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WP Auto Updater

by thingsym · WordPress.org page · Website

v1.7.4 Tested up to WP 7.0.4 PHP 7.4+

WP Auto Updater has 7,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 120,403 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 4, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.0.4.

WP Auto Updater at a glance

Active installs
7,000+
Total downloads
120,403
Downloads, last 30 days
–
available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
–
tracking since September 4, 2026

Is WP Auto Updater well maintained?

Support threads resolved
No open threads
nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum
WordPress compatibility
Behind
tested up to WordPress 7.0.4, not yet with the current 7.1
One-star reviews
10%
1 of 10 reviews on WordPress.org

Features

The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.

  • Automatically update WordPress Core
  • Automatically updates Themes, Plugins and Translations
  • Set up a schedule automatic updates
  • Disable automatic updating of each Themes and Plugins
  • Record update history
  • Update notification

WP Auto Updater reviews and ratings

10 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.

All reviews
4.6 out of 5

10 reviews

5★
9
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1

  • Works nicely

    I'm start using this plugins to all websites I manage.

    David Perez

  • not work

    plugin doesn't work

    saulvol

  • Great plugin!!

    The Schedule updates works better than premium plugin "Easy Update Manager"

    kodeo

  • Works good

    No problems. The option to set a time, also when the interval is a week, is very useful.

    weboersma

  • Great plugin for auto updates

    Lightweight plugin with all settings which you need. U can set what do you want to update and this plugin do it whenever you want. If you want disable updates for some plugins, u can, if you want update only themes u can. Its possible get emails from updates and set up recipients of this emails. Thank you, I found exactly what i need :)

    Sten

  • Makes things easier

    Thanks to this little piece of script, life is easier. No more wasting time in doing automatic's! Great tool.

    WebCodePoet

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Details

WP Auto Updater plugin enables automatic updates of WordPress Core, Themes, Plugins and Translations. Version control of WordPress Core makes automati …

The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.

Tags

  • auto-update
  • Automatic updates
  • background updates
  • core updates
  • updates

More from thingsym

Version
1.7.4
Last updated
Jun 4, 2026
First published
Sep 28, 2017
Requires WordPress
5.9
Tested up to
7.0.4
Requires PHP
7.4
Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

WP Auto Updater FAQ

What does WP Auto Updater do?

According to its WordPress.org readme, WP Auto Updater offers Automatically update WordPress Core, Automatically updates Themes, Plugins and Translations, Set up a schedule automatic updates, Disable automatic updating of each Themes and Plugins and Record update history.

How many active installs does WP Auto Updater have?

WordPress.org reports 7,000+ active installs for WP Auto Updater as of September 7, 2026.

Is WP Auto Updater still maintained?

Yes. The last release was on June 4, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.0.4.

Is WP Auto Updater free?

WP Auto Updater is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.