WP Notification Center vs Hide admin notices

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

WP Notification Center

by Barry Kooij

Health D47

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by roumi

Health B82

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	WP Notification Center	Hide admin notices
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	1K–2K	8K–9K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	+14% ✓
Overall health	D · 47	B · 82 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	8/100	83/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	75/100	88/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.99★	4.49★ ✓
Reviews	18 ✓	14
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	60/100	77/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Low ✓
Last updated	3.0y ago	7mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	156	739 ✓
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.