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EP Admin Messages

by Pär Thernström · Admin & Utilities

Also makes 9 other plugins · 361.0K+ installs across the portfolio →

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Show messages in WP Admin. Different messages can be shown at different places, for different people.

⚠ Stale⚠ Likely abandoned⚠ Few reviews
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43 Health · D
Maintenance 3/100
Rating quality 69/100
Support 70/100

43 health vs 54 average across 3,793 Admin & Utilities plugins

10+

Active installs

≈16 estimated

3.6K

Total downloads

since 2013

3.79★

Rating (adjusted)

3.3★ raw · 3 reviews

+88%

30

Downloads · 30d

category median +24%

High removal-risk signals

63/100

Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.

  • Long abandoned. No update in 12+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
  • Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.7.41, well behind 6.8.

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.

36 / 100

Under-optimized

Biggest win: Update recency

Update recency 0/100
WP compatibility 2/100
Rating quality 53/100
Listing tuning 100/100

To rank higher: Last updated 4682 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.

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Daily downloads

Since 2022-10-05 · 1,427 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive

+88% vs prior 30d
0Downloads · Aug 26

30-day downloads

Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges

30

now · peak 68

2930d downloads · Aug 26

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

EP Admin Messages · #42260 you Catch IDs · #1285 Add Logo to Admin · #2774 Hide All Notices · #4441

Rating trend

Star average over time · dips mark rough releases

3.3Stars · Aug 26

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.

2.9Kper 1k installs · Aug 26

Release cadence

No release in a year
from wp.org release tags

How often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.

0

releases in the last 12 months

12.8y ago

latest release · v0.1.6

3

tagged releases on record

Recent releases

0.1.6 · 12.8y ago0.1.4 · 12.9y ago0.1.3 · 12.9y ago

What its installed base runs

via wordpress.org

Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

v0.1 100%

Estimated active installs

The public count shows “10+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.

modeled estimate
10–20 ≈16

Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.

Install history · since 2019-12-15 · 1,376 observations

10Installs · Aug 26

Estimated value

What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.

Est. annual revenue

N/A

Est. acquisition value

N/A

No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from.

Ratings · 3 reviews

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5★
1 4★
1 3★
0 2★
0 1★
1

Details

Version
0.1.6
Last updated
12.8y ago
Added
2013-08-21 · 13 yrs old
Requires WP
3.6
Tested up to
3.7.41
Requires PHP
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Recent reviews

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  1. ★★★★★ serendpt
    12.8y ago

    Thanks for making this available. Couple of things that don’t work: 1. Unordered list to work. Text visible but no bullets. { "messages": [ { "message": [ "<p><strong>Tips</strong></p>", "<ul>", "<li>", "Something important goes here.", "</li>", "</ul>", "<hr>", "<p>For technical assistance with the website features/functions, please send an email to <strong>[email protected]</strong> and we'll be happy to assist you.</p>" ] 2. The <a href="mailto:[email protected]">Email</a> links break the format and generates error. If I am using the wrong format/code, please advise. Thank you.

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  2. ★★★★★ Pär Thernström
    13.0y ago

    I really do. Promise!

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  3. ★★★★★ SEOmachine
    13.0y ago

    This is a very interesting idea, and I’m looking forward to it. But it’s not working. Please provide more info on “ep-config.json” (installation).

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Behavioral tests

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Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.4

✓ Low memory footprint
✓ Low page-speed impact
✓ Runs on latest PHP + WP
✓ No PHP errors
✓ No JS errors
✓ Activates cleanly
✓ No resource errors
✓ No external HTTP errors
✓ Optimized database use
✕ Frequently updated

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

No tier crossings observed yet.

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EP Admin Messages: 10+ active installs, 3.3★ (3 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-31. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/ep-admin-messages