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Automatic Safe Update vs Hide Updates
At a glance
- Hide Updates has more active installs: 5K+, against 30+ for Automatic Safe Update.
- On a typical day, Hide Updates is downloaded about 32 times, Automatic Safe Update about 5.
- Automatic Safe Update has no reviews yet.
- Automatic Safe Update was updated more recently: Aug 28, 2026, against Mar 19, 2024 for Hide Updates.
- Automatic Safe Update is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.5.14 for Hide Updates.
- Hide Updates has been around longer: since 2017, against 2019 for Automatic Safe Update.
Line by line
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| Metric |  Automatic Safe Update |  Hide Updates |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #23,358 | #3,054 |
| Active installs | 30+ | 5K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 129 | 573 |
| Rating | No ratings | 5.0(4) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 6.5.14 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.19 | ×0.09 |
| Last release | 2 months ago | 2 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 5.4 | – |
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