WordPress plugin comparison
Hide Updates vs Skip Updates
At a glance
- Hide Updates has more active installs: 5K+, against fewer than 10 for Skip Updates.
- On a typical day, Hide Updates is downloaded about 32 times, Skip Updates about 2.
- Both are rated 5.0 out of 5.
- Skip Updates was updated more recently: Aug 13, 2026, against Mar 19, 2024 for Hide Updates.
- Skip Updates 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 2021 for Skip Updates.
Line by line
Hide Updates leads on 4 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Hide Updates |  Skip Updates |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #3,054 | #49,003 |
| Active installs | 5K+ | Fewer than 10 |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 573 | 47 |
| Rating | 5.0(4) | 5.0(1) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 6.5.14 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.09 | ×0.07 |
| Last release | 2 years ago | 2 months ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 5.6 |
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