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WP Updates Notifier vs Disable Theme and Plugin Auto-Update Emails

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

Active-install trajectory

WP Updates Notifier moved down one install band, 30K+ to 20K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	WP Updates Notifier	Disable Theme and Plugin Auto-Update Emails
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	20K–30K ✓	10K–20K
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-33%	0% ✓
Overall health	A · 85 ✓	D · 51
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100 ✓	8/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	78/100	86/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.1★	4.4★ ✓
Reviews	35 ✓	10
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	94/100 ✓	55/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low ✓	Elevated
Last updated	9d ago ✓	3.0y ago
Downloads · 30d	10.6K ✓	549
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	8.0%	8.7% ✓
Category	Email & Marketing	Email & Marketing

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

Release activity

WP Updates NotifierDisable Theme and Plugin Auto-Update Emails

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.