WP Automatic Updates
by Ankit Singla · Multilingual
Also makes 3 other plugins · 1.4K+ installs across the portfolio →
Configure WordPress automatic updates settings through backend options. Just install, setup and forget.
Try it live opens a temporary test site in your browser, which can take about 20 seconds to load. Plugins that rely on outside services or a full server may not work completely there.
Health
D 45/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
400+
≈450 estimated
Momentum
n/a
no downloads in the prior 30 days to compare with
Biggest opportunity: “automatic updates”, “background updates” and “core updates” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
45 health vs 67 average across 499 Multilingual plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.4%
of downloads still active
At least 400 of 27.8K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Multilingual plugin keeps 0.8%, across 281 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Multilingual plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 8+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.8.34, well behind 7.1.
Details
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 3001 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.8.34; the current branch is 7.1
5.0★ over 2 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.1★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 3001 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| automatic updates your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| background updates your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| core updates your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| plugin updates your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| translation updates your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “automatic updates”, “background updates” and “core updates” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,491 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 129 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
8.2y ago
latest release · v1.1.6 · 16 Aug 2018
8
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “400+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 12 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 1 Jun 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ onliniak9.7y ago
Plugin for all WordPress admins.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Ankit Singla11.6y ago
This plugin was created on the custom code being used since an year on my and my clients’ sites. Install it and forget.
Read on wp.org ↗
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
2 of 8 pass · checked 2 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ! Has a FAQ Only 2 questions in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 1 of 2 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("Installation Instructions").
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ✓ Headings and lists 2 headings and 2 lists.
- ! Enough to quote 320 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "background updates", "translation updates" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-11-22 500+ → 400+ down after 294 days in tier
- 2025-02-01 600+ → 500+ down after 216 days in tier
- 2024-06-30 700+ → 600+ down after 238 days in tier
- 2023-11-05 800+ → 700+ down after 169 days in tier
- 2023-05-20 900+ → 800+ down after 149 days in tier
- 2022-12-22 1K+ → 900+ down after 659 days in tier
- 2021-03-03 2K+ → 1K+ down after 474 days in tier
- 2019-11-15 1K+ → 2K+ up after 1491 days in tier
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
-
Auto Update 90+ installs · 3.6★ · 4 shared tags - W WP Auto Updater 7K+ installs · 4.2★ · 3 shared tags B
-
Hide Updates 5K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags D -
Background Update Notification Email Address 100+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D -
Disable Updates – Selective Update Control 100+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B -
Automatic Safe Update 30+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags
Embed this report card
Drop a live Pulse card for WP Automatic Updates into a readme, a review or a deck. It updates itself.
<iframe src="https://plugins.wpmayor.com/embed/wp-automatic-updates" width="480" height="300" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="WP Automatic Updates — Plugin Pulse"></iframe> WP Automatic Updates: 400+ active installs, 5.0★ (2 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-11-03. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/wp-automatic-updates
Spotted a number that looks wrong? Report a data issue and we'll check it against the source.