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Hide Admin Notices v2.1

New & improved! Have you become tired of the clutter of Admin Notices that appear at the top of every page in your WordPress Dashboard? With each new plugin or theme that you install, there seem t...

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  • Audit coverage Up to date 6 versions audited
  • On Plugin Auditor since Sep 12, 2026
  • Last audited Sep 12, 2026

Compatibility & requirements

The PHP and WordPress versions this plugin needs, and how current its version support is.

  • Requires PHP 7.4+
  • Requires WordPress 5.9.8+
  • Tested up to WP 6.4 WP 7.1.3 is current
  • Version adoption 86% run the current version

Audit scores by category

125 checks

How this plugin scores across the six areas we audit, from security to accessibility.

  • 104 Passed
  • 17 Warnings
  • 4 Failed
Security 84/100
Good

31 of 37 checks passed.

Code Quality 79/100
Needs Improvement

48 of 61 checks passed.

Performance 100/100
Excellent

12 of 12 checks passed.

Compatibility 67/100
Needs Improvement

4 of 6 checks passed.

Privacy 100/100
Excellent

3 of 3 checks passed.

Accessibility 100/100
Excellent

6 of 6 checks passed.

Code footprint

How much code ships in this plugin, and the file types that make it up.

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ZIP file size

283.8 KB

789.5 KB unzipped

Total files

246

across all file types

Lines of PHP

601

in 6 files Small

File types

  • PHP
  • OTHER
  • MO
  • PO
  • Other

Top issues

The most important findings from the latest audit, ordered by severity.

  • 1 Critical
  • 21 High
  • 15 Medium
  • 20 Low

This is a preview of notable findings. Full file-level results, line numbers and code context are in the scan.

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How scores changed across versions

Across 6 audited versions of Hide Admin Notices, The largest regression was in Compatibility (-16). The codebase grew 35% in size.

Audited 1.2.0 → 2.1.0 · 6 versions

0 50 100 1.2.0 2.1.0

How issues changed across versions

Findings by severity for each audited version, so you can see which issues were fixed over time.

0 30 60 1.2.0 2.1.0

Download momentum

How fast this plugin is being installed lately, and whether that pace is rising or slowing.

Last 7 days

132

downloads

Today

18

downloads

Week over week

−3%

vs previous week

Month over month

+4%

vs previous month

Download trend: Steady. Abandonment risk: Abandoned.

Version intelligence

14% of installs run an older version

≈ 2.8K+ sites on a lower-scoring version.

  • Other
  • v1.2
  • v2.1

Ratings

20 ratings on WordPress.org

  • 5 17
  • 4 1
  • 3 0
  • 2 0
  • 1 2

Maintenance & history

How actively this plugin is kept up, from its last update to its release history.

Last updated

30 mo ago

Feb 18, 2024

Looks abandoned

Release cadence

~ every 44 days

average between releases

Total releases

6

since Feb 2022 · 4 yrs

Contributors & developers

The people credited with building and maintaining this plugin.

Running Hide Admin Notices in Your Site?

Our latest audit of Hide Admin Notices v2.1 flagged 57 issues. Scan your own copy to see each one with its exact file, line number, and a recommended fix.

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