Disable Welcome Messages and Tips
Healthy: maintained, last release 3 Dec 2025, 1 release in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.
Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, 2 major versions behind 7.1.4.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 50 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | No data |
| Reputation | No data |
Quick answers
- Is Disable Welcome Messages and Tips still maintained?
- Yes. Last release 3 Dec 2025, 1 release in the last 24 months. 3 Dec 2025 · wordpress.org
- Who owns Disable Welcome Messages and Tips, and has it changed hands?
- No change recorded. Main committer Jules Colle since Jul 2020. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
- Was Disable Welcome Messages and Tips removed from wordpress.org?
- No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
- Is Disable Welcome Messages and Tips safe?
- No known vulnerabilities on record. 3 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
- Is the latest Disable Welcome Messages and Tips update safe to install?
- No ownership change before 1.2. No one-star spike after it. 25 Sep 2025 · Release history
Active signals
Facts we detected, with links to the source.
- WarningMNT-2Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, 2 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.
| plugin-master | 20 Jul 2020 to 20 Jul 2020, 1 commits |
|---|---|
| Jules Colle | 25 Jul 2020 to 3 Dec 2025, 33 commits |
2 committers recorded. No ownership change since 2020.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 11 months ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 1
- Tested up to
- 6.9 vs 7.1
- Requires PHP
- 5.7 supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 0 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 0 |
| Q3 2024 | 0 |
| Q4 2024 | 0 |
| Q1 2025 | 0 |
| Q2 2025 | 0 |
| Q3 2025 | 1 |
| Q4 2025 | 0 |
| Q1 2026 | 0 |
| Q2 2026 | 0 |
| Q3 2026 | 0 |
| Q4 2026 | 0 |
Last release 3 Dec 2025. Tested up to 6.9, 2 major versions behind WordPress 7.1.
Reputation
Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 5.0.
| 5 star | 13 |
|---|---|
| 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
Support history appears after our first snapshots of the forum counts.
Momentum
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Healthier alternatives
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Facts
| Version | 1.2 |
|---|---|
| Author | Jules Colle |
| Added | 25 Jul 2020 |
| Last updated | 3 Dec 2025 |
| Active installs | 700+ |
| Requires WordPress | 5.0 |
| Tested up to | 6.9.11 |
| Requires PHP | 5.7 |
| Category | Content Management > Blog & Article Publishing |
| Tags | gutenberg, block-editor, Notifications |
Other plugins by this author: Conditional Fields for Contact Form 7, Responsive Gallery Grid
Questions
Is Disable Welcome Messages and Tips still maintained?
Yes. Last release 3 Dec 2025, 1 release in the last 24 months.
Who owns Disable Welcome Messages and Tips, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer Jules Colle since Jul 2020.
Was Disable Welcome Messages and Tips removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026.
Is Disable Welcome Messages and Tips safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record.
Is the latest Disable Welcome Messages and Tips update safe to install?
No ownership change before 1.2. No one-star spike after it.