Hide WordPress update notification vs Hide Admin Bar

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

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by Artem Sannikov

Health D41

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by David Vongries

Health B72

Active-install trajectory

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Active installs, each indexed to 100 at the start of the window. A line above 100 is growing its install base, below 100 is shrinking.

Metric	Hide WordPress update notification	Hide Admin Bar
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	80–90	20K–30K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-20%	0% ✓
Overall health	—	B · 72 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	63/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	—	83/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	—	70/100 ✓
Rating (adjusted)	—	4.30★ ✓
Reviews	0	30 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	37/100	88/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	9.2y ago	12mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	88	1.8K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	3.6% ✓	2.4%
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.