Title: Selective Update Control
Author: Modi Sahil
Published: <strong>July 2, 2026</strong>
Last modified: July 2, 2026

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# Selective Update Control

 By [Modi Sahil](https://profiles.wordpress.org/modi2918/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/selective-update-control.1.0.0.zip)

 * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/selective-update-control/#description)
 * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/selective-update-control/#reviews)
 *  [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/selective-update-control/#installation)
 * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/selective-update-control/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/selective-update-control/)

## Description

Disables all automatic updates (core, plugins, themes, translations) and restricts
update visibility & access to admin account(s) chosen under Settings > Update Control.
All other users — including other administrators not on the list — won’t see update
nags, counts, or the Updates screen, and can’t trigger updates.

## Installation

 1. Upload the `selective-update-control` folder to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory.
 2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress.
 3. Go to Settings > Update Control to configure which administrator accounts should
    retain update access.

## FAQ

### Does this plugin disable all updates?

Yes, it disables all automatic background updates (core, plugins, themes, and translations)
globally.

### Who can access update settings?

Only the administrators selected in the plugin settings can see or manage update
options.

## Reviews

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## Contributors & Developers

“Selective Update Control” is open source software. The following people have contributed
to this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ Modi Sahil ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/modi2918/)

[Translate “Selective Update Control” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/selective-update-control)

### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/selective-update-control/),
check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/selective-update-control/),
or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/selective-update-control/)
by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/selective-update-control/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Changelog

#### 1.0.0

 * Initial release.

## Meta

 *  Version **1.0.0**
 *  Last updated **20 hours ago**
 *  Active installations **Fewer than 10**
 *  WordPress version ** 5.0 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **7.0**
 *  PHP version ** 7.2 or higher **
 * Tags
 * [disable updates](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/disable-updates/)[update control](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/update-control/)
   [updates](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/updates/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/selective-update-control/advanced/)

## Ratings

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## Contributors

 *   [ Modi Sahil ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/modi2918/)

## Support

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 [View support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/selective-update-control/)

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