WordPress plugin comparison

Background Update Notification Email Address vs Disable Updates

Background Update Notification Email Address

by Kanuka Digital

100+ installs5.0

Disable Updates

by Themeisle

8K+ installs4.5

At a glance

Disable Updates has more active installs: 8K+, against 100+ for Background Update Notification Email Address.
On a typical day, Disable Updates is downloaded about 52 times, Background Update Notification Email Address about 3.
Background Update Notification Email Address is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 3 reviews, against 4.5 from 24 reviews.
Disable Updates was updated more recently: Oct 19, 2026, against Dec 11, 2015 for Background Update Notification Email Address.
Disable Updates is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.8.34 for Background Update Notification Email Address.
Background Update Notification Email Address has been around longer: since 2014, against 2017 for Disable Updates.

Disable Updates leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Background Update Notification Email Address	Disable Updates
Popular rank	#15,618	#2,355
Active installs	100+	8K+
Downloads, last 30 days	80	2.5K
Rating	5.0(3)	4.5(24)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	4.8.34	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.81
Last release	11 years ago	22 days ago
Requires PHP	–	7.4

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