Force Update Check for Plugins and Themes
by WP Zone 5 (5 reviews)

Force Update Check for Plugins and Themes

The Force Update Check For Plugins And Themes will run each time this page is loaded. Update statuses may still be cached by third-party updaters.

Force Update Check for Plugins and Themes ranks #12,423 among WordPress.org plugins with 200+ active installations, a 5/5 rating from 5 reviews, and was last updated Aug 13, 2024. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 6.6.11 (Current: 7.1.4)
v1.0.1 Current Version v1.0.1
Updated 2 years ago Last Update on 13 Aug, 2024
Refreshed 1 week ago Last Refreshed on
Top 25% by installs No update in over a year
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Rank
#12,423
— No change
Active Installs
200+
-17.4%
KW Avg Position
193
1 worse
Downloads
6.2K
+3 today
Support Resolved
0%
— No change
Rating
100%
Review 5 out of 5
5 (5 reviews)

Next Milestone 300

Total Progress 34%
200+ 300+
1,437
Ranks to Climb
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Growth Needed
8,000,000
Active Installs
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Rank Changes

11,802 12,112 12,423 12,734 13,044 31-10-2026 01-11-2026 02-11-2026 03-11-2026 04-11-2026 05-11-2026 06-11-2026 07-11-2026
12,379 12,424 12,470 12,515 12,560 23-10-2026 24-10-2026 25-10-2026 26-10-2026 27-10-2026 28-10-2026 29-10-2026 30-10-2026 31-10-2026 01-11-2026 02-11-2026 03-11-2026 04-11-2026 05-11-2026 06-11-2026 07-11-2026
Current #12,423
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Active Installs Growth

Active Installs 0,000,000+
Growth +0.0%
Peak 0,000,000

Downloads Growth

0 10 31-10-2026 01-11-2026 02-11-2026 03-11-2026 04-11-2026 05-11-2026 06-11-2026 07-11-2026
0 10 23-10-2026 24-10-2026 25-10-2026 26-10-2026 27-10-2026 28-10-2026 29-10-2026 30-10-2026 31-10-2026 01-11-2026 02-11-2026 03-11-2026 04-11-2026 05-11-2026 06-11-2026 07-11-2026
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Reviews & Ratings

5.0
5 reviews
Overall 100%
5
5 (100%)
4
0 (0%)
3
0 (0%)
2
0 (0%)
1
0 (0%)

Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

No known vulnerabilities on record for Force Update Check for Plugins and Themes. Checked 3 months ago.

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Plugin Details

Version
1.0.1
Last Updated
Aug 13, 2024
Requires WP
5.0+
Tested Up To
6.6.11
PHP Version
5.4 or higher
Author
WP Zone

Support & Rating

Rating
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5
Reviews
5
Support Threads
0
Resolved
0%

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site administrators and developers who need to confirm plugin and theme updates are current. It solves the problem of WordPress's default ~12-hour update check delay by clearing the update cache and forcing a fresh check each time the updates page is visited.

  • Automatic update checks
  • No configuration or settings page
  • Clears theme/plugin update cache
  • Checks on updates page visit
  • Plugin and theme updates only

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Force Update Check for Plugins and Themes

Just activate the plugin
No and no. This free plugin was built with love and shared in hopes others won’t need to reinvent the wheel. It is a tool for our development team that we use regularly and wanted to make it available to other developers, contributors, and users.
There are no settings to fiddle with. When you activate Force Update Check for Plugins and Themes it overrides the default check setting and forces WordPress to look for an update every time you visit the updates page. Nothing fancy...it just works.

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