WP Auto Updater vs WP Automatic Updates

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

WP Auto Updater

by thingsym

Health A86

WP Automatic Updates

by Ankit Singla

Health D45

Active-install trajectory

WP Auto Updater WP Automatic 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	WP Auto Updater	WP Automatic Updates
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	7K–8K ✓	400–500
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-13%	0% ✓
Overall health	A · 86 ✓	D · 45
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100 ✓	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	81/100 ✓	76/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.22★ ✓	4.06★
Reviews	10 ✓	2
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	92/100 ✓	38/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low ✓	High
Last updated	3mo ago ✓	8.0y ago
Downloads · 30d	899 ✓	84
Category	Uncategorized	Multilingual

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

Release activity

WP Auto Updater WP Automatic 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.