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Advanced Automatic Updates vs Core Rollback (2026)

Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.

Advanced Automatic Updates

Advanced Automatic Updates

4.7(61)

30K+ active installs

Free

Updated 4 years ago
View Advanced Automatic Updates
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Core Rollback

Core Rollback

4.7(15)

10K+ active installs

Free

Updated 6 days ago
View Core Rollback

Quick Verdict

As of April 2026, Advanced Automatic Updates has a higher user rating (4.7/5 from 61 reviews) and leads in active installations (30K+ vs 10K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Advanced Automatic Updates has accumulated 255K+ total downloads while Core Rollback has 154K+.

Detailed Comparison

Rating
4.7/5Advanced Automatic Updates
Core Rollback4.7/5
Total Reviews
61Advanced Automatic Updates
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Core Rollback15
Active Installs
30K+Advanced Automatic Updates
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Core Rollback10K+
Total Downloads
255K+Advanced Automatic Updates
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Core Rollback154K+
Support Resolution
N/AAdvanced Automatic Updates
Core Rollback33%
Last Updated
4 years agoAdvanced Automatic Updates
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Core Rollback6 days ago
First Released
2012Advanced Automatic Updates
Core Rollback2020
Age
14 yearsAdvanced Automatic Updates
Core Rollback6 years
WP Requires
3.7+Advanced Automatic Updates
Core Rollback4.1+
PHP Requires
false+Advanced Automatic Updates
Core Rollback5.6+
Business Model
FreeAdvanced Automatic Updates
Core RollbackFree
Latest Version
1.0.2Advanced Automatic Updates
Core Rollback1.4.2

Rating Breakdown

Advanced Automatic Updates

4.7/5(61 reviews)
5
89%
4
5%
3
0%
2
0%
1
7%

Core Rollback

4.7/5(15 reviews)
5
87%
4
7%
3
0%
2
0%
1
7%

Recent Reviews

Advanced Automatic Updates Reviews

by inakijm

Fantástico

Te despreocupas de estar entrando continuamente al blog para actualizar los plugins. Se actualizan solos. Muy recomendable.

by al3x22

The best plugin

This is one of my favorite plugins. It is very simple and easy to use. I can only recommend it!

by martonlente

Plugin perfectly works even with premium themes

After I couldn’t get the popular Easy Updates Manager plugin working, I looked for an alternative, and then found Advanced Automatic Updates. The plugin perfectly works, and even updates premium theme

Core Rollback Reviews

by mthomas80

Life Saver

This is a life saver for when you need to pull a client’s site down into local, but they’re on an older version of WP and they refuse to pay us for updating the sites plugins. This topic was m

by tatuatu

I did my job with it, I downgraded WordPress from 6.9 to 6.8.3.

I did my job with it, I downgraded WordPress from 6.9 to 6.8.3.

by wpandlpuser

6.8 to 6.7.2

My theme was not compatible with the automatically installed WP 6.8 and it let to critical errors on the page. I could still access the admin page to download the plugin and trigger the rollback. Unfo

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Advanced Automatic Updates or Core Rollback more popular?
Advanced Automatic Updates has 30K+ active installations while Core Rollback has 10K+. Advanced Automatic Updates is the more widely-used plugin as of April 2026.
Which has better ratings — Advanced Automatic Updates or Core Rollback?
Advanced Automatic Updates has a 4.7/5 rating from 61 reviews, while Core Rollback has a 4.7/5 rating from 15 reviews.
Are Advanced Automatic Updates and Core Rollback free?
Advanced Automatic Updates is free and Core Rollback is free. Both can be downloaded from the WordPress.org plugin directory.
Which plugin has better support — Advanced Automatic Updates or Core Rollback?
Support resolution data is not available for all plugins. Check each plugin's WordPress.org support forum for current response quality.
Which plugin is updated more frequently?
Advanced Automatic Updates was last updated 4 years ago and Core Rollback was last updated 6 days ago.

Plugin data sourced from WordPress.org. Comparison and analysis by PluginSift.