WordPress plugin comparison

Advanced Automatic Updates vs Extensions, Themes and Core Update Manager

Advanced Automatic Updates

by Gary Pendergast

20K+ installs4.7

Extensions, Themes and Core Update Manager

by Chetan Vaghela

Fewer than 10 installs

At a glance

Advanced Automatic Updates has more active installs: 20K+, against fewer than 10 for Extensions, Themes and Core Update Manager.
On a typical day, Advanced Automatic Updates is downloaded about 26 times, Extensions, Themes and Core Update Manager about 1.
Extensions, Themes and Core Update Manager has no reviews yet.
Extensions, Themes and Core Update Manager was updated more recently: Jul 6, 2026, against Jun 4, 2021 for Advanced Automatic Updates.
Extensions, Themes and Core Update Manager is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 5.0.31 for Advanced Automatic Updates.
Advanced Automatic Updates has been around longer: since 2012, against 2022 for Extensions, Themes and Core Update Manager.

Level: each leads on 3 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Advanced Automatic Updates	Extensions, Themes and Core Update Manager
Popular rank	#1,184	#71,413
Active installs	20K+	Fewer than 10
Downloads, last 30 days	543	35
Rating	4.7(61)	No ratings
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	5.0.31	7.0.8
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.05
Last release	5 years ago	4 months ago
Requires PHP	–	7.2

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