Simple Notices
by Syed Balkhi · Uncategorized
Also makes 95 other plugins · 21.6M+ installs across the portfolio →
A simple plugin that adds a notification system to your WordPress. Via custom post types, Simple Notices gives you a way to make announcements that ar …
43 health vs 56 average across 16,375 Uncategorized plugins
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance 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 10+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.4.34, 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.
Under-optimized
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 3976 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,426 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
56
now · peak 88
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
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
10.9y ago
latest release · v1.0.7
5
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 “100+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2015-09-05 · 1,401 observations
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
Est. acquisition value
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
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Wompa10.6y ago
There is a bug in this plugin. If you change your notices several times this plugin remembers each version of the notice, and displays it in the changed order several times. I tried this plugin with several colours and different text 6 times, and now all the 6 versions appears one after each other when I change the sites on my website. Tried this also after deleting the cookies but the same thing happens every time. This is quite annoying for visitors. Tested this on a few browsers and it is at least a problem in IE 11.0 and the ltest Firefox Using Tesseract 2.3.1 themes.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ma3ninc10.9y ago
It’s a wonderful, wonderful developer.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ drlester12.6y ago
I tried this with a few themes. In some of them the notice shows up. You’ll just need to try it with your theme.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ donleona13.5y ago
Keep up the good work!
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-04-06 200+ → 100+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-04-05 100+ → 200+ up after 5 days in tier
- 2025-03-31 200+ → 100+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2025-03-29 100+ → 200+ up after 59 days in tier
- 2025-01-29 200+ → 100+ down after 47 days in tier
- 2024-12-13 100+ → 200+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2024-12-09 200+ → 100+ down after 475 days in tier
- 2023-08-22 300+ → 200+ down after 10 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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Hide admin notices – Admin Notification Center 8K+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags B -
Simple Banner – Easily add multiple Banners/Bars/Notifications/Announcements to the top or bottom of your website 50K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
Easy Notification Bar 9K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags B -
WP Notification Center 1K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D -
Product Notices for WooCommerce 800+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags C -
NHR Hide Admin Notice | WP Dashboard Notice Cleaner 100+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags B
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