Is Auto Updates free?

Yes, Auto Updates is free to use. It is available as a free plugin on WordPress.org.

How many websites use Auto Updates?

Auto Updates has 1.0K+ active installations as tracked by WordPress.org.

What are the best Auto Updates alternatives?

Popular alternatives to Auto Updates include Companion Auto Update, Auto Upload Images, Autologin Links. You can compare them side-by-side on our comparison pages.

Does Auto Updates work with the latest WordPress?

Auto Updates has been tested up to WordPress 6.0.11. It requires WordPress 3.7+ and PHP 5.6+.

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Auto Updates

Name: Auto Updates
Rating: 5 (4 reviews)
Author: Minor

Let WordPress to automatically update his core, plugins and themes - silently in the background.

By Minor·Auto·Free

5(4 reviews)

·1.0K+ active installs·Updated 3 years ago

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As of April 2026, Auto Updates is a WordPress auto plugin with 1.0K+ active installations and a 5/5 rating from 4 reviews. It has been downloaded 20K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.7+ and PHP 5.6+. Available on WordPress.org since 2016. Last updated 3 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Download volume is stable this week. Top alternative: Companion Auto Update.

5/54 reviews

1.0K+active installs

20K+total downloads

10 yearssince 2016

Overview

Today it’s really important to have everything up to date (security, compatibility, new features and performance). Default WordPress setting is automatically install just minor core updates and languages.

No settings required. Just install and active this plugin and your WordPress (including plugins and themes) will be up to date.

You can focus on the other things than updating your WordPress, save your time!

What will be automatically updated too?

Core
Themes
Plugins

Read full description on WordPress.org

Ratings & Reviews

54 reviews

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1 ★

Recent Reviews

Extremely Lightweight and Does What it Says

by brianjohnsondesign·3 years ago·1 reply

I checked the code of this plugin before installing it: it does what it says and absolutely nothing else.

It basically just adds the minimum code to enable the auto-updates within WordPress. There is absolutely nothing else in there, which is awesome.

Install this plugin and rest easy it’s not bogging down your website like 99% of plugins out there.

Perfect

by pipdig·5 years ago·1 reply

Does exactly what is needed without any extra bloat. Thanks!

Works Perfectly!

by datasage·7 years ago

I have been looking for a simple and working auto-update plugin for some time now, I saw this one and was a bit skeptical but after testing it out, it worked perfectly. Just install and activate. The best one that I’ve found.