Disable Admin Notices – Hide Dashboard… vs WP Notification Center (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
Disable Admin Notices – Hide Dashboard…
100K+ active installs
Free
WP Notification Center
1.0K+ active installs
Free
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, Disable Admin Notices – Hide Dashboard… has a higher user rating (4.7/5 from 348 reviews) and leads in active installations (100K+ vs 1.0K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Disable Admin Notices – Hide Dashboard… has accumulated 1.4M+ total downloads while WP Notification Center has 28K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | Disable Admin Notices – Hide Dashboard… | WP Notification Center | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.7/5 | ◄ | 4.1/5 |
| Total Reviews | 348 | ◄ | 18 |
| Active Installs | 100K+ | ◄ | 1.0K+ |
| Total Downloads | 1.4M+ | ◄ | 28K+ |
| Support Resolution | N/A | N/A | |
| Last Updated | 1 month ago | ◄ | 2 years ago |
| First Released | 2018 | 2015 | |
| Age | 8 years | 11 years | |
| WP Requires | 5.6+ | 3.1+ | |
| PHP Requires | 7.4+ | false+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 1.4.3 | 1.0.1 |
Rating Breakdown
Disable Admin Notices – Hide Dashboard…
WP Notification Center
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, Disable Admin Notices – Hide Dashboard… averaged approximately 553 daily downloads while WP Notification Center averaged 4.
Recent Reviews
Disable Admin Notices – Hide Dashboard… Reviews
Works perfectly, ignore 1 star reviews
The free version does what it says…i was amazed on easy it was to configure…the feature to remove things individually helps to make sure you don’t nuke notices that are important for your users – love
Anti Spam Software spams you
Are you kidding me??I installed this plugin to get rid of stupid advertising in my admin panel, and now THIS PLUGIN SPAMS ME WITH ADVERTISING??
Adds more notices than it removes
This plugin adds random ‘recommendation’ notices throughout the admin area of the site along with a panel in the dashboard. Garbage – avoid.
WP Notification Center Reviews
Does not do its job
The notifications on the backend pages are not hidden, so it actually adds more clutter.
Doesn’t hide the messages
This plugin doesn’t actually hide the messages, it just adds a notification dropdown in the top bar. I’d love to give it 5 stars if it would remove the messages on the pages and allow actions in the n
Not working!
This plugin doesn’t disable any of notifications, plus, it adds a tab to collect all the notifications!
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