Why Immediate WordPress Plugin Updates Put Sites at Risk (And How Delayed Plugin Updates Fixes It)
Supply chain attacks, credential stuffing, phishing targeting maintainers, and abandoned plugin takeovers mean that a malicious release can look completely legitimate to WordPress core. When an attacker compromises an active plugin repository account, the poisoned update gets pushed directly to your dashboard. Sites that rush to install day-zero updates effectively serve as the canary in the coal mine. To counter this risk without introducing manual friction, I created Delayed Plugin Updates.
