WP Hide Dashboard
by Drew Jaynes · Admin & Utilities
Also makes 4 other plugins · 4.0K+ installs across the portfolio →
Hide the Dashboard menu, Personal Options section and Help link on the Profile page from your subscribers when they are logged in.
50 health vs 54 average across 3,790 Admin & Utilities 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 8+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.1.0, 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 3196 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 · 1,425 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
189
now · peak 298
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
11.6y ago
latest release · v2.2.1
10
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 97% 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 “2K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2015-03-22 · 1,446 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
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 2.2.1 Brought code and comments in line with core standards. DrewAPicture was added as a plugin author. Removed some unused code. General cleanup. 2.2.1
- — Version 2.2 Support for WordPress version 3.3 and earlier removed. Reworked code to remove fatal error issue, ensure compatibility with WordPress 3.4 and 3.5. Reworked how Multisite user scenarios (assigned to no blogs/1 blog/2+ blo 2.2
- — Version 2.1 Support for WordPress version 2.9 and 3.0 removed. Support for roles other than Subscriber removed. Reworked code for removing Personal Options section on Profile page. Added support for removing Dashboard links in new a 2.1
- — Version 2.0 Code reworked; support for WordPress version 2.5 – 2.8 removed. Updated menu removal code for compatibility with WordPress 3.0 (single user mode). Added code to remove Personal Options section on Profile page (props to M 2.0
- — Version 1.5 Added code to make it easier to configure plugin if you want to change the role/capability level. Added code to remove Tools menu. Added code to remove Settings, Media and Comments menus for Contributors+ if needed. Adde 1.5
- — Version 1.4 Added code to remove Tools menu in 2.8.x (menu numbering changed in core). Added Frequently Asked Questions and proper Changelog sections to readme.txt file. 1.4
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
- 2024-12-10 3K+ → 2K+ down after 459 days in tier
- 2023-09-08 4K+ → 3K+ down
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 Bar 20K+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags B -
Hide WP Admin Notifications 3K+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags B -
Hide Plugins 1K+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags D -
Admin Menu Editor 300K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
White Label CMS 200K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
Display PHP Version 30K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags D
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