Hide Updates
by Upperdog · Uncategorized
Also makes 2 other plugins · 35.8K+ installs across the portfolio →
This plugin hides update notifications for core, plugin, and theme updates in the WordPress admin for all everyone except specified users.
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Health
D 51/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
5K+
≈5.8K estimated
Momentum
+1%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “core updates”, “notices” and “plugin updates” 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.
51 health vs 58 average across 25,734 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →11%
of downloads still active
At least 5K of 44.9K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,766 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Uncategorized plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
Removal-risk signals
28/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Not actively maintained. No update in about 2 years.
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.
Room to improve
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 956 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.5.14; the current branch is 6.8
5.0★ over 4 reviews, smoothed to 4.17★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 956 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| core updates your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| notices your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| plugin updates your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| update your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| updates your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
1 search this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 listed. 1 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “core updates”, “notices” and “plugin updates” 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 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 1.3K · 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
No release in a yearHow 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
2.6y ago
latest release · v1.1.5 · 19 Mar 2024
7
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 “5K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 3 months ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 6K.
Install history since 20 Sep 2020
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ icecreamjelly2.0y ago
Plug and play, works like a charm. Hope this does not get taken down. Thanks.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ aldrinhart2.8y ago
Very useful to keep calm clients
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Tom7.4y ago
Exactly what I was looking for!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Interpro7.5y ago
Installed, activated, worked. Thanks!!
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 1.1.5 Release date: 2019-12-18 Minor refactoring and coding standards overhaul. Align Github and WordPress.org version release numbers. 1.1.5
- — Version 1.1.4 Release date: 2019-05-28 Check if user is logged in before enqueuing plugin CSS. Thanks Vincent Klaiber (@vinkla) for the help! 1.1.4
- — Version 1.1.3 Release date: 2018-10-28 Avoid error if default user with ID 1 doesn’t exist. 1.1.3
- — Version 1.1.2 Release date: 2018-10-21 Add first registered user (usually the one who installed the site) as default user allowed to see updates. Add more precise CSS selector for hiding plugin updates in admin menu to avoid breaking 1.1.2
- — Version 1.1.1 Release date: 2018-10-21 Remove include of wp-includes/pluggable.php to be able to use wp_get_current_user(). Unnecessary to include file. 1.1.1
- — Version 1.1 Release date: 2018-10-21 Add filter to define users allowed to see updates. Hide update notifications using CSS to enable usage of remote management services like ManageWP and others. Previous solution used pre_site_tran 1.1
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3.1
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
6 of 8 pass · checked 30 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "This plugin hides update notifications for core, plugin, and theme updates in the WordPress admin for all e..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 3 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 3 of 3 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("for developers"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ✓ Headings and lists 3 headings and 1 list.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,454 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "core updates", "Plugin Updates" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-08-07 6K+ → 5K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-08-06 5K+ → 6K+ up after 5 days in tier
- 2026-08-01 6K+ → 5K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-07-31 5K+ → 6K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-07-30 6K+ → 5K+ down after 5 days in tier
- 2026-07-25 5K+ → 6K+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-07-23 6K+ → 5K+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2026-07-21 5K+ → 6K+ up after 2 days in tier
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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ACh Updates and Notices Manager — installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags - W WP Auto Updater 7K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags B
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Auto Updates 1K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags D -
No Update Nag 1K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags C -
WP Automatic Updates 400+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D -
Disable Plugin Update Emails 300+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags
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