Hide Dashboard Notifications vs Hide Admin Notices

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

Health B76

Health D52

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 Dashboard Notifications	Hide Admin Notices
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	20K–30K	20K–30K
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	B · 76 ✓	D · 52
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	82/100 ✓	13/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	72/100	83/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	3.9★	4.3★ ✓
Reviews	33 ✓	20
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	86/100 ✓	59/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low ✓	Elevated
Last updated	7mo ago ✓	2.7y ago
Downloads · 30d	2.1K ✓	982
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	6.3%	14% ✓
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.