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Hide AI

by Andrew Hoyer · AI

Also makes 2 other plugins · 40+ installs across the portfolio →

A WordPress plugin that hides AI buttons and links in the admin area.

⚠ Few reviews
How scoring works →
75 Health · B
Maintenance 76/100
Rating quality 78/100
Support 70/100

75 health vs 75 average across 1,572 AI plugins

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.

83 / 100

Well optimized

Biggest win: Rating quality

Update recency 85/100
WP compatibility 100/100
Rating quality 54/100
Listing tuning 92/100

To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.

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Daily downloads

Since 2025-07-14 · 413 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive

+5% vs prior 30d
1Downloads · Aug 26

30-day downloads

Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges

39

now · peak 145

3930d 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

Hide AI · #29616 you Bulk Datetime Change · #2925 Display Posts · #545 Essential Widgets · #1794

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.

1.9Kper 1k installs · Aug 26

Release cadence

Occasionally updated
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.

2

releases in the last 12 months

9mo ago

latest release · v0.4

4

tagged releases on record

Recent releases

0.4 · 9mo ago0.3 · 11mo ago0.2 · 1.1y ago0.1 · 1.1y 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.

v0.4 100%

Estimated active installs

The public count shows “20+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.

modeled estimate
20–30 ≈27

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

Install history · since 2025-07-16 · 365 observations

20Installs · 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.

Details

Version
0.4
Last updated
9mo ago
Added
2025-07-14 · 1 yr old
Requires WP
5.2
Tested up to
6.9.7
Requires PHP
7.0

Recent reviews

All reviews on wp.org ↗
  1. WPExplorer
    3mo ago

    I prefer using AI tools outside of the WP dashboard. This plugin hides the pesky AI buttons added by WordPress core and popular plugins.

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  2. Bridget Willard
    1.0y ago

    Andrew Hoyer gets it. If there’s a problem, create a solution. AI being “all the rage” has made the WordPress UI ugly, confusing, and generally a bad experience. But you don’t have to sit in silence. Your clients don’t have to be confused by shiny new buttons. You won’t have to worry about people breaking their sites by trying to help with AI. Andrew fixed the problem. Hide the AI buttons. Thank you.

    Read on wp.org ↗
  3. Anonymous
    1.1y ago

    As an agency that provides website care/maintenance, the struggle is real when it comes to AI features from third parties cluttering WordPress, and this plugin offers the option to hide them globally with ease. Install. Activate. Done! Check out Hide AI if you are facing similar challenges with AI features on WordPress sites under your management. This plugin has truly solved a long-standing problem for us, and I hope it helps others as well.

    Read on wp.org ↗

Behavioral tests

via WP Hive

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.8.3

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

Languages

via translate.wordpress.org

Translated into 1 language, 1 at 90% or more

Italian 100%

Growth timeline

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

  1. 2026-08-31 10+ → 20+ up after 333 days in tier
  2. 2025-10-02 — → 10+ up

Competes with

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Hide AI: 20+ active installs, 5.0★ (3 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-31. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/hide-ai