Admin Options Pages
by Johannes van Poelgeest · Admin & Utilities
Create options pages, menus and fields without code. Use the values with get_option(), a shortcode or a block.
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Health
A 89/100
Few reviews
Active installs
500+
≈550 estimated
Momentum
+100%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “admin menu” for “option”. “admin menu” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “option” sits at #24 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
89 health vs 56 average across 5,896 Admin & Utilities plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →5.5%
of downloads still active
At least 500 of 9.1K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Admin & Utilities plugin keeps 0.6%, across 4,188 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 5 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
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 15 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.
38
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.4
Velocity
places per keyword, 27d
19%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 27d
-0.3
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| options page your tag | #4 | #11 | up 2 |
| admin options page | #3 | #10 | 0 |
| options pages option page shortcode easy | #4 | #18 | — |
| theme options your tag | #13 | #18 | up 1 |
| options | #13 | #20 | down 1 |
| toggle admin menus | #7 | #19 | 0 |
| admin pages | #14 | #24 | down 2 |
| option | #24 | #20 | 0 |
| site options | #15 | #21 | up 1 |
| admin colors | #24 | #21 | down 1 |
| menus per pages | #16 | #23 | down 1 |
| admin menus | #19 | #21 | 0 |
| search admin menus | #20 | #22 | — |
| hide admin menus | #23 | #22 | down 2 |
| admin menu your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| custom fields your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| settings your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
34 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 14 listed. 20 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “admin menu” for “option”. “admin menu” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “option” sits at #24 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 “theme options”. #13 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 1K · 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.
5
releases in the last 12 months
15d ago
latest release · v1.1.0 · 16 Oct 2026
17
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin. 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 “500+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 6 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 55% of the way through.
Install history since 28 Oct 2020
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceThe 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (1.1.0). Sites still on an older version should update.
- 2025-01-16 CVE-2025-23905 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 0.9.7 Patched in 0.9.8
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 6.7.2
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 2 languages, 1 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 26 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Create options pages, menus and fields without code. Use the values with get_option(), a shortcode or a block."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 7 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 7 of 7 read like questions a user would type.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("whether you are", "use it", "for developers").
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ✓ Headings and lists 6 headings and 3 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,506 characters of description.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("admin menu", "custom fields", "theme options" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-05-18 600+ → 500+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-05-17 500+ → 600+ up after 10 days in tier
- 2026-05-07 600+ → 500+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2026-05-05 500+ → 600+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-05-04 600+ → 500+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2026-05-01 500+ → 600+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2026-04-27 600+ → 500+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2026-04-25 500+ → 600+ up after 6 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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Catch Themes Demo Import 5K+ installs · 3.7★ · 2 shared tags B -
Ultimate Fields 400+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags D -
Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®) 2M+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag A -
Redux Framework 900K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag A -
Meta Box – A Framework for Dynamic Websites 500K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A
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