Title: Easy Updates Menu
Author: Core Essentials
Published: <strong>May 12, 2025</strong>
Last modified: October 21, 2025

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# Easy Updates Menu

 By [Core Essentials](https://profiles.wordpress.org/coreessentials/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/easy-updates-menu.1.0.4.zip)

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## Description

Easy Updates Menu is a lightweight plugin that enhances your WordPress admin interface
by adding a convenient “Updates” submenu item under the Plugins menu. This submenu
only appears when there are plugin updates available, making it easier to quickly
access and manage pending updates.

We’ve all dealt with slow servers and clunky setups when running maintenance on 
sites. How frustrating is it to log in to the dashboard, click on ‘Installed Plugins’,
then click ‘Updates’? It eats up precious time. With Easy Updates Menu, you can 
simply log in to the dashboard, click “Updates,” and start updating without the 
hassle.

#### Features

 * Adds a dynamic submenu item: Plugins  Updates
 * Shows the number of available updates in the menu
 * Only visible when plugin updates are available
 * Direct access to the updates view
 * Respects WordPress user capabilities

#### How It Works

The plugin automatically checks for available plugin updates and adds a submenu 
item when updates are found. Clicking the submenu takes you directly to the plugins
update screen, streamlining your update workflow.

#### User Permissions

The submenu is only visible to users with the ‘update_plugins’ capability, maintaining
proper WordPress security practices.

## Screenshots

 * [[
 * The “Updates” submenu showing the number of available updates

## Installation

 1. Upload the `ce-easy-updates-menu` folder to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory
 2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
 3. No configuration needed – the plugin works automatically

## FAQ

### Why don’t I see the “Updates” submenu?

The submenu only appears when there are plugin updates available. If you don’t see
it, it means all your plugins are up to date.

### Who can see the submenu?

Only users with the capability to update plugins (typically administrators) will
see the submenu.

### Does this plugin require configuration?

No, the plugin works automatically after activation with no configuration needed.

## Reviews

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## Contributors & Developers

“Easy Updates Menu” is open source software. The following people have contributed
to this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ Core Essentials ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/coreessentials/)

[Translate “Easy Updates Menu” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/easy-updates-menu)

### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/easy-updates-menu/),
check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/easy-updates-menu/),
or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/easy-updates-menu/)
by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/easy-updates-menu/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Changelog

#### 1.0.0

 * Initial release

#### 1.0.1

 * Enable live preview
 * Check for updates on activation

#### 1.0.2

 * Fix: Live count when making updates
 * Lower overhead and footprint, plugin refactored

#### 1.0.3

 * Ensure count is live on plugin activation

#### 1.0.4

 * Recalculate plugin updates on login by user with update_plugins capability

## Meta

 *  Version **1.0.4**
 *  Last updated **7 months ago**
 *  Active installations **10+**
 *  WordPress version ** 5.0 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **6.8.5**
 *  PHP version ** 7.2 or higher **
 *  Language
 * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/easy-updates-menu/)
 * Tags
 * [admin](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/admin/)[dashboard](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/dashboard/)
   [menu](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/menu/)[plugins](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/plugins/)
   [updates](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/updates/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/easy-updates-menu/advanced/)

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## Contributors

 *   [ Core Essentials ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/coreessentials/)

## Support

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