WordPress plugin comparison
Automatic Updates Enabled vs Update Control
Automatic Updates Enabled
by Piotr Moćko
Fewer than 10 installs5.0
Update Control
by George Stephanis
4K+ installs4.4
At a glance
- Update Control has more active installs: 4K+, against fewer than 10 for Automatic Updates Enabled.
- On a typical day, Update Control is downloaded about 28 times, Automatic Updates Enabled about 1.
- Automatic Updates Enabled is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.4 from 17 reviews.
- Update Control was updated more recently: Jun 16, 2026, against Jul 31, 2020 for Automatic Updates Enabled.
- Update Control is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 5.5.24 for Automatic Updates Enabled.
- Update Control has been around longer: since 2013, against 2020 for Automatic Updates Enabled.
Line by line
Update Control leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Automatic Updates Enabled | Update Control |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #62,125 | #3,603 |
| Active installs | Fewer than 10 | 4K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 29 | 737 |
| Rating | 5.0(1) | 4.4(17) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 5.5.24 | 7.0.8 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.73 |
| Last release | 6 years ago | 4 months ago |
| Requires PHP | 5.2 | – |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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