Admin CSS MU
by Arun Basil Lal · Admin & Utilities
Also makes 3 other plugins · 110.3K+ installs across the portfolio →
Add custom CSS to style the WordPress Admin. Works with Multisites.
61 health vs 54 average across 3,790 Admin & Utilities plugins
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.
Well optimized
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 628 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,425 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
541
now · peak 7.6K
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
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
2.9y ago
latest release · v2.10
13
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 85% 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 “10K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install history · since 2015-03-18 · 1,436 observations
Estimated value
What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.
Est. annual revenue
Est. acquisition value
No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price.
Details
Recent review vibe
read from the latest 12 reviews to 2024-03-22Reviewers say it does exactly one job well, adding custom CSS to the admin, with a couple noting it can't handle media queries or multiple selectors and asking for an update for newer WordPress and PHP.
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ hirenwebs2.4y ago
This plugin helped me to enable table columns in device mode. Good plugin to use it.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Jimmy Lee2.5y ago
Exactly what I needed! Thanks so much!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ tlcpllechlak2.8y ago
Thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ tokach2.9y ago
It do simple css but can’t handle media queries or multiple selectors. Better it simply add styles than making them pretty, I bet tidying is messing all
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Mara-z2.9y ago
Works great. Thank you.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ mikguel2.9y ago
Works perfectly, thanks! good job!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Sean3.0y ago
All I needed to do was add some custom css to display the WPML language switcher in wp-admin on mobile: #wp-admin-bar-WPML_ALS { display: block!important; } Now the plugin repository notes that this plugin has not been tested with the latest version of WP, but I am using it on 6.3 and also php 8.1 and it seems to be fine.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ laserstore3.5y ago
A very simple method for add a css custom in admin panel. Very good!
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 2.10 Date: 04.October.2023 Tested with WordPress 6.3.1 Enhancement: Added compatibility with PHP 8.x 2.10
- — Version 2.9 Date: 16.May.2023 Tested on WordPress 6.2 Enhancement: Added support for justify-content . align-items , and flex-wrap in CSSTidy. 2.9
- — Version 2.8 Date: 9.February.2023 Tested on WordPress 6.1.1 Enhancement: Added support for flex-direction in CSSTidy. 2.8
- — Version 2.7 Date: 19.October.2022 Tested on WordPress 6.0.3. Security Fix: Deleted unwanted files in CSSTidy. Thanks Darius from Patchstack for the heads up. 2.7
- — Version 2.6 Date: 17.May.2021 Tested on WordPress 5.7.2 Updated CSSTidy to 1.7.3 Added support for CSS properties grid-gap and grid-template-columns. Fix PHP warning: PHP Warning: “continue” targeting switch is equivalent to “break” 2.6
- — Version 2.5 Date: 18.January.2018 Added support for PHP version lesser than PHP 5.5 Updated text domain. For plugins, text domain should be the slug which is admin-css-mu in this case Tested with WordPress 4.9.2 2.5
Known vulnerabilities
via Wordfence Intelligence1 disclosed vulnerability on record for this plugin, fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they update.
- High · 8.3 CSSTidy - Server-Side Request Forgery ↗
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.3.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 2 languages, 2 at 90% or more · development strings
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
No tier crossings observed yet.
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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Advanced Custom Fields: Extended 100K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag B -
Nested Pages 90K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A
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