WP Disables Updates vs Advanced Automatic Updates

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

WP Disables Updates

by vinvin27

Health D46

Advanced Automatic Updates

by Gary Pendergast

Health D50

Active-install trajectory

WP Disables Updates Advanced 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 Disables Updates	Advanced Automatic Updates
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	700–800	20K–30K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-22% ✓	-33%
Overall health	D · 46	D · 50 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	4/100 ✓	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	78/100	90/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.12★	4.56★ ✓
Reviews	3	61 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	48/100	48/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated ✓	High
Last updated	3.8y ago ✓	5.2y ago
Downloads · 30d	124	419 ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

WP Disables Updates Advanced 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.