Comparison · generated on request
Auto Update vs Softlinkster Update Shield
Both plugins as this registry currently observes them. Figures come from the same daily snapshot, so they are directly comparable, which two separate wordpress.org pages, read minutes apart, are not.
| Auto Update | Softlinkster Update Shield | |
|---|---|---|
| What it does | Keeps WordPress core, plugins, and themes updated automatically to reduce manual maintenance and improve security. | Check WordPress plugin update risk before updating. Detect conflicts, PHP issues, and duplicate plugins from one dashboard. |
| Active installs | 80+ | fewer than 10 |
| Rating | — | 5.0★ (1) |
| Last release | 6 months ago | 13 days ago |
| Current owner | Valeriu Tihai | Khurram Shehzad |
| Added to directory | 08 Jan 2016 | 12 Aug 2026 |
| Tested up to | WP 6.9.7 | WP 7.0.4 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.4 |
Install figures are rounded by WordPress.org to one significant digit, so a gap smaller than a band step is not a difference. Nothing here ranks the two plugins or recommends either, and no link on this page earns anything.
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Records: Auto Update · Softlinkster Update Shield