Activate Update Services
WordPress removes the Update Services ability when you create a network. Activate this plugin to get it back.
The facts
- Rating
- 5★ from 1
- Active installs
- 200+
- Price
- Free
- Last updated
- 21 May 2016
- Added
- Jul 2010
- Requires WP
- 3.0.0
- Tested up to
- WP 4.5.33
- Downloads
- 40,447
Our analysis
AI-assistedActivate Update Services is a WordPress plugin designed to restore the Update Services feature in WordPress multisite installations. When a network is created, the ability to manage Update Services is removed from the Settings menu, and this plugin aims to reinstate that functionality.
This plugin is specifically for users running a WordPress network, also known as WPMU or multisite. It may also work with older WordPress MU sites, although this has not been tested.
Best for: This plugin is suitable for users managing a WordPress multisite network.
What it does well
- ✓Restores Update Services for multisite setups
- ✓Free to use from the WordPress.org directory
- ✓Simple installation process
Where it falls short
- •Limited to WordPress multisite installations
- •No testing information for older WordPress MU sites
Verdict
Activate Update Services provides a straightforward solution for restoring a specific feature in multisite setups. It may be useful for those needing this functionality, but its applicability is limited to specific WordPress configurations.
From the developer
feedmeastraycat's own description of Activate Update Services, lightly tidied.
WordPress removes the Update Services ability (Settings – Writing) when you create a network (aka enables WordPress MU/Multisite).
Activate this plugin to get it back.
Note: This is only for WordPress setups with a network, aka multiple sites, aka multisites,
aka WPMU in WordPress 3 and later.
This plugin might work with older WordPress MU sites. I haven’t tested it though. If you do, please
let me know how it turned out.
Files
- /activate-update-services/activate-update-services.php
- /activate-update-services/README.txt