Title: Update Privacy Author: Matt Radford Published: October 25, 2017 Last modified: May 22, 2019 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/update-privacy/assets/banner-772x250.png?rev=1752835) This plugin **hasn’t been tested with the latest 3 major releases of WordPress**. It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when used with more recent versions of WordPress. ![](https://ps.w.org/update-privacy/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev=1752839) # Update Privacy By [Matt Radford](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mattrad/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/update-privacy.1.0.4.zip) * [Details](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/update-privacy/#description) * [Reviews](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/update-privacy/#reviews) * [Development](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/update-privacy/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/update-privacy/) ## Description Stop WordPress sending anything but essential data during the update check. By default, WordPress sends the following data during the version update check: * Current WordPress version * Language * PHP version * MySQL version * If multisite in enabled * Number of websites the WordPress install is running (this will be 1 unless it is a multisite) * Number of users * The WordPress database version during initial installation The WordPress dashboard does not currently provide a way to opt-out of this data collection, but WordPress 4.9 introduced the ability to change whether this data is sent. This plugin ensures only essential data – current WordPress version and language– are sent during the update check. There are no options to configure with this plugin. ## FAQ Why do I need this? Because WordPress sends non-essential data on every update check to wordpress.org’s API. But that’s ok, right? On a WordPress install with only one user, sure, that’s up to you. But if you have more than one user, you need to consider their data as well. Under the GDPR, even pseudonymised data (such as IP address) needs to be considered as data that you should be protecting on behalf of your users. Also consider a WordPress install with WooCommerce – do you want to send the number of your customers to a 3rd party? If you do, you may need to get their consent to do so. Can I include this plugin using Composer? Yes. See https://github.com/mattradford/update-privacy> Who did the banner art? The image is licensed under the Creative Commons, Attribution 2.0 Generic (CC BY 2.0), and was taken by Tim Parkinson: [https://www.flickr.com/photos/timparkinson/](https://www.flickr.com/photos/timparkinson/). [Original image](https://www.flickr.com/photos/timparkinson/509774987/in/photolist-M3JkV-SBenGs-DTfnt-9D55KS-5dV6i4-DThif-ccE7GW-5mfo7h-dN6GbY-GtD7y-bVhSsv-9G8yCm-3fwgHt-TFUyB2-bVhSiX-5dZqJ1-5dV76t-5dZrL1-5mb6HT-4stVFT-6ftjX6-GtGwz-sX9CY-nPwQUR-3Zcbby-GtDJo-SEPetr-9FoGdT-2U3JM-ee9npF-5v7Wwg-v3u6aw-aMmB2a-sX9Ge-DTesZ-SzxxT1-GtCHd-5mfoTW-DTesN-TCbsq7-8t7YtD-96pPZ-7SD5w6-5dZrjE-5dV6ti-5dZsMN-TFQ9ND-DTeso-5dZsaQ-5dZtLJ) ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/823e0c6f92068762abbf8dfa18c9444ebb71916b4b9797c66cff1adf335aae6d? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Thanks for sharing](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/thanks-for-sharing-6/)󠁿 [Nuno Sarmento](https://profiles.wordpress.org/nunosarmento/) December 6, 2017 Great plugin, very well written. Thanks for sharing. [ Read all 1 review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/update-privacy/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “Update Privacy” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ Matt Radford ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mattrad/) [Translate “Update Privacy” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/update-privacy) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/update-privacy/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/update-privacy/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/update-privacy/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/update-privacy/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 1.0.4 * Forcing a push. #### 1.0.3 * Fix typo. Update FAQ. #### 1.0.2 * Fix short description so it shows correctly. #### 1.0.1 * Add composer.json, fix typo and add Github URL. #### 1.0.0 * Initial release. ## Meta * Version **1.0.4** * Last updated **7 years ago** * Active installations **30+** * WordPress version ** 4.9 or higher ** * Tested up to **5.2.24** * PHP version ** 5.2.4 or higher ** * Language * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/update-privacy/) * Tags * [GDPR](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/gdpr/)[privacy](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/privacy/) [updates](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/updates/) * [Advanced View](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/update-privacy/advanced/) ## Ratings 5 out of 5 stars. * [ 1 5-star review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/update-privacy/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 0 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/update-privacy/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 0 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/update-privacy/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 0 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/update-privacy/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 0 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/update-privacy/reviews/?filter=1) [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/update-privacy/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/update-privacy/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ Matt Radford ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mattrad/) ## Support Got something to say? 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