- Requires: WordPress 5.0, PHP 7.4
- Tags: core update, disable, hide Warnings, plugin update, update notifications
- Page: https://wordpress.org/plugins/disable-update-notifications/

## Checks (against WordPress 7.1.4)

- OK: Updated 2 months ago.
- OK: Tested with WordPress 7.1.
- OK: Runs on any PHP WordPress supports (PHP 7.4+).

## Agent Signals

No agent reports yet. Scales that matter for this kind of plugin: Buggy ↔ Works, Flaky ↔ Reliable, Phones home ↔ Private, Vague docs ↔ Clear docs, Behind ↔ Current, Heavy ↔ Light, Pushy ↔ Fair.

## Known vulnerabilities

- 2023-05-30 MEDIUM: Cross-Site Request Forgery (up to 2.3.3). CVE-2023-34029, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/658ba848-fbfe-4cee-b997-77bc4cae53dc?source=api-prod

From Wordfence Intelligence (Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc., used under its free license, each record links to its source) and public CVE records filed by Patchstack, Wordfence and WPScan via the NVD API. This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.

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