Title: No changes to default plugins page Last modified: April 29, 2017 --- # No changes to default plugins page * Resolved [yosmc](https://wordpress.org/support/users/yosmc/) * (@yosmc) * [9 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/no-changes-to-default-plugins-page/) * Hi, * Is there a particular reason why your plugin doesn’t block updating on the default plugins page as well? You probably have your reasons, but at first sight, it seems counter-intuitive, as it opens the door to mishaps and accidential updates to plugins that should remain as they are. * Thanks! Viewing 10 replies - 1 through 10 (of 10 total) * Plugin Contributor [Matthew](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kidsguide/) * (@kidsguide) * [9 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/no-changes-to-default-plugins-page/#post-9090617) * [@yosmc](https://wordpress.org/support/users/yosmc/) I don’t exactly understand what you are asking here? What is this “default plugins page” that you are referring to? * Thread Starter [yosmc](https://wordpress.org/support/users/yosmc/) * (@yosmc) * [9 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/no-changes-to-default-plugins-page/#post-9090624) * When you click on “plugins” in the menu. * [http://www.somesite.com/wp-admin/plugins.php](http://www.somesite.com/wp-admin/plugins.php) * Plugin Contributor [Matthew](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kidsguide/) * (@kidsguide) * [9 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/no-changes-to-default-plugins-page/#post-9090639) * Yes, that is the list of all plugins installed on your website. You are saying that Easy Updates Manager isn’t blocking the updates on the default plugins. Do you mean Akismet and Hello Dolly? * Plugin Contributor [Ronald Huereca](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ronalfy/) * (@ronalfy) * [9 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/no-changes-to-default-plugins-page/#post-9090670) * [@kidsguide](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kidsguide/), * I think the question is why we don’t have EUM options on the actual WordPress admin plugins/themes page instead of our current solution, which is to have our own admin area. * Based on that assumption, here is my response: * 1. At the time of the bulk of the code for the user interface, adding bulk-actions and additional settings links were not possible (both now are). * 2. The sorting and filtering of plugins is still not possible. * 3. Themes to not have a listing page like plugins (except on multisite), so we had to create an interface for that. It made sense to re-use it for the plugins screen. * 4. Putting all of the options in one place (plugins are just one part of this plugin – we also deal with themes, translations, and other advanced features) * Thread Starter [yosmc](https://wordpress.org/support/users/yosmc/) * (@yosmc) * [9 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/no-changes-to-default-plugins-page/#post-9090727) * Thanks – yeah, that was what I wanted to know. * I understand the advantages of a dedicated admin panel – it’s smooth and looks good, too. * But on the flipside, this plugin is also a security tool. It’s supposed to prevent you (and anyone else) from accidentally updating plugins, thereby potentially breaking your site or even erasing many hours of work invested into custom changes. To me, the possibility that you can just walk onto the plugin page and hit “update” on any plugin you would like, kinda defeats that purpose. Ideally, it would be cool to have a quick lock/unlock link to go with each plugin on the actual plugins/ themes pages, but at the very least, once locked via your admin panel, I believe they should be locked here as well. Just my two cents, of course. 😉 Up till now, I’ve been using a plugin that was locking plugins and themes directly on the original pages – unfortunately, it’s not being maintained any longer. * Plugin Contributor [Ronald Huereca](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ronalfy/) * (@ronalfy) * [9 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/no-changes-to-default-plugins-page/#post-9090790) * If you have plugin updates disabled, you should not even see the update option for the plugin, in either the Dashboard->Updates screeen or on the WordPress plugins screen. * Is this not the case? * Thread Starter [yosmc](https://wordpress.org/support/users/yosmc/) * (@yosmc) * [9 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/no-changes-to-default-plugins-page/#post-9090824) * I just tested it, and can confirm: if the plugin update is disabled, the update option for the plugin is gone, too. Unfortunately, though, the update NOTIFICATION is gone as well, so it’s not transparent: I simply didn’t know I can’t update, because I didn’t know there’s an update in the first place. Knowing there’s an update is important, though – only then can you make an informed decision. Ideally, you would show the available update together with the info that updates are disabled. * Plugin Contributor [Ronald Huereca](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ronalfy/) * (@ronalfy) * [9 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/no-changes-to-default-plugins-page/#post-9090926) * Makes total sense. * I recommend using this workflow: [https://github.com/easy-updates-manager/easy-updates-manager/wiki/2.3-Advanced-(developer)-Configurations](https://github.com/easy-updates-manager/easy-updates-manager/wiki/2.3-Advanced-(developer)-Configurations) * 1. Add a trusted user to the exclusion list 2. Disable updates 3. Add the wp- config option to hide EUM settings * This way when you log in, everything is updatable. * Thread Starter [yosmc](https://wordpress.org/support/users/yosmc/) * (@yosmc) * [9 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/no-changes-to-default-plugins-page/#post-9091034) * Sorry if I’m slow, but if I follow those instructions, will I end up with a plugin page where update-disabled plugins can’t be updated, but where I can still see when a new update is available? Doesn’t seem like it, but maybe I’m missing something. * Thread Starter [yosmc](https://wordpress.org/support/users/yosmc/) * (@yosmc) * [9 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/no-changes-to-default-plugins-page/#post-9092634) * Never mind, I’ve uninstalled your plugin. For something as delicate as updates, I’d prefer so stick with core WordPress as closely as possible. All the best. 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