Core Essentials

<p>Easy Updates Menu is a lightweight plugin that enhances your WordPress admin interface by adding a convenient “Updates” submenu item under the Plugins menu. This submenu only appears when there are plugin updates available, making it easier to quickly access and manage pending updates.</p>
<p>We’ve all dealt with slow servers and clunky setups when running maintenance on sites. How frustrating is it to log in to the dashboard, click on ‘Installed Plugins’, then click ‘Updates’? It eats up precious time. With Easy Updates Menu, you can simply log in to the dashboard, click “Updates,” and start updating without the hassle.</p>
<h4>Features</h4>
<ul>
<li>Adds a dynamic submenu item: Plugins <span aria-hidden="true" class="wp-exclude-emoji">→</span> Updates</li>
<li>Shows the number of available updates in the menu</li>
<li>Only visible when plugin updates are available</li>
<li>Direct access to the updates view</li>
<li>Respects WordPress user capabilities</li>
</ul>
<h4>How It Works</h4>
<p>The plugin automatically checks for available plugin updates and adds a submenu item when updates are found. Clicking the submenu takes you directly to the plugins update screen, streamlining your update workflow.</p>
<h4>User Permissions</h4>
<p>The submenu is only visible to users with the ‘update_plugins’ capability, maintaining proper WordPress security practices.</p>


Easy Updates Menu

Adds a dynamic 'Updates' submenu item under the Plugins menu when updates are available.

Adam Harley (Kawauso)

<p>Checks for the presence of the <code>.svn</code> directory in each plugin’s directory. Disabled for plugins with their files directly in the <code>/plugins/</code> directory to prevent false positives.</p>
<p>Also supports other systems through the use of the <code>REVISION_CONTROL</code> constant. Just set this to the directory created by your revision control system in your <code>wp-config.php</code></p>
<p>Based on <a href="http://developersmind.com/2010/06/12/preventing-wordpress-from-checking-for-updates-for-a-plugin/" rel="nofollow ugc">code</a> by PeteMall.</p>


No Updates for Plugins under Revision Control

Prevents plugins from being updated by the WordPress updater if they are under Subversion revision control (or other systems).

Easy Updates Menu vs No Updates for Plugins under Revision Control