Admin Bar Edit Content Links
by Brett Shumaker · Admin & Utilities
Also makes 1 other plugin · 3.3K+ installs across the portfolio →
A simple plugin that adds a drop down list of post types to the admin bar.
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Health
D 46/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
300+
≈350 estimated
Momentum
+11%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “admin bar”, “edit page” and “page” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
46 health vs 56 average across 5,902 Admin & Utilities plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.7%
of downloads still active
At least 300 of 11K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Admin & Utilities plugin keeps 0.6%, across 4,193 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Admin & Utilities plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
Removal-risk signals
53/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 4+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 6.0.18.
Details
Recent review vibe
read from the latest 7 reviews to 2021-07-26Reviewers call it a real time saver and keep asking why it isn't in core, with smaller asks around private pages and custom post types.
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 1579 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.0.18; the current branch is 6.8
4.6★ over 7 reviews, smoothed to 4.16★ and held back under 25 reviews
4 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 1579 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| admin bar your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| edit page your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| page your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| page links your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
1 search this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 listed. 1 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “admin bar”, “edit page” and “page” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 125 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #10,100 to #11,100, alongside the other plugins at 300+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 1 Nov 2026.
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
4.3y ago
latest release · v1.4.2.1 · 7 Jul 2022
12
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “300+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 2.1 years ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 17 Aug 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ MZed5.3y ago
<!– wp:paragraph –> <p class=””>A really time saver feature !<br>Why this is not natively included in WP?<br>Why the natural way to access editing it’s not like this?<br>So please, come back to your plugin development !<br></p> <!– /wp:paragraph –> This topic was modified 4 years, 12 months ago by MZed. This topic was modified 2 years, 6 months ago by MZed.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ not3not48.9y ago
I love this! Simple, effective, very clean. Saves so much time, wish this were part of WordPress core!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ meterman10.3y ago
Switching between pages while editing was driving me crazy, this is great! Why isn’t this function a standard part of the tool bar? Just one thought: If a page is set to “private” visibility it does not show in the drop-down menu. A minor thing for me, but perhaps there’s a way to fix it?
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ delphineous10.9y ago
This plugin is simple and works, but it only works with standard WordPress content. It does not allow custom links and custom content types.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Avi_Lambert11.6y ago
Downloaded on a production site with fngers crossed (was concerned about js conflicts). Works like a charm. A much needed tool for making edits on large sites. Great job Brett!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ alexpatin12.9y ago
I’ve started including this plugin in every client site I build. Instead of having to click / hover over Dashboard and then Pages, you can just choose which page you want to edit quickly! Also, since it’s in the Admin bar, it’s really easy to tell clients where it is, so they too can quickly make changes to their page content.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Brett Shumaker12.9y ago
I know this is my plugin, but seriously guys…if you always have to edit content on your or your clients’ website, you need this plugin. I really hated having to click “Pages” in the sidebar, wait for that page to load and then find the page I wanted to edit so I built this plugin. I passed it around at work and it made it’s way into our must-use plugins for all of our websites. So check it out and please give it a review. Thanks!
Read on wp.org ↗
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
2 of 8 pass · checked 29 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "A simple plugin that adds a drop down list of post types to the admin bar."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 1 question in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 1 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 196 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 2 of 4 tags appear in the text; "edit page", "page links" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2024-09-12 400+ → 300+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-09-11 300+ → 400+ up after 24 days in tier
- 2024-08-18 400+ → 300+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2024-08-16 300+ → 400+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-08-15 400+ → 300+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-08-14 300+ → 400+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-08-13 400+ → 300+ down after 11 days in tier
- 2024-08-02 300+ → 400+ up after 1 days in tier
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
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WP-PageNavi 400K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A -
Post Type Switcher 200K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A -
Simple Page Ordering 100K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A - P Page Links To 100K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A
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Display Posts – Easy lists, grids, navigation, and more 80K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag C -
Fast Page & Post Duplicator 50K+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag B
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