Hide WP Admin Notifications vs WP Hide Dashboard

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

Hide WP Admin Notifications

by yodaofwp

Health B80

WP Hide Dashboard

by Drew Jaynes

Health D50

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 WP Admin Notifications	WP Hide Dashboard
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	3K–4K ✓	2K–3K
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-25%	0% ✓
Overall health	B · 80 ✓	D · 50
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	91/100 ✓	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	74/100	90/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.0★	4.6★ ✓
Reviews	1	20 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	87/100 ✓	43/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low ✓	High
Last updated	5mo ago ✓	8.9y ago
Downloads · 30d	507 ✓	322
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	34% ✓	1.1%
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.