This plugin sets Wordpress to automatically download and install plugin updates. No configuration needed, simply install the plugin and activate it.
As of April 2026, Auto Update Plugins is a WordPress auto plugin with 1.0K+ active installations and a 5/5 rating from 5 reviews. It has been downloaded 11K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.7+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2015. Last updated 9 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Downloads are down 23% this week. Top alternative: Companion Auto Update.
This plugin sets WordPress to automatically download and install plugin updates.
No configuration needed, simply install the plugin and activate it.
Works for me since months without problems and saves a lot of work.
It does what it says it will do. What more is there to say? This only takes a few lines of code, I didn’t want to install something with a bunch of extra options that I will never use. This plugin has no options, it just works, so it is perfect!
This plugin is working great ! I installed one that had more 5 stars than this one and finally came back to this plugin as this one is better. I think it’s so easy and without the need to think about it once it’s on that we forget to rate it. I forgot, but by testing a new one on another site, I could see that I missed this one and felt like I needed to add my rating as I should have before. It surely deserve more 5 stars.
Thank you for having created this plugin !
I rarely rate plug-ins but this just works! It keeps my sites updated and has enough options to be great for every WordPress site. I simply ask the author to keep updating this great plug-in as it has a lot of potential.
Does what it says on the listing. Simple.
| WordPress | 3.7+ requiredTested up to 4.6.30 |
| PHP | false+ required |
Checked working on WP 4.6
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