Simple Automatic Updates — WordPress Security Plugin
by Jon Tejnung · WordPress.org page
Simple Automatic Updates has 2,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 23,493 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on June 11, 2019, tested up to WordPress 5.2.26.
Simple Automatic Updates at a glance
Is Simple Automatic Updates well maintained?
Features
The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.
- Update automatically – This updates WordPress/themes/plugins automatically and sends an email to the site admin when an update has been performed
- Update automatically (no email) – Same as the first alternative, but without the email
- Inform about updates once a week – This will send an email to the admin once a week if there are anything that can be updated
Simple Automatic Updates reviews and ratings
1 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.
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Nothing else than simple automatic updates!
Works like a charm!
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Details
Activate automatic updates or weekly notifications for the site.
The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.
Rankings Simple Automatic Updates competes in
Tags
- auto
- security
- update
- upgrade
- Version
- 0.1.3
- Last updated
- Jun 11, 2019
- First published
- Apr 7, 2016
- Requires WordPress
- 4.0
- Tested up to
- 5.2.26
- Requires PHP
- –
- Pricing
- Free on WordPress.org
Simple Automatic Updates FAQ
What does Simple Automatic Updates do?
According to its WordPress.org readme, Simple Automatic Updates offers Update automatically – This updates WordPress/themes/plugins automatically and sends an email to the site admin when an update has been performed, Update automatically (no email) – Same as the first alternative, but without the email and Inform about updates once a week – This will send an email to the admin once a week if there are anything that can be updated.
How many active installs does Simple Automatic Updates have?
WordPress.org reports 2,000+ active installs for Simple Automatic Updates as of September 7, 2026.
Is Simple Automatic Updates still maintained?
The last release was on June 11, 2019, more than a year ago. WordPress.org shows a warning on plugins that go this long without an update.
Is Simple Automatic Updates free?
Simple Automatic Updates is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.