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Advanced Automatic Updates vs Site Update Notification
Head-to-head on the signals that matter, from the public WordPress.org data.
Active-install trajectory
Advanced Automatic UpdatesSite Update Notification
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 | Advanced Automatic Updates | Site Update Notification |
|---|---|---|
| Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads. | 20K–30K ✓ | 60–70 |
| Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window. | -33% | +50% ✓ |
| Overall health | D · 50 ✓ | — |
| Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated. | 3/100 | 30/100 ✓ |
| Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality. | 90/100 ✓ | — |
| Support Share of forum threads marked resolved. | 70/100 ✓ | — |
| Rating (weighted for review count) | 4.6★ ✓ | — |
| Reviews | 61 ✓ | 0 |
| Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org. | 47/100 | 70/100 ✓ |
| Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status. | High | Low ✓ |
| Last updated | 5.4y ago | 1.8y ago ✓ |
| Downloads · 30d | 646 ✓ | 84 |
| Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. | 7.7% ✓ | 6.3% |
| Category | Uncategorized | Uncategorized |
✓ marks the stronger plugin on each row. Rows where they're level show no marker.
Release activity
Advanced Automatic UpdatesSite Update Notification
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.