Samarjit Kashyp

SK Notice Hider is a professional WordPress plugin that allows you to control and manage various types of notifications in your WordPress dashboard. Clean up your admin area by hiding unnecessary notices and emails while preserving critical security alerts. Now with enhanced WordPress core update control to prevent site breakage from major updates.
<h4>Why Use SK Notice Hider?</h4>
Problem: WordPress major updates can sometimes break your site’s functionality, plugins, or themes. You want to prevent this while still keeping your site secure with minor security updates.
Solution: SK Notice Hider gives you complete control over WordPress automatic updates: 
– Allow only minor/security updates (recommended) 
– Disable all automatic updates (development use only) 
– Hide annoying update notifications and emails 
– Control plugin and theme auto-updates individually 
– Hide all notices (with warnings) 
– Keep your dashboard clean and focused
<h4>New in Version 1.0.6</h4>
<ul>
<li>Enhanced Control: Individual plugin and theme auto-update settings</li>
<li>New Feature: “Hide All Notices” option with warnings</li>
<li>Improved UI: Better organized settings interface</li>
<li>Bug Fixes: Fixed update constant conflicts</li>
<li>Performance: Optimized code for better performance</li>
<li>Compatibility: Tested with WordPress 6.5</li>
</ul>
<h4>Features</h4>
<ul>
<li>
Update Control Features:
<ul>
<li>Disable all WordPress core automatic updates (major and minor)</li>
<li>Allow only minor/security updates (recommended – pre-selected)</li>
<li>Control plugin auto-updates individually</li>
<li>Control theme auto-updates individually</li>
<li>Visual update status indicators in dashboard</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
Notification Hiding Features:
<ul>
<li>Hide update notification emails for plugins, themes, and core</li>
<li>Hide admin notices and warnings from dashboard</li>
<li>Hide plugin update and activation notices</li>
<li>Hide theme update and activation notices</li>
<li>Hide all notices (with security warnings)</li>
<li>Preserve critical security and error notices (optional)</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
User Experience:
<ul>
<li>Easy-to-use settings interface with sidebar layout</li>
<li>Confirmation dialogs for critical actions</li>
<li>Visual feedback for active settings</li>
<li>Responsive design for all devices</li>
<li>Fully compatible with WordPress 5.8+</li>
<li>Translation ready</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<h4>How It Works</h4>
<ol>
<li>Notification Control: Uses CSS to hide visual notices while keeping WordPress core functionality intact</li>
<li>Update Control: Uses WordPress constants (<code>WP_AUTO_UPDATE_CORE</code>) to control automatic updates</li>
<li>Email Control: Uses WordPress filters to disable update notification emails</li>
<li>Security First: Always preserves critical security notices and warnings (unless explicitly disabled)</li>
</ol>
<h4>Use Cases</h4>
<ul>
<li>Website Developers: Prevent client sites from breaking due to major WordPress updates</li>
<li>Agency Owners: Control updates across multiple client websites</li>
<li>Bloggers & Content Creators: Reduce dashboard clutter and focus on content</li>
<li>E-commerce Sites: Prevent downtime from incompatible updates</li>
<li>Multisite Networks: Centralized update control across all sites</li>
