Title: Disable plugin only for admin
Last modified: April 25, 2018

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# Disable plugin only for admin

 *  Resolved [catmaniax](https://wordpress.org/support/users/catmaniax/)
 * (@catmaniax)
 * [8 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/disable-plugin-only-for-admin/)
 * Hello!
 * I’d like to have your plugin enabled for every other user or visitor, but disabled
   for me (admin) so I can see what updates are available.
 * Any easy way to do that?
 * Please let me know.
    Thanks!

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 *  Plugin Author [wpseek](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alphawolf/)
 * (@alphawolf)
 * [8 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/disable-plugin-only-for-admin/#post-10229559)
 * Hi catmaniax,
 * I’d like my plugin to remain free of any settings, so maybe [https://wordpress.org/plugins/stops-core-theme-and-plugin-updates/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/stops-core-theme-and-plugin-updates/)
   would be a good choice for your needs. 🙂
 * Best,
    Oliver
 *  Thread Starter [catmaniax](https://wordpress.org/support/users/catmaniax/)
 * (@catmaniax)
 * [8 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/disable-plugin-only-for-admin/#post-10248394)
 * I think I will do that with Plugin Organizer, thanks though.
 *  Thread Starter [catmaniax](https://wordpress.org/support/users/catmaniax/)
 * (@catmaniax)
 * [8 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/disable-plugin-only-for-admin/#post-10275858)
 * By the way, do you happen to know how I can manually stop all plugins and themes
   translations from being downloaded ever again?
 *  Plugin Author [wpseek](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alphawolf/)
 * (@alphawolf)
 * [8 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/disable-plugin-only-for-admin/#post-10276008)
 * Translations aren’t downloaded/updated automatically AFAIK unless you update 
   a plugin.
    -  This reply was modified 8 years, 1 month ago by [wpseek](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alphawolf/).
 *  Thread Starter [catmaniax](https://wordpress.org/support/users/catmaniax/)
 * (@catmaniax)
 * [8 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/disable-plugin-only-for-admin/#post-10276017)
 * Ok, but do you think there’s a way to stop downloading the translations packs
   of themes/plugins when they push updates?
 *  Plugin Author [wpseek](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alphawolf/)
 * (@alphawolf)
 * [8 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/disable-plugin-only-for-admin/#post-10276025)
 * Sure: [https://codex.wordpress.org/Configuring_Automatic_Background_Updates#Translation_Updates_via_Filter](https://codex.wordpress.org/Configuring_Automatic_Background_Updates#Translation_Updates_via_Filter)
 *  Thread Starter [catmaniax](https://wordpress.org/support/users/catmaniax/)
 * (@catmaniax)
 * [8 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/disable-plugin-only-for-admin/#post-10276028)
 * So, adding this code to my theme’s functions.php will no longer download .mo 
   and .po files from plugins and themes when they are updated?
 *  Plugin Author [wpseek](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alphawolf/)
 * (@alphawolf)
 * [8 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/disable-plugin-only-for-admin/#post-10276054)
 * No, you will need to create a small custom plugin: [https://codex.wordpress.org/Configuring_Automatic_Background_Updates#Configuration_via_Filters](https://codex.wordpress.org/Configuring_Automatic_Background_Updates#Configuration_via_Filters)
 *  Thread Starter [catmaniax](https://wordpress.org/support/users/catmaniax/)
 * (@catmaniax)
 * [8 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/disable-plugin-only-for-admin/#post-10276058)
 * I see, I hope I figure it out, thanks.

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