Choose how WordPress updates run

Easy Updates Manager Premium lets administrators manage core, add-on, theme, and translation updates on a single WordPress site or across WordPress Multisite. Choose which updates can run automatically and which should remain under manual control.

Premium includes scheduling, compatibility checks, delayed updates, and version control protection. These controls let you set when automatic updates run, postpone them during hotfixes or frequent releases, and prevent updates to plugins or themes under version control.

Update checks and timing

• Safe mode: checks whether updates are compatible with your WordPress version and the server's PHP version.
• Scheduled automatic updates: set when automatic updates run to fit your site's schedule.
• Delayed updates: postpone automatic updates during hotfixes or periods of frequent releases.
• Version control protection: prevent updates to plugins and themes under version control.
• Plugin checks: check plugins that have been removed from the WordPress Plugin Directory.

Backups, logs, and email

Easy Updates Manager Premium can integrate with UpdraftPlus to create a backup before a site update. Logging entries update activity so you can review what changed and when. External logging can send alerts when new updates are logged, and a log clearing schedule removes entries on a schedule you pick. Export logs for printing or download them as CSV or JSON for a selected date range.

Email settings include weekly or monthly reports of pending updates. You can configure update notification recipients using one address or multiple comma-separated addresses.

Settings and integrations

Import and export settings to transfer a configuration from one site to another. The extension integrates with UpdraftCentral and supports webhooks that connect to third-party services. Webhooks can run automatic updates through cron or Zapier.

Anonymization controls what information is sent to the WordPress API. White-label settings can disable notices and tailor what clients see. You can also hide plugin and theme updates when custom-developed components need separate handling.

Typical update workflow

First, choose which core, plugin, theme, or translation updates are permitted. Then set a schedule, delay updates when needed, or protect version-controlled components. Before an update, you can create a backup through UpdraftPlus. Logs and notifications provide a record of update activity.

Setup

Install the plugin and open its update settings to configure rules, scheduling, backups, logs, notifications, integrations, and white-label preferences. For Multisite, activate the plugin across the network and configure the available controls for your network's administration needs.