A WordPress plugin that hides AI buttons and links in the admin area.
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Health
B 72/100
Few reviews
Active installs
20+
≈22 estimated
Momentum
+75%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “ai”, “media” and “pages” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
72 health vs 77 average across 3,393 AI plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.9%
of downloads still active
At least 20 of 1K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median AI plugin keeps 1.4%, across 1,010 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other AI 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 326 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 3 reviews, smoothed to 4.15★ and held back under 25 reviews
4 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.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ai your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| media your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| pages your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| posts your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “ai”, “media” and “pages” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 17 Jul 2025 · 472 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 168 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #25,300 to #28,300, alongside the other plugins at 20+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 21 Oct 2026.
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
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 · v0.4 · 10 Dec 2025
4
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare 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.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “20+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 2 months ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just over 20.
At the current install trend, crossing 30+ in roughly 160 days.
Install history since 16 Jul 2025
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ WPExplorer5mo 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.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Bridget Willard1.2y 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 ↗ - ★★★★★ Anonymous1.3y 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 HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.8.3
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.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
4 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 "A WordPress plugin that hides AI buttons and links in the admin area."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 2 questions in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 2 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("who want"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Elementor, Yoast, Rank Math, All in One SEO.
- ✓ Headings and lists 5 headings and 1 list.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,102 characters of description.
- ! Tags match the text Only 1 of 4 tags appear in the text ("media", "pages", "posts" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-08-31 10+ → 20+ 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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Bulk Datetime Change 6K+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags A -
Display Posts – Easy lists, grids, navigation, and more 70K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags C -
Essential Widgets 10K+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags B -
Posts in Page 10K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags C -
No Page Comment 10K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags B -
LH Archived Post Status 3K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D
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