Auto Update Plugins vs Auto Updates

Head-to-head on the signals that matter, from the public WordPress.org data.

Auto Update Plugins

by Geenyous

Health D47

Auto Updates

by Minor

Health D47

Active-install trajectory

Auto Update Plugins Auto Updates

Active installs, each indexed to 100 at the start of the window. A line above 100 is growing its install base, below 100 is shrinking.

Metric	Auto Update Plugins	Auto Updates
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	1K–2K	1K–2K
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-50%
Overall health	D · 47	D · 47
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	81/100 ✓	80/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.22★ ✓	4.17★
Reviews	5 ✓	4
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	37/100	48/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Elevated ✓
Last updated	10.0y ago	4.0y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	130	144 ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

✓ marks the stronger plugin on each row. Rows where they're level show no marker.

Release activity

Auto Update Plugins Auto Updates

7-day average daily downloads. Downloads spike for about a week after each release as the install base re-downloads, so read this as release cadence, not growth.