Disable Auto Update Emails in WordPress – A Lightweight Plugin to Keep Your Inbox Clean
If you manage multiple WordPress sites, you probably know the feeling: your inbox is constantly filling up with notification emails about automatic updates. WordPress loves to keep you informed whenever it updates plugins, themes, translations, or even itself. While this can be useful, in practice it often becomes noise — especially if you use staging sites or manage a network of websites.
That’s exactly why we built the Disable Auto Update Emails plugin. A simple, lightweight, “set it and forget it” tool that prevents WordPress from sending those automatic update notifications.
Why Disable These Emails?
By default, WordPress automatically updates:
Core files (minor releases by default, or major releases if enabled)
Plugins
Themes
Translation files
Every time an update happens, WordPress sends an email notification to the site administrator. On a single site, this might not be a big deal. But if you manage 10, 20, or 50 websites, the flood of emails can quickly become overwhelming.
If you rely on professional monitoring or maintenance tools, you probably don’t need those emails at all. Disabling them keeps your inbox focused on what matters most.
Key Features
Disables all automatic update emails (core, plugins, themes, translations, debug)
Lightweight and fast – no unnecessary code or overhead
No configuration needed – install, activate, done
Safe to use – it only removes emails, updates still run as usual
How It Works
The plugin hooks into WordPress filters such as:
add_filter( 'auto_core_update_send_email', '__return_false' );
add_filter( 'auto_plugin_update_send_email', '__return_false' );
add_filter( 'auto_theme_update_send_email', '__return_false' );
add_filter( 'automatic_updates_send_debug_email', '__return_false' );This ensures that no matter what type of automatic update occurs, no email notifications will be sent.
Installation
Download the ZIP file of the plugin: disable-update-emails
In your WordPress admin panel, go to Plugins → Add New → Upload Plugin.
Upload the ZIP file and click Install Now.
Activate the plugin.
That’s it. From now on, your WordPress site won’t send you automatic update emails.
Who Is This Plugin For?
Agencies and freelancers who manage many WordPress sites and don’t want to drown in update notifications.
Site owners who use other monitoring solutions and prefer to reduce inbox clutter.
Developers who work with staging or test environments and don’t want unnecessary emails.
Conclusion
The Disable Auto Update Emails plugin is a small, focused solution to a common annoyance in WordPress. It gives you one less distraction and lets you focus on what really matters — running and improving your websites.
👉 Ready to declutter your inbox? Download and activate Disable Auto Update Emails today!
