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UTS Sites Simple Update Manager
UTS Sites Simple Update Manager

UTS Sites Simple Update Manager

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UTS Sites Simple Update Manager gives you one clean, easy settings page to control how WordPress updates itself. You decide what updates automatically, when it updates, who gets notified, and what happens if an update goes wrong. No technical knowledge needed.

Outdated plugins, themes and WordPress core are one of the most common reasons websites get hacked or break. But blindly auto-updating everything can also break a site. This plugin gives you the middle path: automatic updates with safety nets (schedule, backups, rollback, email reports).

Built by UTSSites.com, a web design, development and digital marketing agency.

Why keeping WordPress updated matters

Many WordPress security problems come from outdated plugins, themes or WordPress core that have known, already-fixed vulnerabilities. When a developer releases a security fix, attackers often start scanning for sites that have not installed it yet. The longer an update waits, the longer your site stays exposed.

Automatic updates shrink that gap. Keeping everything up to date is one of the most important steps in reducing security risks, and it also brings bug fixes, better performance and compatibility with new WordPress versions.

Please note: this plugin is an update manager. It is not a security scanner, malware remover or firewall, and it cannot guarantee that a site will never be hacked. It cannot protect against vulnerabilities that have no patch yet, plugins that are no longer maintained, weak passwords or insecure hosting. Use it as one part of a complete security routine that also includes strong passwords, regular backups and a trusted security plugin.

Who is this plugin for?

  • Website owners who want updates handled without logging in every week
  • Freelancers and agencies managing client websites who need proof of what was updated
  • Beginners who are not sure what to turn on (there is a one-click recommended setup)
  • Anyone who wants updates to run at night, not during peak traffic

Main Features

1. Two simple update modes

  • Update Everything Automatically: core, plugins and themes update on their own. Fully hands-off.
  • Choose What Updates: fine-tune each part separately.

2. One-click “Use Recommended Setup”

Not sure what to select? Click one button and the plugin applies a safe, sensible configuration. You can still change anything afterwards.

3. Fine-tune auto-updates (Choose What Updates mode)

  • WordPress Core: update minor releases only (security and maintenance), or all updates (minor + major).
  • Plugins: update all plugins, or only the plugins you select from a list.
  • Themes: auto-update all installed themes.

4. Update Schedule (quiet-hours window)

Allow updates only during a time window you choose, for example 1 AM to 5 AM, when your visitors are fewest. You can pick a timezone that is independent of your WordPress site timezone, which is useful if your audience or server is in a different country.

5. Backups & Rollback

If an update causes a problem, open the Backups & Rollback tab and restore the previous version with one click.

6. Uptime Protection (auto-rollback)

Turn on auto-rollback and a broken update can revert itself automatically. This works together with the Backups & Rollback feature.

7. Email Notifications

Get an email summary after automatic updates complete, showing what was updated. By default it goes to your admin email, or you can enter any other address.

8. Update Log with changelog viewer

See what updated and when. Click “View changelog” on any plugin or theme update to read what changed in that version.

9. Client Report

A clean 30-day summary of all updates, ready to print or save as a PDF. Perfect for sending to a client.

10. Maintenance page during updates

While updates are running, visitors see a short “Quick maintenance in progress” page instead of a half-updated site, and it reloads automatically when finished.

11. Clean, modern dashboard

Simple tabs (Settings, Update Log, Backups & Rollback, Client Report), clear labels and no clutter. Works on desktop and mobile.

Privacy & External Services

This plugin does not track visitors and does not collect or send any personal data to UTSSites.com or any third party.

When you click “View changelog” in the Update Log, the plugin requests that plugin’s or theme’s public changelog from the official WordPress.org API (api.wordpress.org). Only the plugin or theme name (slug) is sent. Privacy policy: https://wordpress.org/about/privacy/

Uptime Protection only checks your own website’s homepage to confirm it is still loading after an update.

Notification emails are sent only to the address you set.

Optional credit

The plugin can show a small “Powered by UTSSites.com” line on the maintenance page that visitors see while updates run. It is off by default and appears only if you turn on “Show Powered by credit” in the settings.

How to Use

First-time setup (about 2 minutes)

  1. Open the plugin. In your WordPress admin left menu, click Update Manager.
  2. Choose your mode.
    • Want everything hands-off? Select Update Everything Automatically.
    • Want control? Select Choose What Updates.
    • Not sure? Click Use Recommended Setup.
  3. If you chose “Choose What Updates”:
    • Under WordPress Core, pick minor updates only (safest) or all updates.
    • Under Plugins, pick all plugins or only selected ones, then tick the plugins you want.
    • Under Themes, turn on auto-updates if you want themes updated too.
  4. Turn on Email Notifications (optional). Enter an email address, or leave it blank to use your admin email.
  5. Set an Update Schedule (optional but recommended). Turn on “Only update during this window”, choose a Timezone, then set the From and To times, for example 01:00 to 05:00.
  6. Turn on Uptime Protection (recommended). Enable auto-rollback so a broken update reverts itself.
  7. Click Save Settings. Done. Updates now run automatically.

Check what happened

  • Open the Update Log tab to see every update with date and time. Click View changelog to read what changed.
  • Open the Client Report tab for a 30-day summary. Use your browser’s print option to print it or save it as a PDF.

If an update breaks something

  1. Go to Update Manager > Backups & Rollback.
  2. Find the plugin or theme that was updated.
  3. Click restore to bring back the previous version.
  4. Your site is back to how it was. If auto-rollback is on, this may already have happened for you.

Pause updates anytime

Return to the Settings tab, switch the mode or turn off the item you want to pause, and click Save Settings.If you find this plugin useful, you may also like these other free plugins from UTSSites.com: