Plugin Blurb
When I started using Wordpress, I noticed an annoying red colour blurb with a number above the Plugins link on Wordpress. I didn’t know what it was and did what I normally do in such a situation, googled it. Turns out there were many like me who were confused as to what this blurb meant.
Apparently this blurb indicates the number of plugins for which newer versions/updates are available. It basically remind users to update the installed plugins to its newest versions if available. I think this is a good feature as most of the Plugin updates are to do with security issues/bugs, and updating is a necessity.
However, some users complained about false update notification from Plugins they haven’t installed but having the same name with the ones they have. Some said that the blurb didn’t go off even after updating the Plugins. At the time of publishing this post, I haven’t faced these problems yet(Wordpress might have probably fixed it).
For anyone facing problems related to Plugin Update notifications and wants to disable the same, here’s how you can do it.
Install the Disable WordPress Plugin Updates. Or
Edit the wp-admin.css (under the wp-admin directory) and add “display: none;” to #update-nag section.
Css edit
Before disabling the feature, consider what the author of Disable WordPress Plugin Updates said.
It’s important that you keep your WordPress plugins up to date. If you don’t, your blog or website could be susceptible to security vulnerabilities or performance issues. If you use this plugin, you must make sure you keep yourself up to date with new releases of your active plugins and update them as new versions are released.
Note: I wouldn’t recommend disabling the feature as some Plugin updates might be really important.
