Disable Welcome Messages and Tips
by Jules Colle · Blocks
Also makes 2 other plugins · 104.7K+ installs across the portfolio →
Hide Welcome Messages and Tips, and disable default full screen mode in the Gutenberg Block Editor
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Health
B 75/100
no flags
Active installs
700+
≈770 estimated
Momentum
+83%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Add “tips”, “welcome” and “messages” to your wp.org tags. You rank #5, #7 and #12 for them without listing them, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 3 listed these are the slots worth spending.
75 health vs 71 average across 2,531 Blocks plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.6%
of downloads still active
At least 700 of 117.9K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Blocks plugin keeps 2.1%, across 1,584 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Blocks plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
This plugin shipped 1 release in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
Details
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 335 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11; the current branch is 7.1
5.0★ over 13 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.3★ and held back under 25 reviews
3 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
38
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.3
Velocity
places per keyword, 26d
20%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 26d
-0.1
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| tips | #5 | #10 | 0 |
| welcome | #7 | #16 | down 2 |
| welcome screen | #3 | #7 | 0 |
| messages | #12 | #16 | down 3 |
| wordpress tips | #10 | #15 | 0 |
| welcome to the block editor | #11 | #13 | up 1 |
| block editor your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| gutenberg your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| notifications your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
10 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 6 listed. 4 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Add “tips”, “welcome” and “messages” to your wp.org tags. You rank #5, #7 and #12 for them without listing them, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 3 listed these are the slots worth spending.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,491 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 6.2K · peaks are release surges
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
1
releases in the last 12 months
11mo ago
latest release · v1.2 · 3 Dec 2025
12
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 77% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “700+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 3 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 72% of the way through.
Install history since 27 Jan 2021
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ kimdykenpond3.8y ago
Exactly what I was looking for and it works perfectlyI don’t understand why web developers have to create all these annoying pop-ups. And why they don’t go away especially when you login to a site and close the pop-up right away!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ althaidi4.1y ago
Thanks for making & sharing this plugin, and ending our frustration of this annoyance.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Wolfram Kläger4.3y ago
Thank you ever so much for this little plugin. Probably most WP users would like to install it, immediately, if only they knew it exists.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ tommcgee4.8y ago
Thanks for killing off the perpetually annoying “Welcome to the Block Editor” message, which has been welcoming me to the Block Editor every time I log in for years. It’s also helpful to have the full dashboard interface when in edit mode!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ scopie4.9y ago
I have been waiting and waiting for WP to add a way to disable this message. It WAS soooo annoying! Thanks so much!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ questox5.4y ago
This plugin does exactly what it says it will do. Finally got rid of those annoying Welcome screens!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Thomas5.6y ago
Thank you so much for this plugin! The welcome message and popups have been so annoying. I never understood why the corresponding preferences are not stored server-side so users get the same experience no matter from where and with whatever browser they log in.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ lijitimit5.8y ago
Helped when trying to White label a site and the pop up for the editor shows links to WordPress. Thanks!
Read on wp.org ↗
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 1 language, 1 at 90% or more
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
3 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Hide Welcome Messages and Tips, and disable default full screen mode in the Gutenberg Block Editor"
- ! Has a FAQ Only 1 question in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 1 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Gutenberg, Block editor.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 98 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 2 of 3 tags appear in the text; "Notifications" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-07-24 800+ → 700+ down after 14 days in tier
- 2026-07-10 900+ → 800+ down after 67 days in tier
- 2026-05-04 1K+ → 900+ down after 1088 days in tier
- 2023-05-12 900+ → 1K+ up after 225 days in tier
- 2022-09-29 300+ → 900+ up after 367 days in tier
- 2021-09-27 100+ → 300+ up
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
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Disable Gutenberg 500K+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag A -
Disable Theme and Plugin Auto-Update Emails 10K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag D - D Disable WordPress Core Update Email 2K+ installs · 4.0★ · 1 shared tag D
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Disable Block Editor FullScreen mode 1K+ installs · 4.0★ · 1 shared tag B -
Disable User Password Reset Admin Notifications 1K+ installs · 4.2★ · 1 shared tag A - D Disable Block Editor 800+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag D
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