Admin Help Docs
by PluginRx · Admin & Utilities
Also makes 12 other plugins · 3.4K+ installs across the portfolio →
Site developers and operators can easily create help documentation and notices for the admin area.
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Health
A 87/100
Few reviews
Active installs
600+
≈620 estimated
Momentum
-1%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “admin”, “documentation” and “how to” for “admin area”, “operators” and “admin toolbar”. “admin” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “admin area” sits at #12 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “documentation” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “operators” sits at #14 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “how to” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #15. “admin toolbar” sits at #18 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
87 health vs 56 average across 5,897 Admin & Utilities plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →3.7%
of downloads still active
At least 600 of 16.2K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Admin & Utilities plugin keeps 0.6%, across 4,190 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.
This plugin shipped 9 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
Details
Recent review vibe
read from the latest 8 reviews to 2025-05-28Reviewers call it simple and easy to manage for client and internal admin docs, they like the multisite support and white-label options, and several single out fast, helpful support.
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.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 31 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 9 reviews, smoothed to 4.24★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
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.
41
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.1
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
25%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
+0.0
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
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 help | #2 | #6 | 0 |
| help your tag | #3 | #13 | 0 |
| docs | #5 | #15 | 0 |
| admin guide | #4 | #14 | up 2 |
| instructions your tag | #8 | #17 | 0 |
| admin area | #12 | #17 | down 2 |
| admin help tabs | #5 | #13 | 0 |
| how to your tag | #15 | #24 | up 2 |
| operators | #14 | #16 | down 2 |
| admin customization | #16 | #20 | down 1 |
| admin ui | #18 | #22 | down 1 |
| wp docs | #11 | #22 | up 1 |
| admin toolbar | #18 | #19 | up 3 |
| admin sidebar | #20 | #22 | down 1 |
| admin colors | #19 | #20 | up 1 |
| disable admin toolbar | #20 | #22 | up 2 |
| admin color | #21 | #20 | 0 |
| secure admin | #24 | #23 | 0 |
| admin notices | #24 | #23 | 0 |
| admin logo | #24 | #22 | down 1 |
| admin your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| documentation your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
61 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 35 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “admin”, “documentation” and “how to” for “admin area”, “operators” and “admin toolbar”. “admin” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “admin area” sits at #12 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “documentation” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “operators” sits at #14 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “how to” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #15. “admin toolbar” sits at #18 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- One page off on “how to”. #15 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 27 Jan 2023 · 1,375 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 1.4K · peaks are release surges
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
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
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
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
9
releases in the last 12 months
1mo ago
latest release · v2.0.3.3 · 1 Oct 2026
9
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 88% 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 “600+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 2 months ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just over 600.
At the current install trend, crossing 700+ in roughly 128 days.
Install history since 26 Jan 2023
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ pierresubo1.4y ago
Simple and effective. Up-to-date documentation for all my client’s sites.Very fast and responsive support.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ cpoakl1.6y ago
Great plugin, thanks!Used to document content creation processes for a website administrated by several and frequently changing people.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Nathan Shower2.2y ago
This is everything our clients need for help docs and more. Easy to use, multisite friendly and plenty of flexibility and options. Great support as well.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ hopscotch1lavaplanet2.3y ago
An easy to use plugin, that allows me to create and organize documentation for my clients. My clients can now find and organize tasks and instructions, freeing myself from support questions.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Paulo Carvajal2.5y ago
Flexible and easy to manage plugin to add dashboard documentation to your users. Great work!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ therightagency3.1y ago
Great plugin to create internal admin panel documentation. Perfect for agencies
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ edival3.5y ago
Since the fantastic Simple Documentation by Mathieu Hays hasn’t been maintained in 2 years, this plugin has stepped in to take up the slack. It’s simple but powerful for adding developer documentation to multiple sites easily. It allows you to add documentation to specific pages (including custom post type pages) as well as maintain a central documentation list for the client. Highly recommended for developers to use.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ geriwi3.7y ago
The best plugin for documentation. Highly recommended if you want to add help boxes on pages for admins that don’t know what they are doing. Also having a dedicated help section with instructions is very useful. Very cool that I get to change the name and colors, too! I am able to eliminate a lot of repetitive questions. I can also use it for notices when I need to alert my team before they make important changes to the site. And there are no premium options that you don’t have access to; it is completely free! Kudos!
Read on wp.org ↗
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 1 language, 0 at 90% or more
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
6 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Site developers and operators can easily create help documentation and notices for the admin area."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 6 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 6 of 6 read like questions a user would type.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("perfect for", "who want").
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 2 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,502 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "how to" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-08-24 500+ → 600+ up after 126 days in tier
- 2026-04-20 400+ → 500+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-04-19 500+ → 400+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-04-18 400+ → 500+ up after 23 days in tier
- 2026-03-26 500+ → 400+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-03-25 400+ → 500+ up after 129 days in tier
- 2025-11-16 300+ → 400+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2025-11-13 400+ → 300+ down 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 Help 9K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags C - D Dashboard Notes 500+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags B
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Loginizer 1M+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A -
Redux Framework 900K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag A -
Admin Menu Editor 300K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A -
White Label CMS 200K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A
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