WordPress plugin comparison

Background Update Notification Email Address vs Hide admin notices

Background Update Notification Email Address

by Kanuka Digital

100+ installs5.0

Hide admin notices

by roumi

7K+ installs5.0

At a glance

Hide admin notices has more active installs: 7K+, against 100+ for Background Update Notification Email Address.
On a typical day, Hide admin notices is downloaded about 29 times, Background Update Notification Email Address about 3.
Both are rated 5.0 out of 5.
Hide admin notices was updated more recently: Jan 26, 2026, against Dec 11, 2015 for Background Update Notification Email Address.
Hide admin notices is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.11, against 4.8.34 for Background Update Notification Email Address.
Background Update Notification Email Address has been around longer: since 2014, against 2020 for Hide admin notices.

Hide admin notices leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Background Update Notification Email Address	Hide admin notices
Popular rank	#15,618	#2,479
Active installs	100+	7K+
Downloads, last 30 days	80	811
Rating	5.0(3)	5.0(14)
Support threads resolved	–	0%
Tested up to	4.8.34	6.9.11
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.60
Last release	11 years ago	9 months ago
Requires PHP	–	7.0

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