Best upgrade plugins for WordPress
The most popular upgrade plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Easy Theme and Plugin Upgrades leads with 60K+ active installs, ahead of Core Rollback (20K+) and Simple Automatic Updates (2K+). All 26 plugins tagged “upgrade” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 upgrade plugins
- 1.
Easy Theme and Plugin UpgradesThe most installed upgrade plugin, with 60K+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 117 reviews, last updated 4 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.7.21.
- 2.
Core Rollback20K+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 16 reviews, updated 3 months ago.
- 3.
Simple Automatic Updates2K+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 7 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.2.30.
- 4.
Windows Compatibility Fix1K+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 8 reviews, last updated 8 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.0.31.
- 5.
No Update Nag1K+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
- 6.
WP Core Update Cleaner800+ active installs. Only 4 reviews so far, last updated 2 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.5.14.
- 7.
Update Notifier600+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 16 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.0.5.
- 8.
CompatNav300+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 week ago.
- 9.
Upgrade for Unattach and Re-attach Media Attachments200+ active installs. Rated 4.4 from 7 reviews, last updated 4 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.0.18.
- 10.
Hide Update Reminder Message200+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 6 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.3.27.
All 26 plugins tagged “upgrade”
Easy Theme and Plugin Upgrades
Down in the last 7 days:1#641by 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
Core Rollback
Down in the last 7 days:5#1,285by Andy Fragen3 months ago
Seamless rollback of WordPress Core to latest release or any outdated, secure release using the Core Update API and core update methods.
- Installs
- 20K+
- Rating
- 4.7(16)
- Downloads
- 138/day
Simple Automatic Updates
Down in the last 7 days:10#4,999by Jon Tejnung7 years ago
Activate automatic updates or weekly notifications for the site.
- Installs
- 2K+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Windows Compatibility Fix
Down in the last 7 days:18#6,690by 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
No Update Nag
Down in the last 7 days:9#6,703by Scott Reilly1 year ago
Removes the WordPress update nag that appears at the top of all admin pages when a new version of WordPress is released.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 22/day
WP Core Update Cleaner
Down in the last 7 days:65#7,483by 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
Update Notifier
Up in the last 7 days:20#8,068by Jon Cave16 years ago
Sends email notifications if a new version of WordPress available. Notifications about updates for plugins and themes can also be sent.
- Installs
- 600+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
CompatNav
Up in the last 7 days:737#10,386by COMPATNAV12 days ago
PHP compatibility check before you upgrade: scans every plugin and theme locally and shows what will break on PHP 8.0–8.5.
- Installs
- 300+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 12/day
Upgrade for Unattach and Re-attach Media Attachments
Down in the last 7 days:30#11,204by laurencebahiirwa4 years ago
Allows to unattach and reattach images and other attachments from within the media library page.
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 4.4(7)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Hide Update Reminder Message
Up in the last 7 days:18#12,145by sumitbansal0546 years ago
Hides the Update Reminder in the Admin for all non Admin users.
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Local Development
Down in the last 7 days:22#17,624by Andy Fragen2 months ago
Places development notice for plugins or themes that are in local development. Prevents updating of selected plugins and themes.
- Installs
- 80+
- Rating
- 5.0(5)
- Downloads
- 8/day
Plugin Reinstaller
Down in the last 7 days:206#24,352by Hiroaki Miyashita13 years ago
The Plugin Reinstaller plugin enables the bulk plugin reinstall.
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Upgrade Readiness Monitor
Down in the last 7 days:510#29,331by Dhanendran Rajagopal4 months ago
Know what will break before you upgrade PHP or WordPress — real-time deprecation capture plus a plugin and theme compatibility audit.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
No Browser Nag
#30,502by Scott Reilly1 year ago
Removes the browser nag that appears in the admin dashboard when using a less-than-current web browser.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Upgrade Notification by Email
Up in the last 7 days:599#30,738by kkarpieszuk16 years ago
Sends daily notofication at admins' email if installation of Wordpress is out of date
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Core Version Switcher
Down in the last 7 days:2,200#32,674by Kanani Parth9 days ago
Easily switch between WordPress core versions safely from the dashboard.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day
SVN Auto Upgrade
Down in the last 7 days:331#34,159by Modern Tribe, Inc.14 years ago
Description: Hook into plugin and core upgrader to support SVN driven sites. Now you can freely use the WordPress auto upgrade features without worryi …
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 1/day
MySitesManager Updates Checker
Down in the last 7 days:496#34,672by leftofcentre12 years ago
www.mysitesmanager.com is the easy way to manage multiple WordPress sites. We take the headache out of managing lots of sites by giving you a simple d …
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Stop Living in the Past
#41,552by Morten Rand-Hendriksen17 years ago
Do your part to help phase out Internet Explorer 6 forever by adding a warning to your blog or site that tells visitors using Internet Explorer 6 or o …
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Update Notifier Telegram
Down in the last 7 days:4,273#43,502by AleksHr4 years ago
Sends notifications to the administrator in Telegram if a new version of WordPress is available. You can also send notifications about available plugi …
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Extension Manager
Down in the last 7 days:7,669#43,649by Christian Schenk18 years ago
This plugin helps you to install, upgrade, delete and search for plugins and themes.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
WP Update Checklist
#47,081by michalblazek5 years ago
Checklist for WordPress core, plugin updates and themes updates. What should your developer always check.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Champlin Pre-Flight Audit
Up in the last 7 days:7,914#55,941by Kevin Champlin4 months ago
Premium pre-flight (and post-flight) audit for the WordPress 7.0 upgrade. 30+ automated checks. Visual readiness score. Free.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
BreakGuard Upgrade Scanner
Up in the last 7 days:7,911#56,021by CodeRevolution5 months ago
Detect upgrade risks before WordPress or PHP updates break your site.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day