WordPress plugin comparison

Auto Updates vs Force Update Check for Plugins and Themes

Auto Updates

by Minor

1K+ installs5.0

Force Update Check for Plugins and Themes

by WP Zone

200+ installs5.0

At a glance

Auto Updates has more active installs: 1K+, against 200+ for Force Update Check for Plugins and Themes.
On a typical day, Auto Updates is downloaded about 11 times, Force Update Check for Plugins and Themes about 4.
Both are rated 5.0 out of 5.
Force Update Check for Plugins and Themes was updated more recently: Aug 12, 2024, against Aug 21, 2022 for Auto Updates.
Force Update Check for Plugins and Themes is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.6.11, against 6.0.18 for Auto Updates.
Auto Updates has been around longer: since 2016, against 2021 for Force Update Check for Plugins and Themes.

Level: each leads on 3 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Auto Updates	Force Update Check for Plugins and Themes
Popular rank	#5,723	#12,528
Active installs	1K+	200+
Downloads, last 30 days	220	88
Rating	5.0(4)	5.0(5)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	6.0.18	6.6.11
Search multiplier	×0.01	×0.08
Last release	4 years ago	2 years ago
Requires PHP	5.6	5.4

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