<li>Testing Environments: Disable all updates for development sites</li>
</ul>
<h3>Roadmap</h3>
<ul>
<li>
Planned for 1.1.0:
<ul>
<li>Per-user notification settings</li>
<li>Scheduled notification hiding</li>
<li>Export/import settings</li>
<li>Bulk site management for agencies</li>
<li>Advanced update scheduling</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
Planned for 1.2.0:
<ul>
<li>Notification whitelist/blacklist</li>
<li>Custom CSS for notice hiding</li>
<li>Integration with popular page builders</li>
<li>Performance analytics dashboard</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
Planned for 2.0.0:
<ul>
<li>AI-powered notification filtering</li>
<li>Predictive update compatibility checks</li>
<li>Multisite network-wide controls</li>
<li>REST API for remote management</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<h3>Support</h3>
For support, feature requests, or bug reports:
<ol>
<li>WordPress.org Support Forum: Visit the plugin support page</li>
<li>Email Support: jitsamar541@gmail.com</li>
<li>GitHub Issues: Report bugs on GitHub repository</li>
<li>Documentation: Complete documentation available on plugin website</li>
</ol>
<h3>Contributing</h3>
We welcome contributions! Here’s how you can help:
<ol>
<li>Report Bugs: Use the issue tracker on GitHub</li>
<li>Suggest Features: Submit feature requests</li>
<li>Translate: Help translate the plugin to your language</li>
<li>Code Contributions: Fork the repository and submit pull requests</li>
<li>Spread the Word: Review the plugin on WordPress.org</li>
</ol>
<h3>Development</h3>
<ul>
<li>GitHub Repository: https://github.com/samarjitkashyps/sk-notice-hider</li>
<li>Main Developer: Samarjit Kashyap</li>
<li>License: GPL v2 or later</li>
<li>Minimum PHP: 7.4</li>
<li>Minimum WordPress: 5.8</li>
<li>Tested up to: WordPress 6.5</li>
</ul>
<h3>Credits</h3>
<ul>
<li>Developer: Samarjit Kashyap</li>
<li>Contributors: Open source community</li>
<li>Testers: Beta testing volunteers</li>
<li>Translators: International translation team</li>
<li>WordPress Community: For continuous inspiration and support</li>
</ul>
<h3>License</h3>
SK Notice Hider is released under the GPL v2 or later license. This means you can use, modify, and distribute the plugin freely as long as you follow the GPL license terms.
<h3>Privacy</h3>
SK Notice Hider does not: 
* Collect any personal user data 
* Send data to external servers 
* Track user activity 
* Store any analytics
The plugin only stores your settings in your WordPress database and does not communicate with any external services.
<h3>Compatibility</h3>
<ul>
<li>WordPress: 5.8 to 6.5+</li>
<li>PHP: 7.4 to 8.3+</li>
<li>Browsers: Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge (latest versions)</li>
<li>Themes: All WordPress themes</li>
<li>Plugins: Compatible with most WordPress plugins</li>
<li>Multisite: Fully supported</li>
<li>WooCommerce: Compatible</li>
<li>Page Builders: Elementor, Divi, Beaver Builder, etc.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Donate</h3>
If you find this plugin useful, consider donating to support continued development:
<ul>
<li>Donate via PayPal: https://digihiveassam.com/donate</li>
<li>Buy me a coffee: Support on Ko-fi</li>
<li>Sponsor on GitHub: Monthly sponsorship options</li>
</ul>
Your support helps maintain and improve SK Notice Hider for everyone!

