WordPress plugin comparison

Advanced Automatic Updates vs Disable All WordPress Updates and Theme Editors

Advanced Automatic Updates

by Gary Pendergast

20K+ installs4.7

Disable All WordPress Updates and Theme Editors

by SaffireTech

20+ installs4.0

At a glance

Advanced Automatic Updates has more active installs: 20K+, against 20+ for Disable All WordPress Updates and Theme Editors.
On a typical day, Advanced Automatic Updates is downloaded about 26 times, Disable All WordPress Updates and Theme Editors about 4.
Advanced Automatic Updates is rated higher: 4.7 out of 5 from 61 reviews, against 4.0 from 4 reviews.
Disable All WordPress Updates and Theme Editors was updated more recently: Oct 9, 2026, against Jun 4, 2021 for Advanced Automatic Updates.
Disable All WordPress Updates and Theme Editors is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.0.31 for Advanced Automatic Updates.
Advanced Automatic Updates has been around longer: since 2012, against 2022 for Disable All WordPress Updates and Theme Editors.

Advanced Automatic Updates leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Advanced Automatic Updates	Disable All WordPress Updates and Theme Editors
Popular rank	#1,184	#25,781
Active installs	20K+	20+
Downloads, last 30 days	543	82
Rating	4.7(61)	4.0(4)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	5.0.31	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.21
Last release	5 years ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	–	7.2

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