Notification Blocker — WordPress Notification Plugin
by Hamdi Saidani · WordPress.org page
Notification Blocker has 100+ active installs on WordPress.org and 1,235 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on March 31, 2025, tested up to WordPress 6.7.7.
Notification Blocker at a glance
Is Notification Blocker well maintained?
Features
The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.
- Global Toggle – Block all admin notifications instantly with a single switch
- Individual Notice Management – Hide or snooze notices with customizable timeframes (1, 3, 7, or 30 days)
- Hidden Notices Dashboard – View, search, and restore hidden notifications at any time
- Preview Hidden Notices – Easily check what was hidden without restoring it
- Flexible UI Options – Choose between WordPress default UI style or custom styled interface
- Mobile-Friendly Design – Fully responsive layout that works on all device sizes
- No Performance Impact – Lightweight implementation that won’t slow down your admin area
- Multisite Compatible – Works perfectly in WordPress multisite environments
Notification Blocker reviews and ratings
5 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.
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Simple but Awesome Plugin
I can finally see my original Dashboard, after years of amassing countless banners, nags, alerts, upsells. This is a seriously simple but powerful plugin. There is noo upsell (hipefully yet), it has a simple interface and makes life much more simplier (and cleaner) when working in the backend of Wordpress. Not all plugins need to be packed jammed with features. A simple solution was what plugins were originally created for. And this one delivers, Great stuff.
sohoAus -
Simple and necessary
It's a simple, elegant solution that will annoy some plugin devs I'm sure, but it stops all those irritating notices that crowd the top of your screen asking you to review the plugin or why not upgrade to the PRO version. While I appreciate making plugins is a thankless task and can take months of work, if I like a plugin I will usually upgrade if I am going to use it more, and the irritating messages are more likely to put me off buying the pro version. This just cleans up the interface in the backend and let's you get on with your work. Love it :)
smallcoder -
Great plugin
Does what it says effectively.
Gaurav Yadav -
Exactly What I Needed to Disable WordPress Notifications!
Man, this plugin is exactly what I needed. My WordPress dashboard was packed with admin notices, update nags, and random alerts — and this just shuts them all up with one click. Super lightweight, clean UI, no setup. It doesn’t turn off email notifications (which is fine), but it’s perfect if you just wanna hide WordPress dashboard messages without messing with code. Appreciate the work on this. It’s one of those “install it and forget it” kind of tools.
Mohamed Shili -
Very Powerful And Easy To Use
This is a very useful and effective plugin. Thank you so much for spending time and resources developing it.
imendridi
Details
A lightweight yet powerful WordPress plugin that helps you hide, snooze, and manage admin notifications. Clean up your dashboard with just one click.
The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.
Rankings Notification Blocker competes in
Tags
- admin
- hide
- Notifications
- snooze
- toggle
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- Version
- 1.1.0
- Last updated
- Mar 31, 2025
- First published
- Mar 27, 2025
- Requires WordPress
- 5.0
- Tested up to
- 6.7.7
- Requires PHP
- 7.4
- Pricing
- Free on WordPress.org
Notification Blocker FAQ
What does Notification Blocker do?
According to its WordPress.org readme, Notification Blocker offers Global Toggle – Block all admin notifications instantly with a single switch, Individual Notice Management – Hide or snooze notices with customizable timeframes (1, 3, 7, or 30 days), Hidden Notices Dashboard – View, search, and restore hidden notifications at any time, Preview Hidden Notices – Easily check what was hidden without restoring it and Flexible UI Options – Choose between WordPress default UI style or custom styled interface.
How many active installs does Notification Blocker have?
WordPress.org reports 100+ active installs for Notification Blocker as of September 7, 2026.
Is Notification Blocker still maintained?
The last release was on March 31, 2025, more than a year ago. WordPress.org shows a warning on plugins that go this long without an update.
Is Notification Blocker free?
Notification Blocker is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.