WordPress plugin comparison

Admin Backend and Update Helper vs WP Auto Updater

Admin Backend and Update Helper

by yismedia

Fewer than 10 installs

WP Auto Updater

by thingsym

7K+ installs4.6

At a glance

WP Auto Updater has more active installs: 7K+, against fewer than 10 for Admin Backend and Update Helper.
On a typical day, WP Auto Updater is downloaded about 37 times, Admin Backend and Update Helper about 1.
Admin Backend and Update Helper has no reviews yet.
WP Auto Updater was updated more recently: Jun 4, 2026, against Nov 26, 2025 for Admin Backend and Update Helper.
WP Auto Updater is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 6.8.12 for Admin Backend and Update Helper.
WP Auto Updater has been around longer: since 2017, against 2025 for Admin Backend and Update Helper.

WP Auto Updater leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Admin Backend and Update Helper	WP Auto Updater
Popular rank	#72,532	#2,568
Active installs	Fewer than 10	7K+
Downloads, last 30 days	21	791
Rating	No ratings	4.6(10)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	6.8.12	7.0.8
Search multiplier	×0.03	×0.80
Last release	11 months ago	5 months ago
Requires PHP	7.4	7.4

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