SK Notice Hider

Control WordPress notifications and automatic updates. Hide admin notices, update emails, and manage core updates.

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Lock My Site is a lightweight plugin that enables remote management of your WordPress site through a secure REST API. Perfect for agencies, freelancers, and anyone managing multiple WordPress sites.
<h4>Features</h4>
<ul>
<li>Complete Health Check – Monitor site status, PHP version, memory usage, and more</li>
<li>Update Management – Manage plugins, themes, core, and translations updates remotely</li>
<li>Plugin Management – Activate, deactivate, and get detailed plugin information</li>
<li>Theme Management – Switch themes and manage theme updates</li>
<li>Database Optimization – Clean up and optimize database tables</li>
<li>Security Audit – Basic security checks and recommendations</li>
<li>Error Logs – Access PHP error logs remotely</li>
<li>User Management – List users and roles</li>
</ul>
<h4>Security</h4>
<ul>
<li>API Key authentication</li>
<li>Optional HMAC signature verification</li>
<li>Optional IP whitelist</li>
<li>Rate limiting protection</li>
<li>Automatic lockout after failed attempts</li>
<li>API key expiration (90 days)</li>
<li>Email alerts for suspicious activity</li>
<li>Activity logging</li>
</ul>
<h4>Available Endpoints</h4>
Status & Health 
* <code>GET /ping</code> – Connection check 
* <code>GET /health</code> – Complete site health status
Updates 
* <code>GET /updates</code> – Available updates (plugins, themes, core, translations) 
* <code>POST /update/plugin</code> – Update a specific plugin 
* <code>POST /update/theme</code> – Update a specific theme 
* <code>POST /update/core</code> – Update WordPress core 
* <code>POST /update/all-plugins</code> – Update all plugins 
* <code>POST /update/all-themes</code> – Update all themes 
* <code>POST /update/translations</code> – Update all translations
Plugins 
* <code>GET /plugins</code> – List all plugins 
* <code>GET /plugins/{plugin}</code> – Get plugin details 
* <code>POST /plugins/activate</code> – Activate a plugin 
* <code>POST /plugins/deactivate</code> – Deactivate a plugin 
* <code>GET /plugins/ignored</code> – List ignored plugins 
* <code>POST /plugins/ignore</code> – Ignore a plugin from bulk updates 
* <code>POST /plugins/unignore</code> – Remove plugin from ignored list
Themes 
* <code>GET /themes</code> – List all themes 
* <code>POST /themes/activate</code> – Activate a theme
Database 
* <code>GET /database/stats</code> – Database statistics 
* <code>POST /database/cleanup</code> – Clean database (revisions, drafts, spam, etc.) 
* <code>POST /database/optimize</code> – Optimize database tables
Logs 
* <code>GET /logs/php</code> – PHP error log 
* <code>GET /logs/activity</code> – Plugin activity log
Users 
* <code>GET /users</code> – List WordPress users
<h3>External services</h3>
This plugin connects to the following external services:
<h4>1. WordPress.org Checksums API</h4>
<ul>
<li>Service URL: <code>https://api.wordpress.org/core/checksums/1.0/</code></li>
<li>What it does: Retrieves the official MD5 checksums for all WordPress core files so the plugin can verify that no core file has been modified or tampered with.</li>
<li>When data is sent: Only when a core integrity check is explicitly triggered by the site administrator via the authenticated REST API endpoint <code>/security/core-integrity</code>.</li>
<li>What data is sent: The installed WordPress version number and the site locale (e.g. <code>en_US</code>). No personal data is sent.</li>
<li>Service provider: WordPress.org (Automattic Inc.)</li>
<li>Terms of use: <a href="https://wordpress.org/about/domains/" rel="ugc">WordPress.org Terms of Service</a></li>
<li>Privacy policy: <a href="https://wordpress.org/about/privacy/" rel="ugc">WordPress.org Privacy Policy</a></li>
</ul>
<h4>2. WordPress.org Translations API</h4>
<ul>
<li>Service URL: <code>https://api.wordpress.org/translations/plugins/1.0/</code>, <code>https://api.wordpress.org/translations/themes/1.0/</code>, and <code>https://api.wordpress.org/translations/core/1.0/</code></li>
<li>What it does: Returns the latest available translation package versions for plugins, themes, and WordPress core in the site’s locale, so the plugin can determine which translations need updating.</li>
<li>When data is sent: When translation updates are checked, either on demand or as part of a full updates check, explicitly triggered by the site administrator via the authenticated REST API.</li>
<li>What data is sent: Plugin/theme slugs, their version numbers, and the site locale. No personal data is sent.</li>
<li>Service provider: WordPress.org (Automattic Inc.)</li>
<li>Terms of use: <a href="https://wordpress.org/about/domains/" rel="ugc">WordPress.org Terms of Service</a></li>
<li>Privacy policy: <a href="https://wordpress.org/about/privacy/" rel="ugc">WordPress.org Privacy Policy</a></li>
</ul>
These are the only two external services this plugin connects to. No other HTTP requests are made to any third-party service.
<h4>Important note about domain name references in the source code</h4>
The plugin’s security scanner contains a hardcoded list of well-known, legitimate third-party domain names used as a local string-matching whitelist only. This list includes domains such as:
<ul>
<li>google-analytics.com, googletagmanager.com, googleapis.com</li>
<li>maps.google.com, maps.googleapis.com</li>
<li>tawk.to, crisp.chat, intercom.io, zendesk.com</li>
<li>cdn.jsdelivr.net, cdnjs.cloudflare.com, code.jquery.com, unpkg.com</li>
<li>recaptcha.net, gstatic.com</li>
</ul>
These domains are NOT contacted, called, or connected to in any way by this plugin. No HTTP requests, API calls, or any form of network communication is made to any of these domains.
The domain names appear as plain string constants in a PHP array. When the security scanner analyzes post and page content for potentially malicious script injections (e.g. <code><script src="..."></code> tags), it compares the <code>src</code> attribute against this whitelist using local string matching. Scripts referencing whitelisted domains are recognized as legitimate and excluded from the scan results, reducing false positives. The entire comparison happens locally in PHP memory — no data leaves the server.

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