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Uncanny Automator – Easy Automation, Integration, Webhooks & Workflow Builder Plugin
The ultimate workflow glue with a slightly messy admin sidebar.
HealthyDeclining
85/100
Deep integrations and stellar support drive high satisfaction despite some UI clutter and missing visual builders.
Active installs
~128,000
our estimate · wp.org shows 40k+
Rating
4.9★
151 ratings
Trend · vs a year ago
-32%
Declining fast
710 → 485 installs/day
What to watch out for
- MINORdownloads down 32% vs a year ago
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
Declining fast · -32% in the last year
710/day a year ago→485/day today
Reviews
what people actually sayUncanny Automator is widely regarded as a powerful and reliable WordPress automation plugin with standout support, though it draws some criticism for UI intrusiveness, missing visual workflow tools, and occasional integration failures.
What people like
- +Responsive, knowledgeable support team that goes beyond scripted replies — including same-day fixes×6
- +Broad and deep integrations with popular WordPress plugins (WooCommerce, LearnDash, FluentCRM, MemberPress, WPForms, MyCred, Twilio, etc.)×7
- +Saves significant time by automating complex, multi-step workflows×4
- +Clean, no-code UI that makes complex workflows accessible×2
- +Generous free tier that lets users evaluate the plugin before committing to a paid plan×2
- +Consolidates automation into one plugin rather than requiring many separate plugins
Common complaints
- −Intrusive 'Uncanny Agent' tab injected into every admin page on every installed site, with no apparent opt-out
- −No visual/graph-based workflow builder, which users consider a significant ergonomic gap compared to modern automation tools
- −Brevo (formerly Sendinblue) API key integration does not work, leaving email marketing connections broken
- −One user found it cumbersome and unable to integrate properly with Thrive Apprentice, calling it a poor replacement for Thrive Automator
- −Desirable integrations (Threads, BlueSky, Discord) are missing
- −Key features like WhatsApp Cloud API are locked behind the paid plan
Review trustReviews look organic
- 4.84★Verified rating — holds steady vs the raw 4.90★
- 10%One-shot reviewers — most reviewers are active community members
Reviews per month · 5★ vs lower
2023-08-192025-01-102026-06-04
5★ reviews1–4★ reviews
All-time ratings · 151 total
Latest reviews · 90 analyzed
- 2026-05-08★★★★★Like it…tombcm
- 2026-04-25★★★★★Can't imaging having a WP site without it!Eilonwy926
- 2026-04-10★★★★★Powerful as F**kedovelthuis
- 2026-01-13★★★★★El mejorjaito
- 2026-01-10★★★★★Not up to ScratchAndrew Ivey
- 2025-12-23★★★★★Very versatile tool – with great supportwrdprss9871-shot
- 2025-11-25★★★★★First Use Uncanny Automatortitchmash1-shot
- 2025-09-01★★★★★Simple but powerfulAbsyir Developer
- 2025-07-23★★★★★could still be the best with bit of changesfff654
- 2025-07-03★★★★★Outstanding Support!daveos19821-shot
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.
440
Baseline · median of last 7 organic days
493
Prior 7-day baseline
390
Floor · 25th percentile over 14 days
11,400
Mean release-day peak (30d)
447
Latest day · 2026-06-03(organic)
-10.8%
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.
9%
Max month share · biggest single 30-day window
0.83
Distribution CV · <0.6 even, >1.5 bursty
94%
5★ share in analyzed sample
10%
Solo reviewers · only this one wp.org activity
+20%
Volume velocity · last 6mo vs prior 6mo
4.86 → 4.84★
Sample avg · raw → solo-filtered