Title: How to disable plugin update alert emails?
Last modified: December 20, 2020

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# How to disable plugin update alert emails?

 *  Resolved [Oligraph](https://wordpress.org/support/users/midway88/)
 * (@midway88)
 * [5 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-to-disable-plugin-update-alert-emails/)
 * Hello,
 * I find the constant plugin update alert emails from WordFence a. annoying and
   b. a waste of energy, literally. I do not need these reminders, or at least not
   on an ASAP basis. I do not find a setting that explicitly enables me to stop 
   those messages. Do I change severity setting from «medium» to «high»? Do I exclude
   the plugins folder in the activity report window?
 * I have set email summary to once a week. That would do the job for me finely,
   thank you 😉
 * I am grateful for any hint!

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 *  Plugin Support [wfpeter](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wfpeter/)
 * (@wfpeter)
 * [5 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-to-disable-plugin-update-alert-emails/#post-13816350)
 * Hi [@midway88](https://wordpress.org/support/users/midway88/), sorry to hear 
   you’re unhappy with the alerts you’re receiving but I’m sure we can help out 
   with those.
 * In **Wordfence > All Options > Email Alert Preferences**, you will see a series
   of checkboxes titled “**Email me when…**” and “**Alert me when…**“. Feel free
   to modify those so that you either suppress all emails or only leave the most
   serious circumstances as active depending on your preference. Don’t forget to
   press the SAVE button when done.
 * Let me know how you get on!
 * Thanks,
 * Peter.
 *  Thread Starter [Oligraph](https://wordpress.org/support/users/midway88/)
 * (@midway88)
 * [5 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-to-disable-plugin-update-alert-emails/#post-13848349)
 * Thank you for your reply, wfpeter,
 * I already did what you suggested. But I have not found a way to explicitely stop
   e-Mail alerts for plugin updates, except raising severity status (which is already
   at «medium».
 * You see, it’s not only exaggerated to send all those mails, but it’s also a serious
   waste of energy.
 * I have tried to add the plugins-folder to the «List of directories to exclude
   from recently modified file list».
 * I’ll see if that does the trick.
 * Happy New Year,
 * Olaf
    -  This reply was modified 5 years, 4 months ago by [Oligraph](https://wordpress.org/support/users/midway88/).
      Reason: Typo
 *  Plugin Support [wfpeter](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wfpeter/)
 * (@wfpeter)
 * [5 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-to-disable-plugin-update-alert-emails/#post-13866175)
 * Hi [@midway88](https://wordpress.org/support/users/midway88/), thanks for the
   clarification, you are correct that this was not part of the Email Alert Preferences.
 * If you access **Wordfence > All Options > Scan Options > General Options**, you
   will see a checkbox for “**Scan for out of date, abandoned, and vulnerable plugins,
   themes, and WordPress versions**“. This checkbox means that Wordfence simply 
   alerts you via email if you are using any out-of-date themes or plugins. We naturally
   recommend this is turned on to ensure you have the latest and most secure versions
   of everything, but this is the option you are looking for to suppress these emails.
 * Thanks again,
 * Peter.
 *  Thread Starter [Oligraph](https://wordpress.org/support/users/midway88/)
 * (@midway88)
 * [5 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-to-disable-plugin-update-alert-emails/#post-13946908)
 * Peter, thank you,
 * you rule! I usually check regularly on my sites, if anything needs updating, 
   so I am happy with the setting you suggested.
 * All the best, keep up the great work,
    Olaf

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 * Last activity: [5 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-to-disable-plugin-update-alert-emails/#post-13946908)
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