Adam Ainsworth

Sometimes newer isn’t always better.
You won’t always want to update a given plugin. Perhaps the design has been changed, or a bug has been introduced. Maybe it has been taken over by someone new and they’ve added loads of obnoxious ads or other sneaky monetisation methods. Or perhaps you just like it the way it is.
However, WP keeps telling you there’s a new version available, and lists it along with other plugins which you may actually want to update.
What happens if you accidentally update? At best, it’s a tedious downgrade process, at worst it may completely mess up the data that the plugin was using. In any case, it’s a pain and there’s no ignore update function in WP.
Until now!
IMPORTANT – You should only leave a plugin updated if you know what you are doing, familiar with the risks and willing to accept the consequences should an unpatched vulnerability be exploited on your site.
The plugin author cannot be held responsible for any loss or damages that occur as a result of using this plugin to disregard software updates!

Newer Not Better

Prevents selected plugins bugging you about updates

cardinal90

Have you ever had a plugin update break your site? I have. And it wasn’t even a major update. I won’t be turning automatic updates for this plugin on in the future. On the other hand, some plugins may be safe to update regardless of version number.
WordPress plugin developer guidelines recommend using <a href="http://semver.org/" rel="nofollow ugc">Semantic Versioning</a>. And while not everybody follows it, for many plugins a version number still tells something about possible impact.
With Precise Plugin Updater you choose what type of update is allowed for any single plugin:
<ul>
<li>All – allows any updates</li>
<li>Minor – preserves the first part of a version number</li>
<li>Patch – preserves the first two parts</li>
<li>None – turns automatic updates off</li>
</ul>
This is done on the plugins page itself with a simple interface, that doesn’t require page reload.
You may also set a default policy in the settings, and then override it individually.

Precise Plugin Updater

This automatic plugin updater gives you fine grained control. You may choose to allow any updates, only minor versions, only patch versions, or none.

Newer Not Better vs Precise Plugin Updater