Hide Admin Notices vs Disable Admin Dashboard Notices

Head-to-head on the signals that matter, from the public WordPress.org data.

Health D52

Health D45

Active-install trajectory

No change to chart. WordPress.org reports active installs in coarse bands, so neither plugin crossed a band during this window. The download trend below moves daily and is the better read over a period this short.

Metric	Hide Admin Notices	Disable Admin Dashboard Notices
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	20K–30K ✓	1K–2K
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	D · 52 ✓	D · 45
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	13/100 ✓	8/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	83/100 ✓	68/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.3★ ✓	3.8★
Reviews	20 ✓	5
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	59/100 ✓	52/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Elevated
Last updated	2.7y ago ✓	3.0y ago
Downloads · 30d	982 ✓	292
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	14% ✓	10%
Category	Admin & Utilities	Admin & Utilities

✓ marks the stronger plugin on each row. Rows where they're level show no marker.

Release activity

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7-day average daily downloads. Downloads spike for about a week after each release as the install base re-downloads, so read this as release cadence, not growth.