Hide Updates
At risk: no release in 32 months (last release 19 Mar 2024).
Capped at 59: a Critical signal is open.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 0 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | No data |
| Reputation | No data |
Quick answers
- Is Hide Updates still maintained?
- No. Last release 19 Mar 2024, over 2 years ago. 19 Mar 2024 · wordpress.org
- Who owns Hide Updates, and has it changed hands?
- No change recorded. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
- Was Hide Updates removed from wordpress.org?
- No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
- Is Hide Updates safe?
- No known vulnerabilities on record. 3 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
- Is the latest Hide Updates update safe to install?
- No ownership change before 1.1.5. No one-star spike after it. 18 Dec 2019 · Release history
Active signals
Facts we detected, with links to the source.
Ownership timeline
Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.
| Upperdog | 27 Jun 2017 to 19 Mar 2024, 29 commits |
|---|
1 committer recorded. No ownership change since 2017.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 3 years ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 0
- Tested up to
- 6.5 vs 7.1
- Requires PHP
- not stated supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 0 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 0 |
| Q3 2024 | 0 |
| Q4 2024 | 0 |
| Q1 2025 | 0 |
| Q2 2025 | 0 |
| Q3 2025 | 0 |
| Q4 2025 | 0 |
| Q1 2026 | 0 |
| Q2 2026 | 0 |
| Q3 2026 | 0 |
| Q4 2026 | 0 |
Last release 19 Mar 2024. Tested up to 6.5, 6 major versions behind WordPress 7.1.
Reputation
Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 5.0.
| 5 star | 4 |
|---|---|
| 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
5,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
| 4 May 2026 | 25 |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | 62 |
| 18 May 2026 | 95 |
| 25 May 2026 | 88 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 92 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 81 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 74 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 65 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 36 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 45 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 34 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 108 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 118 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 138 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 117 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 89 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 78 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 98 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 108 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 119 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 98 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 120 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 110 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 93 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 183 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 175 |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 31 |
Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 31% above the 27-week average.
Healthier alternatives
Same job, rated Healthy, higher Canary Score and at least 10,000 installs. Never sponsored.
Facts
| Version | 1.1.5 |
|---|---|
| Author | Upperdog |
| Added | 27 Jun 2017 |
| Last updated | 19 Mar 2024 |
| Active installs | 5,000+ |
| Requires WordPress | 3.0 |
| Tested up to | 6.5.14 |
| Requires PHP | not stated |
| Category | Site Administration & Utilities > URL Redirects & 301 Management |
| Tags | update, notices, updates, core updates, Plugin Updates |
Other plugins by this author: Clean Image Filenames, WP Core Update Cleaner
Questions
Is Hide Updates still maintained?
No. Last release 19 Mar 2024, over 2 years ago.
Who owns Hide Updates, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded.
Was Hide Updates removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026.
Is Hide Updates safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record.
Is the latest Hide Updates update safe to install?
No ownership change before 1.1.5. No one-star spike after it.