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. WPuppy leads with 20+ active installs, ahead of Automatic Updates (10+) and WP Auto Update Plugins (fewer than 10). All 3 plugins tagged “update plugins” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 3 update plugins
- 1.
WPuppyThe most installed update plugin, with 20+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 8 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.8.34.
- 2.
Automatic Updates10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 7 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.2.30.
- 3.
WP Auto Update PluginsFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 7 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.9.35.
All 3 plugins tagged “update plugins”
WPuppy
Down in the last 7 days:78#26,938by Sem Wong8 years ago
WPuppy is software for automatically updating Wordpress Plugins, Themes and Core.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Automatic Updates
Down in the last 7 days:3,640#37,951by thapa.laxman7 years ago
Automatic Updates allows admin to manage the automatic updates of the core wordpress and the plugins. The plugins also disables core update email noti …
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
WP Auto Update Plugins
#50,968by Hawp Media8 years ago
WP Auto Update Plugins is a lightweight plugin to enable automatic updating of plugins.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day