WordPress plugin comparison

Admin Backend and Update Helper vs WP Updates Notifier

Admin Backend and Update Helper

by yismedia

Fewer than 10 installs

WP Updates Notifier

by Scott Cariss

20K+ installs4.2

At a glance

WP Updates Notifier has more active installs: 20K+, against fewer than 10 for Admin Backend and Update Helper.
On a typical day, WP Updates Notifier is downloaded about 238 times, Admin Backend and Update Helper about 1.
Admin Backend and Update Helper has no reviews yet.
WP Updates Notifier was updated more recently: Oct 26, 2026, against Nov 26, 2025 for Admin Backend and Update Helper.
WP Updates Notifier is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.8.12 for Admin Backend and Update Helper.
WP Updates Notifier has been around longer: since 2011, against 2025 for Admin Backend and Update Helper.

WP Updates Notifier leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Admin Backend and Update Helper	WP Updates Notifier
Popular rank	#72,532	#1,204
Active installs	Fewer than 10	20K+
Downloads, last 30 days	21	11.4K
Rating	No ratings	4.2(35)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	6.8.12	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.03	×0.87
Last release	11 months ago	15 days ago
Requires PHP	7.4	7.4

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