Best update plugins for WordPress
The most popular update plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. MainWP Child leads with 700K+ active installs, ahead of WP Umbrella (90K+) and Easy Theme and Plugin Upgrades (60K+). All 134 plugins tagged “update” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 update plugins
- 1.
MainWP ChildThe most installed update plugin, with 700K+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 71 reviews, updated 5 days ago.
- 2.WP Umbrella
90K+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 81 reviews, updated 1 week ago.
- 3.Easy Theme and Plugin Upgrades
60K+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 117 reviews, last updated 4 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.7.21.
- 4.
Companion Auto Update40K+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 105 reviews, updated 7 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 5.Modular DS
40K+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 133 reviews, updated 3 weeks ago.
- 6.
The WP Remote WordPress Plugin30K+ active installs. Rated 4.6 from 75 reviews, updated 1 week ago.
- 7.
Disable All WordPress Updates20K+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 69 reviews, updated 3 weeks ago.
- 8.jQuery Updater
20K+ active installs. Rated 4.5 from 64 reviews, updated 3 months ago.
- 9.
MainWP Dashboard20K+ active installs. Rated 4.9 from 2,354 reviews, updated 5 days ago.
- 10.Bulk Post Update Date
10K+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 18 reviews, last updated 2 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.3.14.
All 134 plugins tagged “update”

MainWP Child
#86by mainwp5 days ago
MainWP Child establishes a secure link between your WordPress sites and your self-hosted MainWP Dashboard, simplifying site management.
- Installs
- 700K+
- Rating
- 5.0(71)
- Downloads
- 33.2K/day
WP Umbrella
Up in the last 7 days:7#486by WP Umbrella - Backup WordPress9 days ago
Everything you need to sell WordPress maintenance and manage multiple sites effortlessly: backup, update, uptime monitoring, and security.
- Installs
- 90K+
- Rating
- 4.8(81)
- Downloads
- 3K/day
Easy Theme and Plugin Upgrades
#640by Chris Jean4 years ago
Easily upgrade your themes and plugins using zip files without removing the theme or plugin first.
- Installs
- 60K+
- Rating
- 4.7(117)
- Downloads
- 52/day

Companion Auto Update
Down in the last 7 days:1#820by Papin Schipper7 months ago
Manage all updates on your WordPress site. Stay in the know with several optional e-mail notifications and logs. For free.
- Installs
- 40K+
- Rating
- 4.8(105)
- Downloads
- 200/day
Modular DS
Up in the last 7 days:5#826by Modular DS26 days ago
Manage all your WordPress sites from one place. Automate updates, backups, uptime monitoring, security, reports, and more.
- Installs
- 40K+
- Rating
- 5.0(133)
- Downloads
- 390/day

The WP Remote WordPress Plugin
Down in the last 7 days:2#944by akshatc9 days ago
Manage updates, backups, and more across all your WordPress sites with WP Remote.
- Installs
- 30K+
- Rating
- 4.6(75)
- Downloads
- 287/day

Disable All WordPress Updates
Up in the last 7 days:55#1,305by wpseek22 days ago
Disables the theme, plugin and core update checking, the related cronjobs, plugin/theme update health checks and notification system.
- Installs
- 20K+
- Rating
- 4.8(69)
- Downloads
- 455/day
jQuery Updater
Down in the last 7 days:3#1,338by Ramoonus3 months ago
This plugin updates jQuery to the latest stable version on your website.
- Installs
- 20K+
- Rating
- 4.5(64)
- Downloads
- 100/day

MainWP Dashboard
Up in the last 7 days:2#1,345by mainwp5 days ago
Run updates, backups, security and reporting across all client sites from your own server. Keep data private and prove your value with branded reports …
- Installs
- 20K+
- Rating
- 4.9(2.4K)
- Downloads
- 743/day
Bulk Post Update Date
Up in the last 7 days:6#1,942by Atiq Samtia2 years ago
Change the Post Update date for all posts and pages in one click. This will help your blog in search engines and your blog will look alive.
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 4.7(18)
- Downloads
- 29/day
Ajax Cart AutoUpdate for WooCommerce
Down in the last 7 days:15#2,534by taisho5 years ago
A light plugin that automatically updates cart page and mini-cart when product quantity is changed. Removes the default "Update cart" button …
- Installs
- 7K+
- Rating
- 5.0(214)
- Downloads
- 22/day

