WordPress plugin comparison

Disable Theme and Plugin Auto-Update Emails vs WP Mail SMTP by WPForms

Disable Theme and Plugin Auto-Update Emails

by KZeni

10K+ installs5.0

WP Mail SMTP by WPForms

by Syed Balkhi

4M+ installs4.8

At a glance

WP Mail SMTP by WPForms has more active installs: 4M+, against 10K+ for Disable Theme and Plugin Auto-Update Emails.
On a typical day, WP Mail SMTP by WPForms is downloaded about 38,840 times, Disable Theme and Plugin Auto-Update Emails about 19.
Disable Theme and Plugin Auto-Update Emails is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 10 reviews, against 4.8 from 5,214 reviews.
WP Mail SMTP by WPForms was updated more recently: Oct 20, 2026, against Oct 24, 2023 for Disable Theme and Plugin Auto-Update Emails.
WP Mail SMTP by WPForms is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.4.14 for Disable Theme and Plugin Auto-Update Emails.
WP Mail SMTP by WPForms has been around longer: since 2007, against 2020 for Disable Theme and Plugin Auto-Update Emails.

WP Mail SMTP by WPForms leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Disable Theme and Plugin Auto-Update Emails	WP Mail SMTP by WPForms
Popular rank	#1,903	#12
Active installs	10K+	4M+
Downloads, last 30 days	532	2.8M
Rating	5.0(10)	4.8(5.2K)
Support threads resolved	–	87%
Tested up to	6.4.14	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.07	×5.72
Last release	3 years ago	21 days ago
Requires PHP	5.4	7.4

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