Dobby vs Hide All Notices

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

Dobby

by Thorsten Frommen

Health D48

Hide All Notices

by Duncan Platt

Health D44

Active-install trajectory

DobbyHide All Notices

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	Dobby	Hide All Notices
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	800–900	2K–3K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-20% ✓	-33%
Overall health	D · 48 ✓	D · 44
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	85/100 ✓	73/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.4★ ✓	3.9★
Reviews	10 ✓	8
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	36/100	38/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated ✓	High
Last updated	5.6y ago ✓	6.2y ago
Downloads · 30d	164	337 ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	7.9% ✓	7.3%
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.