Mute Menu Notifications
Allows you to mute the notifications in the WordPress admin menu.
by Tom McFarlin <tom@tommcfarlin.com> · github.com/tommcfarlin/mute-menu-notifications · website
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Install
The author publishes release zips, so WP-CLI can install straight from GitHub:
wp plugin install https://github.com/tommcfarlin/mute-menu-notifications/releases/download/v2.0.0/mute-menu-notifications-2.0.0.zipDeclares an update source (https://github.com/tommcfarlin/mute-menu-notifications/), so updates arrive through the plugin's own updater.
From the readme
Mute Menu Notifications
Silence distracting update badges in the WordPress admin menu with a single click -- and bring them back whenever you're ready.
| Notifications visible | Notifications muted |
|---|---|
| | |
Why?
If you've ever been in the middle of building something and found yourself distracted by a wall of red notification bubbles, this plugin is for you.
Maybe you're working on a staging site where the badge counts are meaningless noise. Maybe you're walking a client through their dashboard and would rather not field questions about why everything looks like it's on fire. Or maybe you just handle updates on your own schedule and don't need a constant reminder that three plugins want attention.
Mute Menu Notifications gives you a simple toggle in the admin bar. Click it, the badges disappear. Click it again, they come back. That's the whole plugin.
Features
- Instant toggle from the admin bar -- no settings page, no configuration, no extra menu items
- Per-user preference -- each administrator controls their own mute state independently
- Server-side rendering -- badges are hidden via inline CSS in the document head, so there's no flicker on page load
- Zero-c
Read the full README on GitHub →
Releases
| Tag | Published | Asset | Downloads |
|---|---|---|---|
| v2.0.0 | Mar 24, 2026 | mute-menu-notifications-2.0.0.zip | 2 |