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Automatic Domain Changer
Speedy migrations that might just break your entire site.
HealthyGrowing
75/100
The plugin simplifies domain changes but can cause serious site errors and lacks clear instructions.
Active installs
~15,000
our estimate · wp.org shows 10k+
Rating
4.3★
29 ratings
Trend · vs a year ago
+17%
Growing
18 → 21 installs/day
Downloads over time
real new installs per day · release spikes shown separately from the trend2025-04-302025-08-082025-11-162026-02-232026-06-03
organicrelease spikerelease tailorganic trend · 14d rolling median
Growing · +17% in the last year
18/day a year ago→21/day today
Reviews
what people actually sayAutomatic Domain Changer is praised for easing site migrations and being fast and helpful, but users report it often fails, breaks sites, and lacks clear installation guidance.
What people like
- +Facilitates domain migration without needing direct MySQL commands
- +Performs its intended function reliably
- +Easy to use and fast, saving time during migration
- +Handles database changes where similar plugins cause memory errors
- +Helpful for pushing sites from development to live and responsive developer support
Common complaints
- −Fails to work for some users
- −Incompatible with Cornerstone 2.1.7+ and Xtheme 5.2.5
- −Installation instructions are confusing regarding old vs. new domain
- −Incomplete domain replacement leading to duplicate domains and broken migrations
- −Can break the site, making it inaccessible, and lacks sufficient documentation
Review trustReviews look organic
- 4.32★Verified rating — holds steady vs the raw 4.30★
- 3%One-shot reviewers — most reviewers are active community members
Reviews per month · 5★ vs lower
Not enough review history.
All-time ratings · 29 total
Latest reviews · 29 analyzed
- 2026-06-04★★★★★A very useful plugin to update the database on domain name changepeopleinside
- 2022-10-03★★★★★great plug inpremmarga
- 2017-12-26★★★★★Does not workshiftaction
- 2017-12-06★★★★★Does not work w/ Cornerstone Version 2.1.7+ Xtheme Version: 5.2.5Actor Mike
- 2017-07-25★★★★★Saved me a lot of time!rickgreen1-shot
- 2017-04-25★★★★★Not useful with large ruleshossam hamed
- 2016-12-06★★★★★Easy Automatic Domain Changer Thanksrodolpheb98
- 2016-06-30★★★★★Confusingpanzeleny
- 2016-06-21★★★★★Great plugin !!!lilalou
- 2016-03-09★★★★★Quick and Simpleonemanwolfpack85
Releases
recent versions from WordPress.org SVNFor developers & the curious
the raw signals behind the grade — none of this is on the friendly summary aboveDownload signals
Baselines are computed on organic days only — release spikes and their tails are excluded, so they're not inflated by the auto-update wave.
22
Baseline · median of last 7 organic days
22
Prior 7-day baseline
60
Floor · 25th percentile over 14 days
715
Mean release-day peak (30d)
55
Latest day · 2026-06-03(organic)
0.0%
Week-over-week organic trend
Review signals
Concentration and drive-by metrics drive the review-burst and fake-review flags. 30–40% solo reviewers is normal; we only flag the extremes.
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Max month share · biggest single 30-day window
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Distribution CV · <0.6 even, >1.5 bursty
79%
5★ share in analyzed sample
3%
Solo reviewers · only this one wp.org activity
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Volume velocity · last 6mo vs prior 6mo
4.34 → 4.32★
Sample avg · raw → solo-filtered