Advanced Automatic Updates
Adds extra options to WordPress' built-in Automatic Updates feature.
4.7(61 reviews)
·30K+ active installs·Updated 4 years agoAs of April 2026, Advanced Automatic Updates is a WordPress core plugin with 30K+ active installations and a 4.7/5 rating from 61 reviews. It has been downloaded 255K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.7+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2012. Last updated 4 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Downloads are down 23% this week. Top alternative: WP Downgrade | Specific Core Version.
4.7/561 reviews
30K+active installs
255K+total downloads
14 yearssince 2012
Overview
Advanced Automatic Updates adds extra options to WordPress’ built-in Automatic Updates feature. On top of security updates, it also supports installing major releases, plugins, themes, or even regular SVN checkouts!
If you’re working on a WordPress Multisite install, it will properly restrict the options page to your Network Admin.
While this will be useful for the vast majority of sites, please exercise caution, particularly if you have any custom themes or plugins running on your site.
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Ratings & Reviews
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Recent Reviews
Fantástico
by inakijm·5 years ago
Te despreocupas de estar entrando continuamente al blog para actualizar los plugins. Se actualizan solos. Muy recomendable.
The best plugin
by al3x22·5 years ago
This is one of my favorite plugins.
It is very simple and easy to use.
I can only recommend it!
Plugin perfectly works even with premium themes
by martonlente·6 years ago
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 themes’ plugins (not only WordPress.org plugins).
Sadly the email update notifications doesn’t work just yet, and having a log of completed updates would also be useful.
Awesome! it worked
by vermaakpetrus·6 years ago
It worked beautifully, so happy with this!!
Works
by kotyarashop·6 years ago
Works
Download Trends
Today: 7Yesterday: 8This week: 63Period total: 3K
Compatibility
| WordPress | 3.7+ requiredTested up to 5.0.25 |
| PHP | false+ required |
Version Adoption
v1.0
100.0%
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Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
1.0.2
- ADDED: Strictly disallow activation on versions of WordPress earlier than 3.7
- CHANGED: Update filter name for redirecting debug emails (only available in WordPress 3.8+)
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