Dashboard Cleaner
Limited data: Dashboard Cleaner has under 1,000 active installs and less than 12 weeks of history, so we do not rate it yet.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 100 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | 70 |
| Reputation | 70 |
Quick answers
- Is Dashboard Cleaner still maintained?
- Yes. Last release 16 Aug 2026, 2 releases in the last 24 months. 16 Aug 2026 · wordpress.org
- Who owns Dashboard Cleaner, and has it changed hands?
- No change recorded. Main committer bruandet since Jun 2017. 4 Nov 2026 · SVN log
- Was Dashboard Cleaner removed from wordpress.org?
- No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026. 4 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
- Is Dashboard Cleaner safe?
- No known vulnerabilities on record. 4 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
- Is the latest Dashboard Cleaner update safe to install?
- No ownership change before 1.1.8. No one-star spike after it. 2 Jul 2026 · Release history
Active signals
Facts we detected, with links to the source.
No open risk signals. Signals appear here when we detect an ownership change, closure, vulnerability or decline.
Ownership timeline
Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.
| bruandet | 7 Jun 2017 to 16 Aug 2026, 48 commits |
|---|
1 committer recorded. No ownership change since 2017.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 3 months ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 2
- Tested up to
- 7.1 current
- Requires PHP
- 5.3 supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 0 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 0 |
| Q3 2024 | 0 |
| Q4 2024 | 0 |
| Q1 2025 | 0 |
| Q2 2025 | 1 |
| Q3 2025 | 0 |
| Q4 2025 | 0 |
| Q1 2026 | 0 |
| Q2 2026 | 0 |
| Q3 2026 | 1 |
| Q4 2026 | 0 |
Last release 16 Aug 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).
Reputation
Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 5.0.
| 5 star | 5 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 0 |
| 3 star | 0 |
| 2 star | 0 |
| 1 star | 0 |
Security record
No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.
Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.
Support
100% of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.
Momentum
400+ 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
| Version | 1.1.8 |
|---|---|
| Author | bruandet |
| Added | 7 Jun 2017 |
| Last updated | 16 Aug 2026 |
| Active installs | 400+ |
| Requires WordPress | 3.3.0 |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 |
| Requires PHP | 5.3 |
| Category | not stated |
| Tags | admin, banner, notice, nuisance, dashboard |
Other plugins by this author: Code Profiler - WordPress Performance Profiling and Debugging Made Easy, WPTerm
Questions
Is Dashboard Cleaner still maintained?
Yes. Last release 16 Aug 2026, 2 releases in the last 24 months.
Who owns Dashboard Cleaner, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer bruandet since Jun 2017.
Was Dashboard Cleaner removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026.
Is Dashboard Cleaner safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record.
Is the latest Dashboard Cleaner update safe to install?
No ownership change before 1.1.8. No one-star spike after it.