WordPress plugin comparison

Protect Version Controlled Updates vs RIS Version Switcher

Protect Version Controlled Updates

by RobertGillmer

Fewer than 10 installs

RIS Version Switcher

by Md Taufiqur Rahman

100+ installs5.0

At a glance

RIS Version Switcher has more active installs: 100+, against fewer than 10 for Protect Version Controlled Updates.
On a typical day, RIS Version Switcher is downloaded about 5 times, Protect Version Controlled Updates about 0.
Protect Version Controlled Updates has no reviews yet.
RIS Version Switcher was updated more recently: Jun 15, 2026, against Jun 21, 2016 for Protect Version Controlled Updates.
RIS Version Switcher is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 4.5.33 for Protect Version Controlled Updates.
Protect Version Controlled Updates has been around longer: since 2016, against 2024 for RIS Version Switcher.

RIS Version Switcher leads on 5 of 5 comparable lines.

Metric	Protect Version Controlled Updates	RIS Version Switcher
Popular rank	–	#14,307
Active installs	Fewer than 10	100+
Downloads, last 30 days	19	121
Rating	No ratings	5.0(1)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	4.5.33	7.0.8
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.39
Last release	10 years ago	4 months ago
Requires PHP	–	7.4

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