WordPress plugin comparison

Advanced Automatic Updates vs SMNTCS Show Symlinked Plugins

Advanced Automatic Updates

by Gary Pendergast

20K+ installs4.7

SMNTCS Show Symlinked Plugins

by Niels Lange

60+ installs5.0

At a glance

Advanced Automatic Updates has more active installs: 20K+, against 60+ for SMNTCS Show Symlinked Plugins.
On a typical day, Advanced Automatic Updates is downloaded about 26 times, SMNTCS Show Symlinked Plugins about 4.
SMNTCS Show Symlinked Plugins is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.7 from 61 reviews.
SMNTCS Show Symlinked Plugins was updated more recently: Sep 27, 2026, against Jun 4, 2021 for Advanced Automatic Updates.
SMNTCS Show Symlinked Plugins 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 2023 for SMNTCS Show Symlinked Plugins.

SMNTCS Show Symlinked Plugins leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Advanced Automatic Updates	SMNTCS Show Symlinked Plugins
Popular rank	#1,184	#19,503
Active installs	20K+	60+
Downloads, last 30 days	528	116
Rating	4.7(61)	5.0(1)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	5.0.31	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.34
Last release	5 years ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	–	5.6

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