10 Best Version Control for jQuery Alternatives in 2026
Updated September 7, 2026 · Ranked by how closely each plugin matches, from WordPress.org data · How this works
Version Control for jQuery has 6,000+ 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 Version Control for jQuery
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Companion Auto Update
Closest match4.8 (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 control, update tags on WordPress.org. About 6.7 times the installs, last updated March 21, 2026.
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4.5 (64) 20,000+ active installsThis plugin updates jQuery to the latest stable version on your website.
Shares the jquery, update tags on WordPress.org. About 3.3 times the installs, last updated July 27, 2026.
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4.9 (35) 30,000+ active installsDisplays the currently installed PHP/MySQL version in the "At a Glance" admin dashboard widget.
Shares the version tag on WordPress.org. About 5 times the installs, no update since May 16, 2023.
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5.0 (28) 10,000+ active installsThis plugin will remove the version info appended to enqueued style and script urls along with Meta Generator in the head section and in RSS feeds.
Shares the version tag on WordPress.org. About 1.7 times the installs, last updated September 23, 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 1.7 times the installs, 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 5 times the installs, 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 10 times the installs, 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. About 3.3 times the installs, last updated 13 days ago.
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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. A similar number of installs, no update since March 30, 2021.
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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 6.7 times the installs, last updated 3 days ago.
Switching from Version Control for jQuery: common questions
What is the best alternative to Version Control for jQuery?
Companion Auto Update is the closest match: it shares the same WordPress.org tags and has 40,000+ active installs with a 4.8 out of 5 rating.
Which Version Control for jQuery alternative has the most users?
Easy Theme and Plugin Upgrades, with 60,000+ active installs reported by WordPress.org.
Which Version Control for jQuery 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 Version Control for jQuery 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 Version Control for jQuery 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 Version Control for jQuery 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
Companion Auto Update is the closest match to Version Control for jQuery by the data we track, and Easy Theme and Plugin Upgrades has the widest reach with 60,000+ active installs. Modular DS shipped the most recent release, on September 4, 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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