WordPress plugin comparison

Admin Backend and Update Helper vs Update Control

Admin Backend and Update Helper

by yismedia

Fewer than 10 installs

Update Control

by George Stephanis

4K+ installs4.4

At a glance

Update Control has more active installs: 4K+, against fewer than 10 for Admin Backend and Update Helper.
On a typical day, Update Control is downloaded about 28 times, Admin Backend and Update Helper about 1.
Admin Backend and Update Helper has no reviews yet.
Update Control was updated more recently: Jun 16, 2026, against Nov 26, 2025 for Admin Backend and Update Helper.
Update Control is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 6.8.12 for Admin Backend and Update Helper.
Update Control has been around longer: since 2013, against 2025 for Admin Backend and Update Helper.

Update Control leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Admin Backend and Update Helper	Update Control
Popular rank	#72,532	#3,602
Active installs	Fewer than 10	4K+
Downloads, last 30 days	21	720
Rating	No ratings	4.4(17)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	6.8.12	7.0.8
Search multiplier	×0.03	×0.73
Last release	11 months ago	4 months ago
Requires PHP	7.4	–

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