WP Updates Settings
by Yslo · Admin & Utilities
Also makes 5 other plugins · 2.9K+ installs across the portfolio →
Configure WordPress updates settings through UI (User Interface).
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Health
D 45/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
800+
≈890 estimated
Momentum
—
no download trend yet
Biggest opportunity: “admin”, “automatic” and “background” 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 56 average across 5,896 Admin & Utilities plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →3.7%
of downloads still active
At least 800 of 21.9K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Admin & Utilities plugin keeps 0.6%, across 4,186 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Admin & Utilities 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 4.9.35, well behind 6.8.
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 3237 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.9.35; the current branch is 6.8
4.4★ over 5 reviews, smoothed to 4.13★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 3237 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| admin your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| automatic your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| background your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| core your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| 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
- “admin”, “automatic” and “background” 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 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 164 · 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
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
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
8.9y ago
latest release · v1.1.4 · 20 Dec 2017
10
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 “800+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 29 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 900.
Install history since 2 Jun 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Daniel Hendricks10.2y ago
I like this plugin because it takes away the mundane task up updating everything on sites that do not to be babysat. Yeah, it seems to miss some plugins, like iThemes, but that’s not surprising since they have their own proprietary update system (so it seems). Handy!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Porgalicabaixo10.9y ago
Sencillo y práctico, hace lo que ofrece
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ gameslopedy11.2y ago
This plugin cannot update plugins automatically but I can say its okay for core wordpress updates. I chose and ticked all of the options but still plugin update wont work…
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ tristandenyer11.9y ago
I’ve got this running on 5 sites, works great! Once it is setup, it really makes it incredibly easy to maintain a site by not having to do anything. I like that I can select what I want to update, form themes to plugins to Core and minor updates. Thanks!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ uwekeim12.1y ago
This plugin really rocks. Now I have a true zero-configuration, always up-to-date WordPress installation.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 126 languages, 0 at 90% or more
Plus 102 more locales with partial translations.
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.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
3 of 8 pass · checked 30 Oct 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 Mentions Multisite.
- ✓ Headings and lists 2 headings and 2 lists.
- ! Enough to quote 691 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-02 900+ → 800+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2026-09-29 800+ → 900+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-09-27 900+ → 800+ down after 140 days in tier
- 2026-05-10 1K+ → 900+ down after 1112 days in tier
- 2023-04-24 2K+ → 1K+ down after 400 days in tier
- 2022-03-20 4K+ → 2K+ down after 826 days in tier
- 2019-12-15 5K+ → 4K+ down after 437 days in tier
- 2018-10-04 6K+ → 5K+ down after 455 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).
- A Advanced Automatic Updates 20K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags D
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Auto Updates 1K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags D -
WP Sanitize File Name Plus 1K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags D -
No Update Nag 1K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags C -
Loginizer 1M+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A -
Redux Framework 900K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag A
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