Hi,
A few things commonly cause plugin updates to stop showing. Try these in order:
1. Force a fresh update check
Go to Dashboard → Updates and click Check again. If nothing changes, clear the cached update data. With WP-CLI:
wp eval 'delete_site_transient( "update_plugins" ); wp_update_plugins();'
Or install a transient-clearing plugin such as WP Crontrol or Transients Manager and delete update_plugins.
2. Check that your server can reach WordPress.org
Go to Tools → Site Health → Status and look for errors about REST API, loopback requests, or “communication with WordPress.org”. A firewall, security plugin, or host restriction can block outgoing requests to api.wordpress.org, so the update list never refreshes.
3. Check wp-config.php
Look for these lines:
define( 'DISALLOW_FILE_MODS', true );
define( 'WP_HTTP_BLOCK_EXTERNAL', true );
Either one can stop updates from appearing or installing. If WP_HTTP_BLOCK_EXTERNAL is on, WP_ACCESSIBLE_HOSTS must include api.wordpress.org and *.wordpress.org.
4. Check your PHP version
WordPress won’t offer a plugin update if your PHP or WordPress version is below what that release requires. Elementor’s newer versions require newer PHP than older ones did. Check the “Requires PHP” line on the plugin’s page in the directory, and compare it with the version shown in Site Health → Info → Server.
5. Rule out conflicts and caching
- Temporarily deactivate security, caching, and “update manager” plugins and check again.
- If you use an object cache (Redis or Memcached), flush it.
- Make sure the server date and time are correct. A wrong clock can break HTTPS requests.
6. Manual update as a last resort
Download the plugin zip from its page in the directory, deactivate it, and replace the folder over FTP or the file manager. Or run wp plugin update elementor.
If it still doesn’t work, please share:
- Your WordPress and PHP versions
- Your hosting type
- Any errors from Site Health
- Whether
DISALLOW_FILE_MODS or WP_HTTP_BLOCK_EXTERNAL is set
