WP Auto Updater
by thingsym · WordPress.org page · Website
WP Auto Updater has 7,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 121,679 downloads all time. It was downloaded 877 times in the last 30 days. The last update was on June 4, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.0.7.
WP Auto Updater at a glance
Is WP Auto Updater well maintained?
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.
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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
Download and install history
1,320 downloads over the last 48 days. Snapshots taken daily from WordPress.org.
WP Auto Updater alternatives
Plugins that solve the same problem, ranked by how closely they overlap with WP Auto Updater.
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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
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- Version
- 1.7.4
- Last updated
- Jun 4, 2026
- First published
- Sep 28, 2017
- Requires WordPress
- 5.9
- Tested up to
- 7.0.7
- 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 October 22, 2026.
Is WP Auto Updater still maintained?
Yes. The last release was on June 4, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.0.7.
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.