What You’ll Learn
- Adjust the abandoned tolerance threshold
- Understand when to increase or decrease the value
- Disable abandoned checking entirely
Prerequisites
- MainWP Dashboard installed and activated
- Access to Dashboard settings
Configure Abandoned Tolerance
1
Navigate to Settings
Go to MainWP > Settings.
2
Find Update Settings
Locate the Update Settings section.
3
Set tolerance
Find Abandoned plugins/themes tolerance and enter your preferred number of days.
4
Save
Click Save Settings.
Recommended Values
| Days | Use Case |
|---|---|
| 180 | Stricter monitoring, early warning of potential issues |
| 365 | Default balance between useful alerts and noise |
| 730 | Lenient monitoring, fewer alerts |
| 0 | Disable abandoned checking entirely |
When to Adjust
Use a shorter tolerance (180-270 days) if:
- You prioritize security and want early warning
- You manage high-profile or sensitive sites
- You prefer proactive plugin/theme replacement
Use a longer tolerance (500+ days) if:
- You use stable plugins that update infrequently
- You receive too many false positives
- Your plugins are intentionally feature-complete without frequent updates
Disable checking (0 days) if:
- You manually track plugin/theme status
- You use mostly premium plugins not on wordpress.org
- The alerts are not useful for your workflow
Self-Check Checklist
- Tolerance is set to your preferred value
- Settings are saved
- Abandoned items appear in Updates page
Related Resources
- What does Possibly Abandoned mean - Understanding abandoned status
- Check for Abandoned Plugins and Themes - Manual checks
- MainWP Dashboard Settings - All settings reference