10 Best jQuery Updater Alternatives in 2026
Updated September 7, 2026 · Ranked by how closely each plugin matches, from WordPress.org data · How this works
jQuery Updater has 20,000+ active installs on WordPress.org. These 10 plugins share its category or its tags on WordPress.org, are actively maintained, and each has at least 100 active installs. They are ordered by how closely they match, not by our opinion.
The 10 closest alternatives to jQuery Updater
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Use Google Libraries
Closest match4.4 (47) 10,000+ active installsAllows your site to use common javascript libraries from Google's AJAX Libraries CDN, rather than from WordPress's own copies.
Shares the javascript, jquery tags on WordPress.org. About half the installs, no update since November 28, 2017.
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4.8 (37) 7,000+ active installsA great plugin to implement custom styled jQuery UI datepicker site-wide.
Shares the jquery ui tag on WordPress.org. About a third of the installs, no update since April 15, 2025.
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4.8 (69) 10,000+ active installsDisables the theme, plugin and core update checking, the related cronjobs, plugin/theme update health checks and notification system.
Shares the update tag on WordPress.org. About half the installs, rated 4.8 against 4.5, last updated 23 days ago.
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The WP Remote WordPress Plugin
4.6 (74) 30,000+ active installsManage updates, backups, and more across all your WordPress sites with WP Remote.
Shares the update tag on WordPress.org. About 1.5 times the installs, rated 4.6 against 4.5, last updated 10 days ago.
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4.7 (117) 60,000+ active installsEasily upgrade your themes and plugins using zip files without removing the theme or plugin first.
Shares the update tag on WordPress.org. About 3 times the installs, rated 4.7 against 4.5, no update since April 20, 2022.
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MainWP Dashboard
Paid version availableMainWP Dashboard: Self-hosted WordPress Management for Agencies
4.9 (2,348) 20,000+ active installsRun updates, backups, security and reporting across all client sites from your own server. Keep data private and prove your value with branded reports …
Shares the update tag on WordPress.org. A similar number of installs, rated 4.9 against 4.5, last updated 13 days ago.
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4.8 (105) 40,000+ active installsManage all updates on your WordPress site. Stay in the know with several optional e-mail notifications and logs. For free.
Shares the update tag on WordPress.org. About 2 times the installs, rated 4.8 against 4.5, last updated March 21, 2026.
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5.0 (214) 7,000+ active installsA light plugin that automatically updates cart page and mini-cart when product quantity is changed. Removes the default "Update cart" button …
Shares the update tag on WordPress.org. About a third of the installs, rated 5.0 against 4.5, no update since March 30, 2021.
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WP Umbrella: Security Backup Restore & Monitoring
4.8 (75) 80,000+ active installsEverything you need to sell WordPress maintenance and manage multiple sites effortlessly: backup, update, uptime monitoring, and security.
Shares the update tag on WordPress.org. About 4 times the installs, rated 4.8 against 4.5, last updated 2 days ago.
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Modular DS: Monitor, update, and backup multiple websites
5.0 (126) 40,000+ active installsManage all your WordPress sites from one place. Automate updates, backups, uptime monitoring, security, reports, and more.
Shares the update tag on WordPress.org. About 2 times the installs, rated 5.0 against 4.5, last updated 3 days ago.
Switching from jQuery Updater: common questions
What is the best alternative to jQuery Updater?
Use Google Libraries is the closest match: it shares the same WordPress.org tags and has 10,000+ active installs with a 4.4 out of 5 rating.
Which jQuery Updater alternative has the most users?
WP Umbrella, with 80,000+ active installs reported by WordPress.org.
Which jQuery Updater alternative is rated highest?
Ajax Cart AutoUpdate for WooCommerce, rated 5.0 out of 5 by 214 reviewers. Only plugins with at least 50 reviews are counted.
Are these jQuery Updater alternatives free?
Every plugin listed here is free to install from WordPress.org. Where WordPress.org marks a plugin as commercial, the developer also sells a paid version or add-ons, and that is shown on each plugin.
How are alternatives chosen?
Automatically, from WordPress.org data: plugins that share a category top 10 with jQuery Updater score highest, then plugins that appear in the same WordPress.org rankings, then plugins with the same tags, weighted so rare tags count more than common ones. Plugins by the same author and plugins rated under 4.0 are left out.
How we choose these alternatives
Nothing on this page is picked by hand. Every day we walk the whole WordPress.org directory, then score every plugin against jQuery Updater on three signals: sharing a category top 10 counts most, then appearing in the same WordPress.org rankings, then carrying the same tags, with rare tags counting for more than common ones like "wordpress". Plugins by the same author are excluded, so an author's own add-ons cannot fill the list, and so is anything rated below 4.0 or with fewer than 100 active installs. The ten highest scores are what you see, in that order. Full methodology.
The bottom line
Use Google Libraries is the closest match to jQuery Updater by the data we track, and WP Umbrella has the widest reach with 80,000+ active installs. WP Umbrella shipped the most recent release, on September 5, 2026. The list is rebuilt every day from WordPress.org, so a plugin that stops being maintained drops out on its own.
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