Dobby
by Thorsten Frommen · WordPress.org page · Website
Dobby has 800+ active installs on WordPress.org and 9,891 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 16, 2021, tested up to WordPress 5.7.17.
Dobby at a glance
Is Dobby well maintained?
Dobby reviews and ratings
10 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.
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Nice simple and effective
Great little plugin. Does what it says it will do. Would be awesome to see some functionality added, things like an option to put the message in the toolbar with just a number or similar. Maybe even an option to enable/disable on a plugin by plugin basis. Might be possible to port some of WP Hide Plugin Updates and Warnings functionality over. Great stuff all the same! :)
naresh11381 -
Works almost as promised
Unwanted notices from other plugins are gone, but unfortunately Dobby creates another new entry. It would be better to move the Dobby notice in the top admin bar, as it is done by "WP Notification Center", which unfortunately had been discontinued. Therefore I'm now using "WP Hide Plugin Updates and Warnings", but would switch back to Dobby as soon as its notice could be removed from the main dashboard area to somewhere else.
rja.tcu -
i always wanted a house elf. thanks!
works just as i expected. might be nice to be able to see what has been logged as an admin notice somewhere or set an interval (see notices weekly, etc).
emilysparkle -
Excellent work
Thank you very much for making this free for everyone :)
Nuno Sarmento -
Thank you, Dobby!
Every time I see Dobby instead of clutter, I briefly smile inside. House elves are great.
con -
I kept on thinking of making something like this....
Believe me or not, I wanted to make this plugin but Thorsten made it and he's done a far more smarter job than what I was thinking. I was thinking of doing a far more complex job, however Thorsten did a smarter job of just hiding and revealing. 5 stars for the fact that it does what its supposed to and I wish I could give one or two more stars for smartness behind it!
Mayank Gupta
Details
Dobby, the friendly Admin Elf, takes care of all your (unwanted) admin notices.
The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.
Tags
- admin
- notices
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- Version
- 1.4.0
- Last updated
- Mar 16, 2021
- First published
- Jul 30, 2017
- Requires WordPress
- 3.1
- Tested up to
- 5.7.17
- Requires PHP
- 5.4
- Pricing
- Free on WordPress.org
Dobby FAQ
How many active installs does Dobby have?
WordPress.org reports 800+ active installs for Dobby as of September 7, 2026.
Is Dobby still maintained?
The last release was on March 16, 2021, more than a year ago. WordPress.org shows a warning on plugins that go this long without an update.
Is Dobby free?
Dobby is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.