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Advanced Automatic Updates vs Preflight Update Sandbox

Advanced Automatic Updates

by Gary Pendergast

20K+ installs4.7

Preflight Update Sandbox

by Maryam Sultana

Fewer than 10 installs

At a glance

  • Advanced Automatic Updates has more active installs: 20K+, against fewer than 10 for Preflight Update Sandbox.
  • On a typical day, Advanced Automatic Updates is downloaded about 26 times, Preflight Update Sandbox about 3.
  • Preflight Update Sandbox has no reviews yet.
  • Preflight Update Sandbox was updated more recently: Oct 3, 2026, against Jun 4, 2021 for Advanced Automatic Updates.
  • Preflight Update Sandbox 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 2026 for Preflight Update Sandbox.

Line by line

Level: each leads on 3 of 6 comparable lines.

MetricAdvanced Automatic UpdatesPreflight Update Sandbox
Popular rank#1,184#63,584
Active installs20K+Fewer than 10
Downloads, last 30 days54382
Rating4.7(61)No ratings
Support threads resolved––
Tested up to5.0.317.1.4
Search multiplier×0.00×0.05
Last release5 years ago1 month ago
Requires PHP–7.4

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