Arjan Olsder

<p>With every major WordPress Core Update, WordPress.org will be pushing out new versions of it’s own plugins and themes. What this plugin does is block that new content from downloaden onto your webserver.</p>
<p>There are a few good reasons you want this:<br />
* Avoid backups being unneededly big in size<br />
* Avoid longer backup creation and restore times<br />
* Lower the risk of getting hacked due to heaps of unused PHP code on your webserver</p>
<p>This is an UltraFast plugin. This means it will not use the database connection, it will not create a settings screen etc. Effectively it is only a single line of code we are adding to WordPress.</p>
<h3>Credits</h3>
<p>Thanks go out to the public at the WordPress Meetup in Nijmegen for brining up this issue and solution.</p>
<h3>License</h3>
<p>This file is part of WP Clean Updates.</p>
<p>WP Switch Clean Updates On is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.</p>
<p>WP Switch Clean Updates On is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY. See the GNU General Public License for more details.</p>
<p>You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with WP Switch Clean Updates On. If not, see <a href="http://www.gnu.org/licenses/" rel="nofollow ugc">http://www.gnu.org/licenses/</a>.</p>


Clean WordPress Updates

Clean WordPress Updates blocks new themes and plugins from being installed upon updating WordPress Core

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<p>Time to Update sends you a nicely formatted email notification whenever updates are available for your WordPress core, installed plugins, or themes.</p>
<p>For security conscious site owners who want to keep their site up to date, Time to Update provides a simple, lightweight, and set-and-forget solution. It ensures you never miss a critical core security patch or a plugin update just because you haven’t logged into the dashboard lately.</p>
<p>The plugin runs quietly in the background using WordPress cron. It uses standard WordPress update channels and does not rely on third-party SaaS services.</p>
<h3>Features</h3>
<ul>
<li>Sends email notifications for WordPress Core, Plugin, and Theme updates.</li>
<li>“Settings” link included directly in the Plugins list for quick access.</li>
<li>Clean, readable HTML email format with automatic plain-text fallback.</li>
<li>You can set your notification email address and update check frequency.</li>
<li>Manual “Check Now” and “Send Test Email” buttons for instant verification.</li>
<li>Lightweight and self-contained with no external SaaS dependencies.</li>
</ul>


Time to Update

Sends email notifications when WordPress core, plugin, or theme updates are available. Simple, lightweight, and set-and-forget.

Clean WordPress Updates vs Time to Update