Auto updates for plugins are off but still being updated

  • Hello,

    Going to WordPress Dashboard > Plugins > Auto-Updates Disabled, I have all my plugins’ auto updated disabled but now and again I receive emails for different plugins that they have been updated. This has happened with Yoast, elementor, wo dark mode etc. Now while researching people were saying that for some plugins that have security exploits, WordPress forces an update. Is this true and is this what’s happening here? Or is it because a plugin has not been updated for a long time and wordpress does it itself.

    If this is not the case, then how can I turn off auto-updates formy plugins? Do I go to wp config and add code there or is simply turning it off via WordPress Dashboard > Plugins > Auto-Updates Disabled enough?

    If it was simply one plugin that was updating itself I would talk to their support but there have been too many different plugins. If this is a forced security update by wordpress, is there a way to override this?

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  • @hbk747
    >>?Is this true and is this what’s happening here? Or is it because a plugin has not been updated for a long time and wordpress does it itself.<<

    Thats true. WordPress can force updates for plugins that have security vulnerabilities. This is part of WordPress’s effort to maintain security across all installations.

    You can add the following code to your wp-config.php file to disable all automatic updates, including core updates:

    define('AUTOMATIC_UPDATER_DISABLED', true);

    Hope that helps ??

    Moderator James Huff

    (@macmanx)

    If this is a forced security update by wordpress, is there a way to override this?

    I wouldn’t recommend that.

    If WordPress forces a security update for a plugin, it’s because the plugin has a critical security vulnerability that is already being exploited in the wild, and your site could be next.

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