Admin Toolbar Menus
by Benbodhi · Admin & Utilities
Also makes 1 other plugin · 1M+ installs across the portfolio →
Seamlessly adds 3 new menu locations to the admin toolbar.
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Health
C 56/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
900+
≈990 estimated
Momentum
+12%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “admin”, “menu” and “menus” 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.
56 health vs 56 average across 5,896 Admin & Utilities plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →4.3%
of downloads still active
At least 900 of 20.9K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Admin & Utilities plugin keeps 0.6%, across 4,187 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
28/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Not actively maintained. No update in about 2 years.
Details
Recent review vibe
read from the latest 12 reviews to 2023-07-28Reviewers call it simple and easy, say it saves clicks on custom post types and settings pages, and the only asks are extras like admin-side edit links and an always-visible toolbar.
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.
Room to improve
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 881 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.5.14; the current branch is 6.8
5.0★ over 20 reviews, smoothed to 4.36★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 881 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.
30
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.8
Velocity
places per keyword, 27d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 27d
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| wplogo your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| change howdy | #21 | #14 | down 1 |
| howdy | #21 | #14 | down 2 |
| remove howdy | #23 | #13 | down 1 |
| admin your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| menu your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| menus your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| toolbar your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
6 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 4 listed. 2 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”, “menu” and “menus” 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 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 215 · 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
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
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
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
2.4y ago
latest release · v1.0.4 · 2 Jun 2024
5
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 “900+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 21 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 1K.
Install history since 14 Aug 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ May3.3y ago
This is really helpful. You can make shortcuts to setting page of each plugin, specific post, external link, anything you want. If you are disgusted with many left menus, you should install it. solve problems with one click.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Doeye Hof4.1y ago
I say yes use this to click less
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Achim Kirchmeier5.4y ago
What should i say: Thanks a lot! 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ norabrown2125.8y ago
I used this to add a dropdown of pages in the admin bar. It is good — simple and easy to use. It could be improved two ways: * add an option to always show the admin bar, even in “fullscreen” mode (I found another plugin to do this, for now) * add an option for a menu to output the admin edit links, rather than the front-end links (I had to use custom links which isn’t as easy to maintain)
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ huuhkaja696.1y ago
I have been looking easy way to edit admin toolbar menus for a long time and finally found this. Simple and Great plugin!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ macrodesign6.7y ago
Hi, I must congratulate you for identifying this problem and putting this together. Simple and easy… perhaps you could build on it an make it more intuitive, like a drop down it is now, with all current admin items dynamically updates as they grow, so we would not need to go to the dashboard ever again… just a suggestion, but very helpful, a fresh breath of air
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ superheroseo6.8y ago
Does exactly what it says
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ lara777757.1y ago
Целых два дня искала что-то такое для оптимизации админки, и нашла у Вас. Творческих успехов Вам, огромное спасибо за плагин!!! Может быть, если пользователь залогинился как админ, меню бы направляло его на РЕДАКТИРОВАНИЕ рубрик, постов и страниц ( не ФРОНТ)? Было бы еще лучше This topic was modified 6 years, 9 months ago by lara77775. This topic was modified 6 years, 9 months ago by lara77775.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.2.4
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 13 languages, 12 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
7 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 "Seamlessly adds 3 new menu locations to the admin toolbar."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 3 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 3 of 3 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Twitter.
- ✓ Headings and lists 6 headings and 5 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,158 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "wplogo" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-10 1K+ → 900+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-10-09 900+ → 1K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-10-08 1K+ → 900+ down after 15 days in tier
- 2026-09-23 900+ → 1K+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-09-21 1K+ → 900+ down after 3371 days in tier
- 2017-06-29 900+ → 1K+ up
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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Ozh' Admin Drop Down Menu 2K+ installs · 4.7★ · 3 shared tags D -
Admin Menu Editor 300K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
User Menus – Nav Menu Visibility 80K+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags A -
Nav Menu Roles 70K+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags A - C Conditional Menus 60K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A
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WP Custom Admin Interface 30K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags B
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