Tanner Moushey

Jetpack is an amazing plugin with many great features. Sometimes, however, you just want to use a specific feature from Jetpack and don’t want to go through the hassle of connecting Jetpack to your WordPress.com user account. This is where this plugin comes in handy.
Just install this plugin and you will get access to all of the Jetpack modules that do not require a connection to WordPress.com.
If you find that the module you are interested in is not available after installing this plugin, that is an indication that a WordPress.com account is required for that module. These include Site stats, Publicize, and a few others.

Unplug Jetpack

Jetpack's unnecessary requirement to connect to a WordPress.com account is so frustrating. This plugin removes that requirement for all Jetpack modules that don't really on WordPress.com services.



Better than Jetpack itself!

Use Jetpack without needing to connect to WordPress.com

Mark Jaquith

The <a href="https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/jetpack/" rel="ugc">Jetpack</a> plugin by Automattic does something sneaky: it auto-activates new Jetpack modules. Instead of allowing you to opt in to new modules, Jetpack cheerfully activates them without your permission. These modules can change how your site works and looks.
Manual Control puts a stop to that unwanted behavior. It prevents auto-activation of new Jetpack modules.
Metal texture in the plugin header image by <a href="http://urbandirty.com/gallery/photo/2568483179-m" rel="nofollow ugc">Urban Dirty</a>.

Manual Control for Jetpack

Jetpack auto-activates new modules, without asking your permission. This plugin stops that.

Unplug Jetpack vs Manual Control for Jetpack