How To Disable Auto Updates

This setup disables automatic WordPress core updates and prevents update notifications for selected plugins, giving full control over when and how updates are applied.

Step 1: Disable Core Auto Updates

1. Open wp-config.php

2. Add the code before /* That's all, stop editing! */

define( 'AUTOMATIC_UPDATER_DISABLED', true );
define( 'WP_AUTO_UPDATE_CORE', false );

Step 2: Disable Plugin & Theme Auto Updates (Dashboard)

1. Go to Plugins → Installed Plugins

2. Click Disable auto-updates for required plugins

3. Do the same under Appearance → Themes

Step 3: Disable Updates for Specific Plugins (Code Method)

1. Open functions.php (theme or child theme)

2. Add the following code:

function AS_disable_plugin_updates( $value ) {
    $pluginsNotUpdatable = [
        'elementor/elementor.php',
        'elementor-pro/elementor-pro.php',
    ];

    if ( isset( $value ) && is_object( $value ) ) {
        foreach ( $pluginsNotUpdatable as $plugin ) {
            if ( isset( $value->response[ $plugin ] ) ) {
                unset( $value->response[ $plugin ] );
            }
        }
    }
    return $value;
}
add_filter( 'site_transient_update_plugins', 'AS_disable_plugin_updates' );

Step 4: Verify

1. Go to Dashboard → Updates

2. Elementor update notifications will no longer appear