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WP Auto Updater

by thingsym · 7,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: WP Auto Updater is maintained, has no open risk signals and no unpatched vulnerabilities.

87/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for WP Auto Updater
Ownership100
Maintenance85
Security100
Support70
Reputation70

How the score works

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

No open risk signals. Signals appear here when we detect an ownership change, closure, vulnerability or decline.

Ownership timeline

Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.

Committers and their active periods
thingsym28 Sep 2017 to 4 Jun 2026, 35 commits

1 committer recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 3 Nov 2026.

Maintenance

Last release
5 months ago
Releases, 24 months
1
Tested up to
7.0 vs 7.1
Requires PHP
7.4 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter for WP Auto Updater
Q1 20242
Q2 20240
Q3 20240
Q4 20240
Q1 20250
Q2 20250
Q3 20250
Q4 20250
Q1 20260
Q2 20261
Q3 20260
Q4 20260

Last release 4 Jun 2026. Tested up to 7.0, 1 major version behind WordPress 7.1.

Support

Support history appears after our first snapshots of the forum counts.

Security record

No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.

Source: Wordfence Intelligence.

Reputation

Lifetime rating 4.6 from 10 ratings. Quarterly trends appear as new reviews arrive.

Rating distribution
5 star9
4 star0
3 star0
2 star0
1 star1

Momentum

7,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for WP Auto Updater
4 May 202620
11 May 202638
18 May 202643
25 May 202661
1 Jun 20264,436
8 Jun 2026882
15 Jun 2026429
22 Jun 2026309
29 Jun 2026284
6 Jul 2026314
13 Jul 2026213
20 Jul 2026211
27 Jul 2026207
3 Aug 2026256
10 Aug 2026181
17 Aug 2026185
24 Aug 2026209
31 Aug 2026204
7 Sep 2026171
14 Sep 2026207
21 Sep 2026220
28 Sep 2026203
5 Oct 2026183
12 Oct 2026185
19 Oct 2026292
26 Oct 2026243
2 Nov 202640

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 50% below the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

Same category, higher Canary Score. Never sponsored.

WP Rollback - Rollback Plugins and ThemesScore 92 · 200,000+Easy Updates ManagerScore 91 · 300,000+WP Downgrade | Specific Core VersionScore 91 · 100,000+Cloudways Site ManagerScore 91 · 50,000+The WP Remote WordPress PluginScore 91 · 30,000+

Facts

Version1.7.4
Authorthingsym
Added28 Sep 2017
Last updated4 Jun 2026
Active installs7,000+
Requires WordPress5.9
Tested up to7.0.8
Requires PHP7.4
CategorySite Administration & Utilities > Site Migration & Cloning
Tagsupdates, auto-update, core updates, Automatic updates, background updates

Other plugins by this author: Multi Device Switcher, Custom Post Type Widgets, Custom Post Type Rewrite, Editor Bridge, Custom Post Type Widget Blocks, Back to the Top, WP Is Mobile Text Widget, Nav Menu Trim, Better Website Performance, Cycle Blocks

Questions

Is WP Auto Updater still maintained?

WP Auto Updater was last updated on 4 Jun 2026. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Is WP Auto Updater safe?

WP Auto Updater has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 0 vulnerabilities were published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Who owns WP Auto Updater?

The wordpress.org author is thingsym. Recent committers: thingsym, plugin-master. We have recorded no ownership change.

What can I use instead of WP Auto Updater?

Plugins in the same category with a higher Canary Score: WP Rollback - Rollback Plugins and Themes, Easy Updates Manager, WP Downgrade | Specific Core Version, Cloudways Site Manager, The WP Remote WordPress Plugin.

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