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Hide WP Admin Notifications

by yodaofwp

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66 Quality Score
Active Installs
16/30

With roughly 2,000 active installs, the plugin has a modest footprint that suggests a niche audience rather than mainstream adoption.

Update Freshness
25/25

Last updated in May 2026 and tested against WordPress 7.0, the plugin shows a strong and current maintenance record.

User Rating
3/15

A perfect 100 score from only a single rating provides essentially no statistical confidence in user satisfaction.

Support Health
8/15

Zero support threads opened means there is no measurable track record, leaving the support health score unreliable despite the numeric value.

WP Compatibility
15/15

Officially tested with WordPress 7.0 and requiring PHP 7.0 or higher, the compatibility signals are excellent and forward-looking.

Scores higher than 17% of indexed plugins

About

Hides WordPress admin notices until you choose to show them again from Settings.

Active Installs 3k+
Rating ★★★★★ 5/5
Last Updated 2026-05-31 12:01pm GMT
Requires WordPress 5.2+
Tested Up To 7.0.4
Requires PHP 7.0+
✓ No known vulnerabilities

What It Does

Hide WP Admin Notifications suppresses the barrage of WordPress admin notices, update prompts, and plugin alerts that accumulate across the dashboard. Hidden notices can be re-enabled on demand from the plugin's Settings page. It is a lightweight utility aimed purely at decluttering the wp-admin screen.

Who It's For

This plugin fits agencies, freelancers, and site owners managing one or more WordPress installs who find constant nags, upsells, and update banners distracting or unprofessional-looking. It is especially useful on client dashboards where a tidy admin interface projects competence and reduces accidental clicks on promotional notices.

Who Should Skip It

Users who rely on admin notices to catch security warnings, broken-link alerts, or critical plugin updates should not install this plugin without checking the hidden queue regularly. Developers and technical admins who need to see every backend signal will find the hidden layer more annoying than helpful.

The Bottom Line

Hide WP Admin Notifications does one narrow job and does it cleanly, with a recent update, modern WordPress 7.0 compatibility, and zero known support issues. The quality score of 65.28/100 is held back almost entirely by its tiny install base and a single rating, not by code quality or upkeep. For agencies and non-technical users who want a calmer dashboard, it is a reasonable choice, but anyone who depends on admin notices for security or update awareness should look elsewhere or commit to reviewing the hidden queue often.

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admin dashboard hide Notifications