WordPress plugin comparison
Simple Automatic Updates vs Skip Updates
Simple Automatic Updates
by Jon Tejnung
2K+ installs5.0
Skip Updates
by Andy Fragen
Fewer than 10 installs5.0
At a glance
- Simple Automatic Updates has more active installs: 2K+, against fewer than 10 for Skip Updates.
- On a typical day, Simple Automatic Updates is downloaded about 13 times, Skip Updates about 2.
- Both are rated 5.0 out of 5.
- Skip Updates was updated more recently: Aug 13, 2026, against Jun 11, 2019 for Simple Automatic Updates.
- Skip Updates is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.2.30 for Simple Automatic Updates.
- Simple Automatic Updates has been around longer: since 2016, against 2021 for Skip Updates.
Line by line
Level: each leads on 3 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | Simple Automatic Updates | Skip Updates |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #4,999 | #49,003 |
| Active installs | 2K+ | Fewer than 10 |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 250 | 47 |
| Rating | 5.0(1) | 5.0(1) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 5.2.30 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.07 |
| Last release | 7 years ago | 2 months ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 5.6 |
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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