Disable All WordPress Updates vs Lock Your Updates Plugins/Themes Manager
Two WordPress plugins head to head: ranking, active installs, downloads and ratings, from our daily tracking of the WordPress.org directory.
These aren’t all alternatives to each other — they do different jobs — so this page compares popularity only, not features.
At a glance
Disable All WordPress Updates leads the WordPress.org popular list today at #1,376, ahead of Lock Your Updates Plugins/Themes Manager at #10,785. Over the last 7 days Disable All WordPress Updates climbed 15 places and Lock Your Updates Plugins/Themes Manager slipped 4 places. Disable All WordPress Updates has the largest install base, roughly 67× the next: 20K+ active installs against 300+ for Lock Your Updates Plugins/Themes Manager. Downloads this week: Disable All WordPress Updates 5,093 and Lock Your Updates Plugins/Themes Manager 34. Ratings: Disable All WordPress Updates 4.8★ from 69 and Lock Your Updates Plugins/Themes Manager 5★ from 5 reviews.
| Metric | Disable All WordPress Updates | Lock Your Updates Plugins/Themes Manager |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #1,376 ▲ 15 | #10,785 ▼ 4 |
| Active installs | 20K+ | 300+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 5,093 | 34 |
| Rating | 4.8★ (69) | 5★ (5) |
| Last updated | Oct 17, 2026 | Mar 22, 2015 |
| Current version | 2.0.3 | 1.1 |
| Best rank on record | #1,375 | #10,565 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Feb 2010 | Jun 2014 |
Highlighted cells mark the strongest figure in each row. Rank and installs are from the latest WordPress.org capture; downloads are the last seven captured days.
Ranking history Lower is better
Active installs
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Frequently asked questions
Which is more popular, Disable All WordPress Updates or Lock Your Updates Plugins/Themes Manager?
By active installs, Disable All WordPress Updates: 20K+ sites run it against 300+ for Lock Your Updates Plugins/Themes Manager, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 26, 2026.
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, Disable All WordPress Updates or Lock Your Updates Plugins/Themes Manager?
Disable All WordPress Updates, at #1,376 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with Lock Your Updates Plugins/Themes Manager at #10,785. The ranking reflects recent installs and moves daily, which is why this page shows the history rather than one snapshot.
Are Disable All WordPress Updates or Lock Your Updates Plugins/Themes Manager alternatives to each other?
Not all of them. Some of these plugins do different jobs and many sites run more than one. This page compares their popularity, not their features.
Where do these numbers come from?
WordPress.org publishes each plugin’s active install count and its position on the popular list. This site records both every day, along with per-day downloads and ratings, so the charts above show how the plugins have moved over time rather than a single day.