# Disable All Automatic Updates

> Turns off every background update: WordPress core, plugins, themes and translations. For sites where updates are deployed by hand or through version control.

- Type: PHP
- Runs: Run everywhere
- Category: [Disable Features](https://wpide.com/library/category/disable-features/)
- Tags: updates, auto-updates, disable
- Author: WPIDE Team
- Installs: 0
- Updated: 2026-10-28
- Page: https://wpide.com/library/disable-all-automatic-updates/

## Code

```php
add_filter( 'automatic_updater_disabled', '__return_true' );
```

## Notes

This also stops automatic security releases. Make sure you have another update process.

## How to use it

Install the free WPIDE plugin (https://wordpress.org/plugins/wpide/), find "Disable All Automatic Updates" in its snippet library and add it in one click; or create a new PHP snippet in WPIDE (or any code snippets plugin) and paste the code above. More snippets: https://wpide.com/library/