Advanced Automatic Updates
At risk: no release in 65 months (last release 4 Jun 2021).
Capped at 59: a Critical signal is open.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 0 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | 70 |
| Reputation | 70 |
Quick answers
- Is Advanced Automatic Updates still maintained?
- No. Last release 4 Jun 2021, over 5 years ago. 4 Jun 2021 · wordpress.org
- Who owns Advanced Automatic Updates, and has it changed hands?
- No change recorded. 4 Nov 2026 · SVN log
- Was Advanced Automatic Updates removed from wordpress.org?
- No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026. 4 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
- Is Advanced Automatic Updates safe?
- No known vulnerabilities on record. 4 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
- Is the latest Advanced Automatic Updates update safe to install?
- No ownership change before 1.0.2. No one-star spike after it. 5 Nov 2013 · Release history
Active signals
Facts we detected, with links to the source.
Ownership timeline
Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.
| pento | 24 Sep 2012 to 4 Jun 2021, 204 commits |
|---|
1 committer recorded. No ownership change since 2012.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 5 years ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 0
- Tested up to
- 5.0 vs 7.1
- Requires PHP
- not stated supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 0 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 0 |
| Q3 2024 | 0 |
| Q4 2024 | 0 |
| Q1 2025 | 0 |
| Q2 2025 | 0 |
| Q3 2025 | 0 |
| Q4 2025 | 0 |
| Q1 2026 | 0 |
| Q2 2026 | 0 |
| Q3 2026 | 0 |
| Q4 2026 | 0 |
Last release 4 Jun 2021. Tested up to 5.0, 21 major versions behind WordPress 7.1.
Reputation
Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 4.7.
| 5 star | 54 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 3 |
| 3 star | 0 |
| 2 star | 0 |
| 1 star | 4 |
- Advanced Automatic Updates Plugin don’t work · 1 star · 30 Apr 2019
- Total Junk, DOES NOT WORK · 1 star · 14 Jul 2018
- Doesn’t work in 3.9.1 · 1 star · 27 May 2014
Security record
No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.
Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.
Support
Support history appears after our first snapshots of the forum counts.
Momentum
20,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
| 4 May 2026 | 55 |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | 78 |
| 18 May 2026 | 76 |
| 25 May 2026 | 87 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 83 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 91 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 83 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 74 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 63 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 81 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 70 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 73 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 87 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 104 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 107 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 102 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 75 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 80 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 96 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 118 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 131 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 142 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 129 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 108 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 172 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 178 |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 33 |
Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 29% above the 27-week average.
Healthier alternatives
Same job, rated Healthy, higher Canary Score and at least 10,000 installs. Never sponsored.
Facts
| Version | 1.0.2 |
|---|---|
| Author | Gary Pendergast |
| Added | 24 Sep 2012 |
| Last updated | 4 Jun 2021 |
| Active installs | 20,000+ |
| Requires WordPress | 3.7 |
| Tested up to | 5.0.31 |
| Requires PHP | not stated |
| Category | Site Administration & Utilities > Site Migration & Cloning |
| Tags | core, stable, themes, plugins, updates |
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Questions
Is Advanced Automatic Updates still maintained?
No. Last release 4 Jun 2021, over 5 years ago.
Who owns Advanced Automatic Updates, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded.
Was Advanced Automatic Updates removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026.
Is Advanced Automatic Updates safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record.
Is the latest Advanced Automatic Updates update safe to install?
No ownership change before 1.0.2. No one-star spike after it.