WordPress plugin comparison
Skip Updates vs WP Core Update Cleaner
Skip Updates
by Andy Fragen
Fewer than 10 installs5.0
WP Core Update Cleaner
by Upperdog
800+ installs4.5
At a glance
- WP Core Update Cleaner has more active installs: 800+, against fewer than 10 for Skip Updates.
- On a typical day, WP Core Update Cleaner is downloaded about 8 times, Skip Updates about 2.
- Skip Updates is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.5 from 4 reviews.
- Skip Updates was updated more recently: Aug 13, 2026, against Mar 19, 2024 for WP Core Update Cleaner.
- Skip Updates is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.5.14 for WP Core Update Cleaner.
- WP Core Update Cleaner has been around longer: since 2014, against 2021 for Skip Updates.
Line by line
Skip Updates leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Skip Updates | WP Core Update Cleaner |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #72,223 | #7,483 |
| Active installs | Fewer than 10 | 800+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 46 | 167 |
| Rating | 5.0(1) | 4.5(4) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 6.5.14 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.07 | ×0.07 |
| Last release | 2 months ago | 2 years 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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