Admin Restriction vs Disable Theme and Plugin Auto-Update Emails
Two WordPress plugins head to head: ranking, active installs, downloads and ratings, from our daily tracking of the WordPress.org directory.
These aren’t all alternatives to each other — they do different jobs — so this page compares popularity only, not features.
At a glance
Disable Theme and Plugin Auto-Update Emails leads the WordPress.org popular list today at #1,897, ahead of Admin Restriction at #33,440. Over the last 7 days Disable Theme and Plugin Auto-Update Emails slipped 5 places and Admin Restriction slipped 1,169 places. Disable Theme and Plugin Auto-Update Emails has the largest install base, roughly 1000× the next: 10K+ active installs against 10+ for Admin Restriction. Downloads this week: Disable Theme and Plugin Auto-Update Emails 101 and Admin Restriction 16. Ratings: Admin Restriction 5★ from 3 and Disable Theme and Plugin Auto-Update Emails 5★ from 10 reviews.
| Metric | Admin Restriction | Disable Theme and Plugin Auto-Update Emails |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #33,440 ▼ 1169 | #1,897 ▼ 5 |
| Active installs | 10+ | 10K+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 16 | 101 |
| Rating | 5★ (3) | 5★ (10) |
| Last updated | Aug 25, 2023 | Oct 24, 2023 |
| Current version | 1.1.2 | 2.0.5 |
| Best rank on record | #30,197 | #1,877 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Aug 2012 | Aug 2020 |
Highlighted cells mark the strongest figure in each row. Rank and installs are from the latest WordPress.org capture; downloads are the last seven captured days.
Ranking history Lower is better
Active installs
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Frequently asked questions
Which is more popular, Admin Restriction or Disable Theme and Plugin Auto-Update Emails?
By active installs, Disable Theme and Plugin Auto-Update Emails: 10K+ sites run it against 10+ for Admin Restriction, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 19, 2026.
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, Admin Restriction or Disable Theme and Plugin Auto-Update Emails?
Disable Theme and Plugin Auto-Update Emails, at #1,897 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with Admin Restriction at #33,440. The ranking reflects recent installs and moves daily, which is why this page shows the history rather than one snapshot.
Are Admin Restriction or Disable Theme and Plugin Auto-Update Emails alternatives to each other?
Not all of them. Some of these plugins do different jobs and many sites run more than one. This page compares their popularity, not their features.
Where do these numbers come from?
WordPress.org publishes each plugin’s active install count and its position on the popular list. This site records both every day, along with per-day downloads and ratings, so the charts above show how the plugins have moved over time rather than a single day.