No Nonsense
by Room 34 Creative Services, LLC · Uncategorized
Also makes 9 other plugins · 13.5K+ installs across the portfolio →
The fastest, cleanest way to get rid of the parts of WordPress you don't need.
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Health
B 81/100
Few reviews
Active installs
1K+
≈1.9K estimated
Momentum
+13%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: One page off on “remove emoji”. #11 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
81 health vs 58 average across 25,754 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.3%
of downloads still active
At least 1K of 43.6K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,773 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.
This plugin shipped 2 releases 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.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 166 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.0.8, the current branch or newer
4.5★ over 6 reviews, smoothed to 4.14★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 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.
33
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.4
Velocity
places per keyword, 26d
4%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 26d
+0.0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| remove howdy your tag | #3 | #4 | 0 |
| remove emoji your tag | #11 | #20 | down 1 |
| change howdy | #7 | #12 | 0 |
| howdy | #7 | #13 | 0 |
| remove xml rpc your tag | #15 | #24 | down 1 |
| remove wordpress logo your tag | #16 | #22 | down 2 |
| replace howdy | #12 | #13 | 0 |
| remove howdy in admin | #8 | #11 | 0 |
| custom howdy | #10 | #14 | down 1 |
| remove emoji styles | #17 | #23 | 0 |
| remove emoji scripts | #19 | #22 | 0 |
| remove logo | #24 | #21 | 0 |
| remove comments your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
30 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 12 listed. 18 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 1 of its tags isn't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- One page off on “remove emoji”. #11 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
- One page off on “remove wordpress logo”. #16 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
- One page off on “remove xml rpc”. #15 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
- “remove comments” isn't earning a slot. You list it, but you're not in the first 24 results for that search. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 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
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
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.
2
releases in the last 12 months
6mo ago
latest release · v3.6.6 · 19 May 2026
69
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 94% 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 “1K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 3.8 years ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 90% of the way through.
Install history since 20 Dec 2021
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Erik Joling4.2y ago
This plugin offers settings to remove WordPress core functionality. The interface is nicely setup and the information around each setting is clear. Furthermore the plugin allows developers to extend or change the settings. And last but not least, the developer responds fast and friendly.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Anonymous4.9y ago
This plugin has many options that are useful to disable built-in features, they are so useful for advanced admins.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ xtremelora4.9y ago
It doesn’t work on my installation at all, I hit the Save button and when I refresh the page nothing is saved nether applied… It may be because W3Cache but purgin everything doesn’t work too…
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ dirkliesenfeld4.9y ago
Was für ein großartiges plugin. Möge es über die nächsten Jahre immer mehr Funktionen mit einschließen. Macht die WordPress Seite einfach viel schlanker und flinker.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ aztopdavid4.9y ago
After reading the article/review in WP Tavern, I installed No Nonsense on three sites, turning off several things I find annoying in WP (especially the Widgets Block Editor) and it’s working very well. Thanks!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Patrick Boehner4.9y ago
Does exactly what it says without an fuss or confusion. Very simple and easy to use. I found myself turning on all the options as they are modifications I like. This topic was modified 4 years, 7 months ago by Patrick Boehner.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 7 languages, 2 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
0 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 Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ! 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 Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 249 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 0 of 5 tags appear in the text ("remove comments", "Remove Emoji", "remove howdy", "remove wordpress logo", "remove xml-rpc" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2023-01-13 900+ → 1K+ up after 11 days in tier
- 2023-01-02 1K+ → 900+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2023-01-01 900+ → 1K+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2022-12-30 1K+ → 900+ down after 33 days in tier
- 2022-11-27 900+ → 1K+ up after 54 days in tier
- 2022-10-04 800+ → 900+ up after 83 days in tier
- 2022-07-13 500+ → 800+ up after 113 days in tier
- 2022-03-22 90+ → 500+ 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 Comments 1M+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A -
WP Comment Cleaner – Delete All Comments, Disable Comments, Bulk Delete & Remove Comments 20K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag A -
Remove Yoast SEO Comments 10K+ installs · 3.8★ · 1 shared tag D -
Disable Comments 9K+ installs · 4.2★ · 1 shared tag D -
Disable Comments & Delete All Comments 9K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A -
Daisy Comments — Disable Comments & Stop Spam 1K+ installs · 3.6★ · 1 shared tag
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