WP Core Update Cleaner
by Upperdog · Uncategorized
This plugin automatically removes some files in the root folder, like wp-config-sample.php, readme and license files, when WordPress is manually or au …
Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,380 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Trailing 30-day total · the growth curve wp.org stopped showing
Directory rank
Popularity rank over time · lower is better
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Downloads per 1k installs · 30d
Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “900+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2015-09-08 · 1,381 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-03-24 1K+ → 900+ down
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
- E Easy Theme and Plugin Upgrades 70K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags D
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Core Rollback 10K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A - S Simple Automatic Updates 2K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D
- W Windows Compatibility Fix 1K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags D
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MainWP Child – Securely Connects to the MainWP Dashboard to Manage Multiple Sites 700K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A -
WP Downgrade | Specific Core Version 100K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag D
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