Admin Links Widget
by kdmurray · Admin & Utilities
This plugin provides a widget which can contain links to pages in the administration panel in one of your sidebars. These links are only visible to t …
41 health vs 56 average across 1,565 Admin & Utilities plugins
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance 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 15+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.0.5, well behind 6.8.
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
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 5777 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 · 1,381 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
73
now · peak 2.4K
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
Downloads per 1k installs · 30d
Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “20+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,379 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-01-13 30+ → 20+ down after 60 days in band
- 2025-11-14 20+ → 30+ up after 8 days in band
- 2025-11-06 30+ → 20+ down after 574 days in band
- 2024-04-11 40+ → 30+ down after 67 days in band
- 2024-02-04 30+ → 40+ up after 84 days in band
- 2023-11-12 40+ → 30+ down after 191 days in band
- 2023-05-05 50+ → 40+ down after 25 days in band
- 2023-04-10 40+ → 50+ up after 103 days in band
Competes with
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Display PHP Version 30K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags D - S SpiceBox 20K+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags B
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Automatic Domain Changer 10K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A
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<iframe src="https://plugins.wpmayor.com/embed/admin-links-sidebar-widget" width="480" height="300" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="Admin Links Widget — Plugin Pulse"></iframe> Admin Links Widget: 20+ active installs, 0.0★ (0 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-07-17. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/admin-links-sidebar-widget