Title: Jalma Who Sees Updates Author: Jonas Hjalmarsson Published: August 14, 2026 Last modified: August 14, 2026 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/jalma-who-sees-updates/assets/banner-772x250.png?rev=3646772) ![](https://ps.w.org/jalma-who-sees-updates/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev=3646772) # Jalma Who Sees Updates By [Jonas Hjalmarsson](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jonashjalmarsson/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/jalma-who-sees-updates.1.0.0.zip) * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/jalma-who-sees-updates/#description) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/jalma-who-sees-updates/#reviews) * [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/jalma-who-sees-updates/#installation) * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/jalma-who-sees-updates/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/jalma-who-sees-updates/) ## Description If you manage a site for someone else — or just don’t want every administrator nagged about updates you handle yourself — Jalma Who Sees Updates quietly removes the update notices from the people who shouldn’t act on them, while keeping everything normal for you. It hides the core, plugin and theme update notices, the update count bubbles in the admin menu, the “Updates” link in the menu and admin bar, and it blocks the updates screen for hidden users. Updates still install normally for anyone who is allowed to see them — nothing is disabled, and nothing is changed in the database. The update data is simply filtered per user, on each request. #### Two simple modes * **Hide from roles** — pick the roles that shouldn’t see updates. Tick “Administrator” to hide updates from other administrators too. * **Show only to users** — pick exactly who is allowed to see updates. Everyone else is hidden, including other administrators. You don’t combine them — choose whichever fits. #### You can’t lock yourself out The user who activates the plugin is recorded as the **owner**. The owner always sees updates and always sees the settings page, no matter how the rules are configured. If the owner account is ever deleted, the plugin fails open — updates become visible to everyone again, so a broken configuration can never hide security updates from the whole site. There is also a `define( 'JWSU_DISABLE', true )` escape hatch for wp-config.php. #### Honest about what it is This hides update notices from view; it is not a security boundary. Any administrator can still deactivate the plugin. It’s a tidiness and “please don’t touch the updates” tool for sites you maintain — not a lock. ## Screenshots [⌊Settings → Who Sees Updates. Pick a mode — hide updates from selected roles, or show updates only to selected users. You (the owner) are always ticked and can never be locked out.⌉⌊Settings → Who Sees Updates. Pick a mode — hide updates from selected roles, or show updates only to selected users. You (the owner) are always ticked and can never be locked out.⌉[ Settings Who Sees Updates. Pick a mode — hide updates from selected roles, or show updates only to selected users. You (the owner) are always ticked and can never be locked out. ## Installation 1. Install and activate the plugin. Whoever activates it becomes the owner. 2. Go to **Settings Who Sees Updates** (visible only to you, the owner). 3. Choose a mode and pick the roles or users, then save. ## FAQ ### Can I hide updates from other administrators? Yes. In “Hide from roles” mode, tick Administrator. In “Show only to users” mode, tick only yourself (and anyone else you trust). Either way, you — the owner — always keep seeing updates. ### Does this stop updates from installing? No. It only hides the notices from view. Updates still install for allowed users, and automatic background updates are unaffected. ### What happens if my user account is deleted? The plugin fails open: updates become visible to all administrators again, and any administrator can open the settings to reconfigure and become the new owner. ### Does it work on multisite? The update nags are removed in both site and network admin. Per-site activation records that site’s owner. ## Reviews There are no reviews for this plugin. ## Contributors & Developers “Jalma Who Sees Updates” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ Jonas Hjalmarsson ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jonashjalmarsson/) [Translate “Jalma Who Sees Updates” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/jalma-who-sees-updates) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/jalma-who-sees-updates/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/jalma-who-sees-updates/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/jalma-who-sees-updates/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/jalma-who-sees-updates/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 1.0.0 * First release. ## Meta * Version **1.0.0** * Last updated **14 hours ago** * Active installations **Fewer than 10** * WordPress version ** 6.0 or higher ** * Tested up to **7.1** * PHP version ** 7.4 or higher ** * Tags * [admin](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/admin/)[hide updates](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/hide-updates/) [multisite](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/multisite/)[update notifications](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/update-notifications/) [updates](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/updates/) * [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/jalma-who-sees-updates/advanced/) ## Ratings No reviews have been submitted yet. [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/jalma-who-sees-updates/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/jalma-who-sees-updates/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ Jonas Hjalmarsson ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jonashjalmarsson/) ## Support Got something to say? Need help? [View support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/jalma-who-sees-updates/)