Title: Feature request: improve WordPress Upgrades
Last modified: October 23, 2025

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# Feature request: improve WordPress Upgrades

 *  Resolved [mbaierl](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mbaierl/)
 * (@mbaierl)
 * [7 months, 3 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/feature-request-improve-wordpress-upgrades/)
 * Please add options to:
    - disable the installation of bundled themes with WP upgrades
 *  - disable mail sending for successful minor WP upgrades

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 *  Plugin Author [Bowo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/qriouslad/)
 * (@qriouslad)
 * [7 months, 3 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/feature-request-improve-wordpress-upgrades/#post-18693379)
 * [@mbaierl](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mbaierl/) thanks for the suggestions.
 * **>> disable the installation of bundled themes with WP upgrades**
 * The themes are part of the WordPress core zip file. Not sure there is a way to
   disable them automatically. Suppose all of the bundled themes can be removed,
   I’m not sure WordPress core can function properly without an active theme. Have
   you been able to achieve this with some success somehow?
 * **>> disable mail sending for successful minor WP upgrades**
 * Well noted for now. Thank you.
 *  Thread Starter [mbaierl](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mbaierl/)
 * (@mbaierl)
 * [7 months, 3 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/feature-request-improve-wordpress-upgrades/#post-18693709)
 * [@qriouslad](https://wordpress.org/support/users/qriouslad/) #1 is relatively
   easy, just set this constant:
 * define(‘CORE_UPGRADE_SKIP_NEW_BUNDLED’, true);

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 * Last activity: [7 months, 3 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/feature-request-improve-wordpress-upgrades/#post-18693709)
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