Version Control for jQuery
Up in the last 7 days:3#2,933by Leander Iversen1 year ago
Version Control for jQuery is one of the easiest ways to control the version of jQuery used on your website.
- Installs
- 5K+
- Rating
- 4.9(7)
- Downloads
- 31/day

Hide Updates
Down in the last 7 days:19#3,061by Upperdog2 years ago
This plugin hides update notifications for core, plugin, and theme updates in the WordPress admin for all everyone except specified users.
- Installs
- 5K+
- Rating
- 5.0(4)
- Downloads
- 23/day
Hotfix
Down in the last 7 days:3#3,514by Mark Jaquith5 months ago
Provides unofficial fixes for selected WordPress bugs, so you don't have to wait for the next WordPress core release.
- Installs
- 4K+
- Rating
- 4.7(18)
- Downloads
- 19/day

Save with keyboard
#3,825by Mattia Trapani8 years ago
Save everything in the most natural way by pressing Ctrl+S (or Cmd+S on Mac).
- Installs
- 3K+
- Rating
- 5.0(31)
- Downloads
- 12/day

Disable Gutenberg Autosave
Down in the last 7 days:8#4,636by ska-dev2 months ago
Allows to control Gutenberg autosave interval or disable autosave completely.
- Installs
- 2K+
- Rating
- 4.4(11)
- Downloads
- 33/day

Auto Update Post Date
Down in the last 7 days:12#4,638by Timi Makinde2 months ago
Keep your WordPress content evergreen with Auto Update Post Date – a FREE simple WP plugin designed to effortlessly update your posts and boost SEO
- Installs
- 2K+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 22/day
Force Reinstall
Down in the last 7 days:26#4,834by Richard Muvirimi10 months ago
Easily force a Plugin or Theme reinstall from WordPress.org
- Installs
- 2K+
- Rating
- 4.3(16)
- Downloads
- 22/day

Content Update Scheduler
Up in the last 7 days:26#4,961by Constantin Oesterling16 days ago
Schedule content updates for any WordPress page or post type.
- Installs
- 2K+
- Rating
- 4.3(12)
- Downloads
- 74/day
Simple Automatic Updates
Down in the last 7 days:10#4,995by Jon Tejnung7 years ago
Activate automatic updates or weekly notifications for the site.
- Installs
- 2K+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 11/day

PlugVersions
Up in the last 7 days:2#5,655by Jose Mortellaro1 month ago
Retains up to three versions when you update a plugin. It works with premium and custom plugins too.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 4.4(8)
- Downloads
- 33/day

Auto Updates
Down in the last 7 days:14#5,723by Minor4 years ago
Let WordPress to automatically update his core, plugins and themes - silently in the background.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 5.0(4)
- Downloads
- 11/day

WP BrowserUpdate
Up in the last 7 days:18#5,758by MacSteini2 months ago
This plugin notifies website visitors to update their outdated browser in a non-intrusive way.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 4.6(16)
- Downloads
- 22/day

Auto Update Plugins
Down in the last 7 days:8#5,798by Geenyous10 years ago
This plugin sets Wordpress to automatically download and install plugin updates. No configuration needed, simply install the plugin and activate it.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 5.0(5)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Windows Compatibility Fix
Down in the last 7 days:18#6,711by Dave Jesch8 years ago
Fixes long filename problem on Windows systems when doing updates, such as updating from EDD based sites.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 5.0(8)
- Downloads
- 11/day

WP Theme Changelogs
Down in the last 7 days:12#7,436by ThemeZee6 years ago
Adding changelogs for themes hosted on wordpress.org by parsing their readme.txt
- Installs
- 800+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 11/day

