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Disable All WordPress Updates and Theme Editors is a handy tool that allows you to not only disable all types of WordPress updates but also allows you to disable WordPress theme and plugin editors.
So, this plugin is developed with an intention to prevent all types of accidental modifications that can happen on your site without your knowledge thus keeping your site safe all the time.
By default, all types of automatic updates are enabled on WordPress – Be it plugin, theme and even WordPress itself. All of these updates happen automatically in the background without requiring your consent or permission. Although it is always advised to keep WordPress updated, during an automatic update, your site can undergo a lot of changes to a point that can even break your site. And the last thing you want is that your customers see a broken version of your site. So it is always advisable to plan updates carefully by testing them on a staging environment first and then deploying them on the live site.
Apart from the updates, there are times when an amateur developer working on your site can try editing files directly from your dashboard using theme editor or plugin editors offered by WordPress. Sometimes changes made through these editors can badly break your site.
As a bonus, we also added a functionality that allows you to Disable WordPress’s default Gutenberg block editor and Manage Debug mode on WordPress This plugin uses the highly reliable and tested <a href="https://github.com/wp-cli/wp-config-transformer" rel="nofollow ugc">wp-cli/wp-config-transformer</a> command for writing constants to wp-config.php.
This plugin serves as a single solution to five major problems on your WordPress site. Thus saving you effort and time to install and configure multiple extra plugins to accomplish all of these! This plugin allows you to disable or manage –
<ul>
<li>Disable All major and minor updates of WordPress.</li>
<li>Disable All theme & plugin updates.( Automatic & Manual)</li>
<li>Disable Theme editor and plugin editor.</li>
<li>Disable Gutenberg block editor.</li>
<li>Debugging mode on your WordPress site.</li>
</ul>
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Disable All WordPress Updates and Theme Editors

Disable All WordPress Updates and Theme Editors is a handy tool that allows you to not only disable all types of WordPress updates but also allows you …

kanenas

kanenas — Minor/Patch Auto-Updates gives you granular control over automatic updates. While WordPress allows you to enable or disable auto-updates entirely, this adds a third option: auto-update only minor and patch versions while keeping major versions at bay.
<h4>Why Use This?</h4>
Major version updates often introduce significant changes that may:
<ul>
<li>Break compatibility with other extensions</li>
<li>Introduce new features that require testing</li>
<li>Change the behavior of existing functionality</li>
<li>Require database migrations or manual intervention</li>
</ul>
With this, you can:
<ul>
<li>Receive security patches automatically – Minor and patch versions typically contain security fixes</li>
<li>Get bug fixes without intervention – Patch versions are generally safe to apply automatically</li>
<li>Control major updates manually – Review major version changes before applying them</li>
<li>Maintain site stability – Reduce the risk of unexpected breaking changes</li>
</ul>
<h4>How It Works</h4>
It uses semantic versioning (MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH) to determine update types:
<ul>
<li>Major update (e.g., 1.0.0 → 2.0.0): Blocked from auto-update</li>
<li>Minor update (e.g., 1.0.0 → 1.1.0): Allowed to auto-update</li>
<li>Patch update (e.g., 1.0.0 → 1.0.1): Allowed to auto-update</li>
</ul>
Internally, this plugin runs only on WordPress auto-update decision filters:
<ul>
<li><code>auto_update_plugin</code></li>
<li><code>auto_update_theme</code></li>
</ul>
When you enable minor/patch mode for a plugin or theme, it also adds that item to WordPress core’s <code>auto_update_plugins</code> / <code>auto_update_themes</code> site options so the automatic updater treats it as opted-in the same way as the Plugins/Themes screen toggle.
It does not rewrite update API responses (<code>plugins_api</code>) and does not modify updater transients (<code>pre_set_site_transient_update_plugins</code>). Premium update discovery and license validation remain managed by each vendor updater.
<h4>Features</h4>
<ul>
<li>Per-item control – Enable minor/patch auto-updates for specific items</li>
<li>Easy toggle – Simple links in the admin pages</li>
<li>Non-intrusive – Works alongside WordPress’s native auto-update system</li>
<li>Clean uninstall – Removes all data when uninstalled</li>
<li>Translation ready – Fully prepared for localization</li>
</ul>
<h4>Usage</h4>
<ol>
<li>Go to Plugins → Installed Plugins</li>
<li>Look for the “Enable auto-updates minor/patch” link below each plugin’s auto-update setting</li>
<li>Click to enable/disable minor/patch auto-updates for that plugin</li>
</ol>
For themes: 
1. Go to Appearance → Themes 
2. Click on a theme to view its details 
3. Look for the “Enable auto-updates minor/patch” option in the theme details overlay
<h3>Privacy Policy</h3>
This plugin does not collect, store, or transmit any personal data. It only stores plugin/theme preferences in your WordPress database.

kanenas — Minor/Patch Auto-Updates

Adds an "Enable auto-updates minor/patch" option, allowing automatic updates only for minor and patch versions while preventing major updates.

Disable All WordPress Updates and Theme Editors vs kanenas — Minor/Patch Auto-Updates