WordPress plugin comparison

Disable Automatic Background Updates vs Update Control

Disable Automatic Background Updates

by Milan Dinić

10+ installs

Update Control

by George Stephanis

4K+ installs4.4

At a glance

Update Control has more active installs: 4K+, against 10+ for Disable Automatic Background Updates.
On a typical day, Update Control is downloaded about 28 times, Disable Automatic Background Updates about 1.
Disable Automatic Background Updates has no reviews yet.
Update Control was updated more recently: Jun 16, 2026, against Feb 24, 2019 for Disable Automatic Background Updates.
Update Control is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 5.1.28 for Disable Automatic Background Updates.
Update Control has been around longer: since 2013, against 2015 for Disable Automatic Background Updates.

Update Control leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Disable Automatic Background Updates	Update Control
Popular rank	#33,859	#3,603
Active installs	10+	4K+
Downloads, last 30 days	37	737
Rating	No ratings	4.4(17)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	5.1.28	7.0.8
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.73
Last release	7 years ago	4 months ago
Requires PHP	5.2.4	–

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