WordPress plugin comparison
Hide Updates vs Preflight Update Sandbox
Hide Updates
by Upperdog
5K+ installs5.0
Preflight Update Sandbox
by Maryam Sultana
Fewer than 10 installs
At a glance
- Hide Updates has more active installs: 5K+, against fewer than 10 for Preflight Update Sandbox.
- On a typical day, Hide Updates is downloaded about 32 times, Preflight Update Sandbox about 3.
- Preflight Update Sandbox has no reviews yet.
- Preflight Update Sandbox was updated more recently: Oct 3, 2026, against Mar 19, 2024 for Hide Updates.
- Preflight Update Sandbox is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.5.14 for Hide Updates.
- Hide Updates has been around longer: since 2017, against 2026 for Preflight Update Sandbox.
Line by line
Hide Updates leads on 4 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | Hide Updates | Preflight Update Sandbox |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #3,049 | #63,584 |
| Active installs | 5K+ | Fewer than 10 |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 562 | 82 |
| Rating | 5.0(4) | No ratings |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 6.5.14 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.09 | ×0.05 |
| Last release | 2 years ago | 1 month ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 7.4 |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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