Uncanny Automator
by Uncanny Owl
Connects plugins and external apps with recipes, so an action in one tool triggers work in another.
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What Uncanny Automator does
Connects plugins and external apps with recipes, so an action in one tool triggers work in another.
It sits in the automation part of a WordPress stack and is sold by Uncanny Owl on a freemium basis. We recommend it in our automation guides because it does that one job well without asking you to rebuild the rest of the site around it.
Every plugin adds work to a page request, so treat this as a decision with a cost. Record a speed test before you install it and run the same test afterwards, on the same page, so you know exactly what it charged you.
Real user ratings
Score
4.9/5
Reviews
157
Active installs
40,000+
Downloads
2.6M
Latest version
7.6.1.1
Last updated
2026-09-03
These figures come straight from the public WordPress.org plugin directory API for version 7.6.1.1, not from us. Check them yourself on the WordPress.org listing. Our own editorial score is 4.6/5.
Where Uncanny Automator ranks elsewhere
| Publisher | List | Position |
|---|---|---|
| WPBeginner | Must Have WordPress Plugins for Every Website | #10 of 24 |
| WPBeginner | Best WooCommerce Plugins for Your Store | #22 of 32 |
Positions are read from the published articles themselves, so they reflect that publisher's order rather than ours. Lists get re-ordered over time, so follow the link if you want the current version.
What changed in the latest version
- LearnDash - Restored "Any" option handling across multiple triggers and dropdowns. #8514
- Memberium for Keap and SureCart - Fixed triggers and actions failing to run on frontend requests. #8523
- Uncanny Agent and Page Builder - Improved feature availability during temporary connection issues. #8501
- Fluent Forms - Added value and label tokens for choice fields, making selections more flexible. #8455
- Formidable Forms - Restored the shared helpers instance to keep things running smoothly. #8518
- Formidable Forms - Submission triggers now ignore incomplete and abandoned entries. #8509
- Hardened PeepSo and related token processing against unsafe serialized data. #8505
- LearnDash - A user has completed X% of a course - Fixed "0f" to correctly display "% of". #8516
- Page Builder - Removed the unnecessary "Reload editor" option from the Uncanny Agent notice. #8506
- Uncanny Agent - Strengthened security for legacy admin-AJAX requests. #8499
- WordPress - Create a post - Parent posts now appear in the dropdown instead of playing hide-and-seek. #8491
Release notes are the developer's own words, published on WordPress.org. Read the full changelog
Pros and cons
- Automation without writing code
- A free tier you can trial before paying
- Actively maintained and used on production sites we test
- Credits required for external apps
- The features most sites need sit in the paid tier
How to use it
- 1Install on a staging copy first if the site takes money.
- 2Work through the setup wizard and connect any external accounts it needs.
- 3Configure the one feature you installed it for, and leave the rest off.
- 4Test the result as a logged-out visitor on both mobile and desktop.
- 5Re-run our speed test to confirm the plugin has not cost you load time.
How it compares
Other automation plugins we recommend, with their rating and pricing model.
| Plugin | Our rating | WordPress.org | Pricing | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uncanny Automator | 4.6 | 4.9 (157) | Freemium | Automation without writing code |
This is the only plugin we currently recommend for this job.
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