Best dashboard cleanup plugins for WordPress
The most popular dashboard cleanup plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Unnotifier leads with 1K+ active installs, ahead of Nova Dashboard Cleanup (10+) and DashClean Admin Notice Manager (fewer than 10). All 5 plugins tagged “Dashboard Cleanup” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 5 dashboard cleanup plugins
- 1.
UnnotifierThe most installed dashboard cleanup plugin, with 1K+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, updated 2 months ago.
- 2.
Nova Dashboard Cleanup10+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 13 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.6.1.
- 3.
DashClean Admin Notice ManagerFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 5 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 4.
Thisismyurl Dashboard Notice ControlFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 weeks ago.
- 5.
Dash BroomFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
All 5 plugins tagged “Dashboard Cleanup”
Unnotifier
Up in the last 7 days:49#6,830by Alexander Kovalev2 months ago
Disable admin notices individually or completely. Smart plugin detection, flexible modes, clean dashboard cleanup. Free & lightweight solution.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 23/day
Nova Dashboard Cleanup
#43,870by Conor Lyons13 years ago
The Nova Dashboard Cleanup removes all those unwanted dashboard Widgets.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
DashClean Admin Notice Manager
Up in the last 7 days:4,461#68,292by Ravi Khadka5 months ago
Clean up WordPress admin notices with setup presets, beginner-friendly defaults, a top bar tray, selective hide rules, and a hidden notice inbox.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Thisismyurl Dashboard Notice Control
Down in the last 7 days:3,970#70,203by This Is My URL15 days ago
Hides admin notices in wp-admin, with a per-plugin allowlist and a one-request administrator bypass.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Dash Broom
Down in the last 7 days:17,311#70,674by zichemak1 year ago
Hide or toggle WordPress admin notices and the Welcome panel. Clean up your dashboard with badges, per-type filters, and per-user preferences.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day