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Best WordPress Plugins for Update

15 plugins compared · Updated August 2026 · Update

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Choosing a WordPress plugin for update comes down to a few things: whether it is still actively maintained, whether real users rate it well, and whether it does the specific job you need without dragging the rest of the site down.

We ranked 15 plugins using our WPScore, which weighs the user rating (adjusted for how many people actually rated it), how many sites run it, how recently it was updated, and which WordPress version it is tested against. 15 of them have enough public data to be scored; the rest are listed below the ranked block, clearly marked, rather than being given a number we cannot justify.

How this list is funded. Some links here earn us a commission if you buy. It costs you nothing extra, and it does not move anything up the list — the order comes from the WPScore, which is calculated from public ratings, install counts and update history. See the method.

At a glance

  1. 1. MainWP Child Best overall 93/100
  2. 2. Easy Updates Manager 91/100
  3. 3. Schedule Post Changes With PublishPress Future: Unpublish, D... 88/100
  4. 4. WP Umbrella: Security Backup Restore & Monitoring 88/100
  5. 5. Modular DS: Monitor, update, and backup multiple websites 88/100
  6. 6. Go Live Update Urls 87/100
  7. 7. MainWP Dashboard: Self-hosted WordPress Management for Agenc... 87/100
  8. 8. The WP Remote WordPress Plugin 86/100
  9. 9. Auto Image Attributes From Filename With Bulk Updater 85/100
  10. 10. Core Rollback 85/100
  11. 11. Disable All WordPress Updates 85/100
  12. 12. Companion Auto Update 84/100
  13. 13. jQuery Updater 84/100
  14. 14. Disable Updates 83/100
  15. 15. WP Auto Updater 83/100
1 MainWP Child
Best overall Free by mainwp

MainWP Child

MainWP Child establishes a secure link between your WordPress sites and your self-hosted MainWP Dashboard, simplifying site management.

5★
from 70 ratings
700k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
93

WPScore

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2 Easy Updates Manager
Free by David Anderson / Team Updraft

Easy Updates Manager

Manage all your WordPress updates, including individual updates, automatic updates, logs, and loads more. This also works very well with WordPress Mul …

4.8★
from 725 ratings
300k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
91

WPScore

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10 Core Rollback
Free by Andy Fragen

Core Rollback

Seamless rollback of WordPress Core to latest release or any outdated, secure release using the Core Update API and core update methods.

4.7★
from 16 ratings
20k+
active installs
Updated
Jul 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
85

WPScore

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12 Companion Auto Update
Free by Papin Schipper

Companion Auto Update

Manage all updates on your WordPress site. Stay in the know with several optional e-mail notifications and logs. For free.

4.8★
from 105 ratings
40k+
active installs
Updated
Mar 2026
Tested to
WP 6.9.7
84

WPScore

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14 Disable Updates
Free by Themeisle

Disable Updates

Disable updates and automatic updates for WordPress core, plugins, and themes, with the option to disable plugin or theme updates individually.

4.5★
from 24 ratings
10k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
83

WPScore

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15 WP Auto Updater
Free by thingsym

WP Auto Updater

WP Auto Updater plugin enables automatic updates of WordPress Core, Themes, Plugins and Translations. Version control of WordPress Core makes automati …

4.6★
from 10 ratings
7k+
active installs
Updated
Jun 2026
Tested to
WP 7.0.4
83

WPScore

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