No Trunk Updates

No Trunk Updates is a small WordPress plugin for local development.

It prevents WordPress from offering updates for plugins that are currently on version trunk.

This helps avoid accidental upgrades of in-development plugins through the normal WordPress update flow.

What it does

• Removes plugin updates from being shown in the admin dashboard
• Prevents plugin updates when running WP-CLI commands like wp plugin update --all

How it works

• Scans installed plugins and finds entries with version trunk (case-insensitive).
• Removes update information for those plugins from the plugin update transient.
• Leaves all non-trunk plugins unchanged.

Installation

Option 1: Install from the WordPress plugin repository:

1. In WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Add Plugin.
2. Search for "No Trunk Updates".
3. Click "Install Now", then activate the plugin.

Option 2: Use WP-CLI

1. Run

   wp plugin install --activate no-trunk-updates

Option 3: Install from ZIP:

1. Download the latest release from releases.
2. In WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Add Plugin > Upload Plugin.
3. Choose the ZIP file, click "Install Now", then activate the plugin.

Verification with WP-CLI

Run:

wp plugin list

For any plugin whose version is trunk, update_version should be empty.