WordPress plugin comparison

Disable WP Plugin Updates Advance vs Softlinkster Update Shield

Disable WP Plugin Updates Advance

by gr8nilay

70+ installs5.0

Softlinkster Update Shield

by Khurram Shehzad

Fewer than 10 installs5.0

At a glance

Disable WP Plugin Updates Advance has more active installs: 70+, against fewer than 10 for Softlinkster Update Shield.
On a typical day, Softlinkster Update Shield is downloaded about 3 times, Disable WP Plugin Updates Advance about 2.
Both are rated 5.0 out of 5.
Softlinkster Update Shield was updated more recently: Aug 26, 2026, against Feb 10, 2024 for Disable WP Plugin Updates Advance.
Softlinkster Update Shield is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 6.4.14 for Disable WP Plugin Updates Advance.
Disable WP Plugin Updates Advance has been around longer: since 2016, against 2026 for Softlinkster Update Shield.

Level: each leads on 3 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Disable WP Plugin Updates Advance	Softlinkster Update Shield
Popular rank	#18,955	#57,480
Active installs	70+	Fewer than 10
Downloads, last 30 days	62	52
Rating	5.0(2)	5.0(1)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	6.4.14	7.0.8
Search multiplier	×0.03	×0.07
Last release	2 years ago	2 months ago
Requires PHP	–	7.4

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