WordPress plugin comparison
Automatic Updates Enabled vs Version Locker
Automatic Updates Enabled
by Piotr Moćko
Fewer than 10 installs5.0
Version Locker
by Vishal Paswan
100+ installs5.0
At a glance
- Version Locker has more active installs: 100+, against fewer than 10 for Automatic Updates Enabled.
- On a typical day, Version Locker is downloaded about 7 times, Automatic Updates Enabled about 1.
- Both are rated 5.0 out of 5.
- Version Locker was updated more recently: Sep 2, 2026, against Jul 31, 2020 for Automatic Updates Enabled.
- Version Locker is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.5.24 for Automatic Updates Enabled.
- Automatic Updates Enabled has been around longer: since 2020, against 2026 for Version Locker.
Line by line
Version Locker leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | Automatic Updates Enabled | Version Locker |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #62,125 | #14,005 |
| Active installs | Fewer than 10 | 100+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 29 | 208 |
| Rating | 5.0(1) | 5.0(1) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 5.5.24 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.39 |
| Last release | 6 years ago | 2 months ago |
| Requires PHP | 5.2 | 7.0 |
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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