# Stop Auto-Update Success Emails

> Silences the emails sent after successful automatic updates of WordPress, plugins and themes. Emails about failed core updates are kept.

- Type: PHP
- Runs: Run everywhere
- Category: [Email](https://wpide.com/library/category/email/)
- Tags: email, updates, notifications
- Author: WPIDE Team
- Installs: 0
- Updated: 2026-10-28
- Page: https://wpide.com/library/disable-auto-update-emails/

## Code

```php
add_filter( 'auto_core_update_send_email', function ( $send, $type ) {
    return 'success' === $type ? false : $send;
}, 10, 2 );

add_filter( 'auto_plugin_update_send_email', '__return_false' );
add_filter( 'auto_theme_update_send_email', '__return_false' );
```

## How to use it

Install the free WPIDE plugin (https://wordpress.org/plugins/wpide/), find "Stop Auto-Update Success Emails" 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/