WordPress plugin comparison

Profile Update Notification vs WP Updates Notifier

Profile Update Notification

by manuel.staehli

10+ installs5.0

WP Updates Notifier

by Scott Cariss

20K+ installs4.2

At a glance

WP Updates Notifier has more active installs: 20K+, against 10+ for Profile Update Notification.
On a typical day, WP Updates Notifier is downloaded about 238 times, Profile Update Notification about 1.
Profile Update Notification is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.2 from 35 reviews.
WP Updates Notifier was updated more recently: Oct 26, 2026, against Oct 9, 2015 for Profile Update Notification.
WP Updates Notifier is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.3.34 for Profile Update Notification.
WP Updates Notifier has been around longer: since 2011, against 2015 for Profile Update Notification.

WP Updates Notifier leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Profile Update Notification	WP Updates Notifier
Popular rank	#41,504	#1,204
Active installs	10+	20K+
Downloads, last 30 days	22	11.4K
Rating	5.0(1)	4.2(35)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	4.3.34	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.87
Last release	11 years ago	14 days ago
Requires PHP	–	7.4

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