WP Core Update Cleaner
Down in the last 7 days:56#7,473by Upperdog2 years ago
This plugin automatically removes some files in the root folder, like wp-config-sample.php, readme and license files, when WordPress is manually or au …
- Installs
- 800+
- Rating
- 4.5(4)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Publish View
Down in the last 7 days:27#8,830by launchinteractive9 years ago
Adds a button so you can save Publish or save Draft and view in one step.
- Installs
- 500+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Force Plugin Updates Check
Up in the last 7 days:129#9,635by Syed Balkhi9 years ago
Adds a link to the toolbar that allows site admins to force WordPress to run a check for plugin updates
- Installs
- 400+
- Rating
- 4.6(11)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Disable All WP Updates
Up in the last 7 days:92#10,084by Syed Balkhi5 years ago
Disables all WordPress updates, including core, plugin and theme update checks.
- Installs
- 300+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 6/day
Lock Your Updates Plugins/Themes Manager
Up in the last 7 days:11#10,769by Rachel Cherry11 years ago
Allows you to lock your plugins and themes from being updated and keep notes on why the plugin or theme is locked.
- Installs
- 300+
- Rating
- 5.0(5)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Auto Cart Update On Quantity Change
Down in the last 7 days:170#12,091by Rajdip Sinha Roy6 years ago
Auto-update WooCommerce Cart when Quantity Changes, Remove "Update Cart" button and Do It Automatically.
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Force Update Check for Plugins and Themes
Down in the last 7 days:53#12,532by WP Zone2 years ago
The Force Update Check For Plugins And Themes will run each time this page is loaded. Update statuses may still be cached by third-party updaters.
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 5.0(5)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Crudiator
Down in the last 7 days:55#13,306by takafu1 year ago
Crudiator is a plugin that makes it easy to achieve CRUD operations on custom tables in the WordPress admin panel.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 4.7(6)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Publish Confirm Message
Up in the last 7 days:62#14,356by Arul Prasad J10 months ago
An extra confirmation dialog for the Publish button to help prevent accidental publishing.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 11/day

Post Modified Time Block
Down in the last 7 days:47#14,418by Rich Tabor4 years ago
Display the last updated date of a post, for posts older than 24 hours.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Copyright Year Update
Down in the last 7 days:2#15,273by Kenny3 years ago
Effortlessly keep your website current with Copyright Year Update using shortcode. Auto-updates your copyright year to the present, ensuring your site …
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Update Icon for Twitter X
Down in the last 7 days:111#15,280by nicunarcisbodea1 year ago
Transform your website's Twitter icon into the latest stylish X icon effortlessly!
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Fix Another update is currently in progress
Down in the last 7 days:46#15,686by Mahesh Waghmare6 years ago
Zero configuration. One click fix "Another update is currently in progress." which occurs while updating the WordPress core or auto updating …
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
AZKA Uncache My Cache
Down in the last 7 days:12#15,819by jahrard6 months ago
Automatically purges caches after WordPress updates. Supports 13+ cache systems, maintenance alerts, and update visibility control.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 6/day

Stealth Update
Down in the last 7 days:61#16,379by Scott Reilly10 years ago
Adds the ability to update a post without having WordPress automatically update the post's post_modified timestamp.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(5)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Gtuk unpublish posts
Up in the last 7 days:77#17,101by gtuk8 years ago
Adds the possibility to set an upublish date to pages, posts and custom post types.
- Installs
- 90+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Super Switch
Down in the last 7 days:93#17,510by crazyloong16 years ago
As you see, these are a set of switches. You can optimize your blog by this.
- Installs
- 80+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Hide WordPress update notification
Up in the last 7 days:67#17,566by Artem Sannikov9 years ago
Плагин "Hide WordPress update notification" скрывает уведомления об обновлении WordPress в панели управления.
- Installs
- 80+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Update Brief for MainWP
Down in the last 7 days:82#17,951by Team AOM2 months ago
Turn WordPress and plugin updates into clear, compelling client reports with concise, professional summaries that highlight your maintenance value.
- Installs
- 80+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day
QuickSave
Down in the last 7 days:15#18,054by 50wave11 years ago
A plugin to save quickly your code.
- Installs
- 80+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Confirm Publishing Actions
Up in the last 7 days:43#18,265by Peter J. Herrel11 years ago
Prompts a user to click a confirm button whenever he tries to submit, publish, update, schedule or delete a post.
- Installs
- 70+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Prevent All Updates
Up in the last 7 days:31#18,594by Sanjay Parmar5 years ago
Disabled the plugins, themes and core updates.
- Installs
- 70+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Restore Automatic Update (ru_RU)
Down in the last 7 days:10#18,651by Sergey Biryukov12 years ago
Allows you to update any outdated Russian WordPress package to the latest release from ru.wordpress.org.
- Installs
- 70+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Gravity Forms
Down in the last 7 days:46#18,657by Kevin Miller14 years ago
Update or Delete Posts, Pages or Custom Post Types with Gravity Forms
- Installs
- 70+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day