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Admin Notice

by Adam Walter · 500+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
At risk1 Critical1 Warning

At risk: no release in 58 months (last release 25 Jan 2022).

59/ 100 Canary Score

Capped at 59: a Critical signal is open.

Sub-scores for Admin Notice
Ownership100
Maintenance0
Security100
SupportNo data
ReputationNo data

How the score works

Quick answers

Is Admin Notice still maintained?
No. Last release 25 Jan 2022, over 4 years ago. 25 Jan 2022 · wordpress.org
Who owns Admin Notice, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was Admin Notice removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is Admin Notice safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record. 3 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest Admin Notice update safe to install?
No ownership change before 1.2. No one-star spike after it. 30 Jun 2021 · Release history

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

  • CriticalMNT-1No release in 58 months (last release 25 Jan 2022). Plan a replacement if the plugin is important to your site.25 Jan 2023Evidence
  • WarningMNT-2Tested up to WordPress 5.9.20, 12 major versions behind 7.1.4. Plan a replacement if the plugin is important to your site.3 Nov 2026Evidence

Ownership timeline

Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.

Committers and their active periods
adamwalter6 Apr 2015 to 25 Jan 2022, 14 commits

1 committer recorded. No ownership change since 2015.

Maintenance

Last release
5 years ago
Releases, 24 months
0
Tested up to
5.9 vs 7.1
Requires PHP
7.0 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for Admin Notice
Q1 20240
Q2 20240
Q3 20240
Q4 20240
Q1 20250
Q2 20250
Q3 20250
Q4 20250
Q1 20260
Q2 20260
Q3 20260
Q4 20260

Last release 25 Jan 2022. Tested up to 5.9, 12 major versions behind WordPress 7.1.

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 5.0.

Rating distribution
5 star6
4 star0
3 star0
2 star0
1 star0

Security record

No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.

Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.

Support

Support history appears after our first snapshots of the forum counts.

Momentum

500+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Momentum history builds with each snapshot.

Healthier alternatives

Same job, rated Healthy, higher Canary Score and at least 10,000 installs. Never sponsored.

No healthier plugin in the same category yet.

Facts

Version1.2
AuthorAdam Walter
Added6 Apr 2015
Last updated25 Jan 2022
Active installs500+
Requires WordPress5.4.1
Tested up to5.9.20
Requires PHP7.0
Categorynot stated
Tagsadmin, alert, notice, backend

Other plugins by this author: Advanced Custom Fields: Restrict Color Picker Options

Questions

Is Admin Notice still maintained?

No. Last release 25 Jan 2022, over 4 years ago.

Who owns Admin Notice, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded.

Was Admin Notice removed from wordpress.org?

No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026.

Is Admin Notice safe?

No known vulnerabilities on record.

Is the latest Admin Notice update safe to install?

No ownership change before 1.2. No one-star spike after it.

Data: wordpress.org Plugins API, plugins SVN and Trac, wordpress.org reviews and support forum, Wordfence Intelligence, CISA KEV, NVD.Plugin data refreshed 3 Nov 2026.Report a data issue