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Total downloads: 48,800
Active installs: 1,000
Total reviews: 2
Average rating: 5
Support threads opened: 0
Support threads resolved: 0 (0%)
Available in: 1 language(s)
Contributors: 2
Last updated: 4/14/2025 (261 days ago)
Added to WordPress: 6/12/2009 (16 years old)
Minimum WordPress version: 2.5
Tested up to WordPress version: 6.8.3
Minimum PHP version: f

Maintenance & Compatibility

Maintenance score

Stale • Last updated 261 days ago • 2 reviews

40/100

Is No Update Nag abandoned?

Likely maintained (last update 261 days ago).

Compatibility

Requires WordPress: 2.5
Tested up to: 6.8.3
Requires PHP: f

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Developers

Scott Reilly (Owner)74Scott Reilly1

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Description

This plugin removes the WordPress update nag that appears at the top of all admin pages when a new version of WordPress is released.

Tired of WordPress nagging you about a new release? Maybe you already know about it and want to hold off on an update and would rather not see the update nag on every admin page you visit. Activate this plugin and be bothered no more!

The status of your version of WordPress (be it current or out-of-date) is still reflected in the footer of your admin pages and in the update count link in the admin bar.

And certainly, of course, I don’t advocate completely ignoring the fact that updates often contain fixes for critical bugs or exploits. However, there are various other means of learning about updates; and once known, not everyone is able or willing to update immediately.

Links: Plugin Homepage | Plugin Directory Page | GitHub | Author Homepage

Installation

  1. Install via the built-in WordPress plugin installer. Or install the plugin code inside the plugins directory for your site (typically /wp-content/plugins/).
  2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ admin menu in WordPress

Frequently Asked Questions

What is this update nag?

In versions 2.5 and later of WordPress, your WordPress will alert you to the release of a newer version of WordPress via an update notice at the top of every admin page. WordPress 2.5 and later reports “WordPress X.X is available! Please update now!” or “WordPress X.X is available! Please notify the site administrator.” See the screenshot for an example.

Why would I want to remove the update nag about new releases of WordPress?

Maybe you know about the newer WordPress release (either from the nag, news, etc) and don’t want to be constantly reminded by your current WordPress install (not everyone can or wants to upgrade to the newest version immediately). Also, you’d like to recover that much real estate on the page for something of more interest to you.

How will I know WordPress has been updated if the nag doesn’t appear?

Within the context of your WordPress admin, the footer of your admin pages will reflect that status of your version of WordPress (be it current or out-of-date). And if you are tracking WordPress progress at all (i.e. blogs, forums, your WordPress dashboard) then you likely don’t need to be made aware of new releases anyhow since you’ll likely already know about them.

So I should ignore the update nag and continue using my older version of WordPress?

Most certainly not. The latest version of WordPress will contain the latest security and bug fixes, as well as new features. Backwards compatibility is of paramount importance to the project so in most cases you should be safe to upgrade (especially for minor releases). However, some people in special circumstances manage their sites in different ways for different reasons, which may include temporarily delaying an update to the latest version.

Does this plugin have unit tests?

Yes. The tests are not packaged in the release .zip file or included in plugins.svn.wordpress.org, but can be found in the plugin’s GitHub repository.

Review feed

Paul Wong-Gibbs
9/3/2016

does what it says on the tin

such amaze, wow no nags.

Screenshots

  1. A screenshot of an admin page showing the update nag for a new version of WordPress.

    A screenshot of an admin page showing the update nag for a new version of WordPress.

Changelog

1.4.13 (2025-04-14)

  • Change: Note compatibility through WP 6.8+
  • Change: Note compatibility through PHP 8.3+
  • Change: Update copyright date (2025)
  • Change: Reduce the number of plugin tags in readme.txt
  • Change: Tweak formatting in README.md
  • New: Add .gitignore file
  • Change: Remove development and testing-related files from release packaging
  • Unit tests:
    • Hardening: Prevent direct web access to bootstrap.php
    • Allow tests to run against current versions of WordPress
    • New: Add composer.json for PHPUnit Polyfill dependency
    • Change: Prevent PHP warnings due to missing core-related generated files
    • Change: In bootstrap, store path to plugin directory in a constant

1.4.12 (2023-05-18)

  • Change: Note compatibility through WP 6.3+
  • Change: Update copyright date (2023)

1.4.11 (2021-10-03)

  • Change: Note compatibility through WP 5.8+
  • Change: Improve installation instruction in readme.txt
  • Change: Minor text tweaks in readme.txt
  • Unit tests:
    • Change: Restructure unit test directories
      • Change: Move phpunit/ into tests/phpunit/
      • Change: Move phpunit/bin/ into tests/
    • Change: Remove ‘test-‘ prefix from unit test file
    • Change: In bootstrap, store path to plugin file constant
    • Change: In bootstrap, add backcompat for PHPUnit pre-v6.0

Full changelog is available in CHANGELOG.md.

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