WordPress plugin comparison

Disable Automatic Background Updates vs WP Auto Updater

Disable Automatic Background Updates

by Milan Dinić

10+ installs

WP Auto Updater

by thingsym

7K+ installs4.6

At a glance

WP Auto Updater has more active installs: 7K+, against 10+ for Disable Automatic Background Updates.
On a typical day, WP Auto Updater is downloaded about 37 times, Disable Automatic Background Updates about 1.
Disable Automatic Background Updates has no reviews yet.
WP Auto Updater was updated more recently: Jun 4, 2026, against Feb 24, 2019 for Disable Automatic Background Updates.
WP Auto Updater is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 5.1.28 for Disable Automatic Background Updates.
Disable Automatic Background Updates has been around longer: since 2015, against 2017 for WP Auto Updater.

WP Auto Updater leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Disable Automatic Background Updates	WP Auto Updater
Popular rank	#33,850	#2,570
Active installs	10+	7K+
Downloads, last 30 days	36	819
Rating	No ratings	4.6(10)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	5.1.28	7.0.8
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.80
Last release	7 years ago	5 months ago
Requires PHP	5.2.4	7.4

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