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Hide Posts vs Custom Dashboard Notifications (2026)

Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.

Hide Posts

Hide Posts

4.7(22)

20K+ active installs

Free

Updated 4 months ago
View Hide Posts
VS
Custom Dashboard Notifications

Custom Dashboard Notifications

4.7(3)

10 active installs

Free

Updated 8 years ago
View Custom Dashboard Notifications

Quick Verdict

As of April 2026, Hide Posts has a higher user rating (4.7/5 from 22 reviews) and leads in active installations (20K+ vs 10). Both are free WordPress plugins. Hide Posts has accumulated 250K+ total downloads while Custom Dashboard Notifications has 1.4K+.

Detailed Comparison

Rating
4.7/5Hide Posts
Custom Dashboard Notifications4.7/5
Total Reviews
22Hide Posts
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Custom Dashboard Notifications3
Active Installs
20K+Hide Posts
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Custom Dashboard Notifications10
Total Downloads
250K+Hide Posts
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Custom Dashboard Notifications1.4K+
Support Resolution
0%Hide Posts
Custom Dashboard NotificationsN/A
Last Updated
4 months agoHide Posts
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Custom Dashboard Notifications8 years ago
First Released
2017Hide Posts
Custom Dashboard Notifications2017
Age
9 yearsHide Posts
Custom Dashboard Notifications9 years
WP Requires
5.0+Hide Posts
Custom Dashboard Notifications4.7.5+
PHP Requires
7.3+Hide Posts
Custom Dashboard Notificationsfalse+
Business Model
FreeHide Posts
Custom Dashboard NotificationsFree
Latest Version
2.1.0Hide Posts
Custom Dashboard Notifications1.0

Rating Breakdown

Hide Posts

4.7/5(22 reviews)
5
91%
4
0%
3
0%
2
5%
1
5%

Custom Dashboard Notifications

4.7/5(3 reviews)
5
67%
4
33%
3
0%
2
0%
1
0%

Recent Reviews

Hide Posts Reviews

by cupidsalman

Plugin Affected SEO After WordPress Update

I have been using the “Hide Posts” plugin by MartinCV for approximately 1.5 years, and up until recently, it has been a useful tool for managing which posts to display on my WordPress site. The abilit

by jerome21z

Perfect Right Out of the Box; Does Not Affect SEO

Perfect. It does exactly what it says, and it offers lots of display options. It also doesn’t affect SEO because I can see my posts in the xml sitemap after hiding it from the archive.

by brooklynfox

I needed to hide alphabetical posts from search results

I made 20 something posts with lists of links by town/city. The links would then go off to the various towns and city pages. For some reason when I searched for a town in search the new alphabetical p

Custom Dashboard Notifications Reviews

No reviews yet

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Hide Posts or Custom Dashboard Notifications more popular?
Hide Posts has 20K+ active installations while Custom Dashboard Notifications has 10. Hide Posts is the more widely-used plugin as of April 2026.
Which has better ratings — Hide Posts or Custom Dashboard Notifications?
Hide Posts has a 4.7/5 rating from 22 reviews, while Custom Dashboard Notifications has a 4.7/5 rating from 3 reviews.
Are Hide Posts and Custom Dashboard Notifications free?
Hide Posts is free and Custom Dashboard Notifications is free. Both can be downloaded from the WordPress.org plugin directory.
Which plugin has better support — Hide Posts or Custom Dashboard Notifications?
Support resolution data is not available for all plugins. Check each plugin's WordPress.org support forum for current response quality.
Which plugin is updated more frequently?
Hide Posts was last updated 4 months ago and Custom Dashboard Notifications was last updated 8 years ago.

Plugin data sourced from WordPress.org. Comparison and analysis by PluginSift.