Adminimize
by WP Media · Uncategorized
Also makes 7 other plugins · 1.7M+ installs across the portfolio →
Adminimize that lets you hide 'unnecessary' items from the WordPress backend
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Health
A 88/100
no flags
Active installs
100K+
≈200K estimated
Momentum
+0%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Add “metaboxes”, “definition” and “backend” to your wp.org tags. You rank #6, #9 and #10 for them without listing them, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 2 listed these are the slots worth spending.
88 health vs 58 average across 25,753 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →3.0%
of downloads still active
At least 100K of 3.4M lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,772 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Uncategorized 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 3 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 12 reviews to 2026-04-11Older reviewers call it a huge help for locking down the dashboard, while the newer ones find the UX unclear and worry the plugin's been left to sit without updates, with reports of a select2 error and a broken media library.
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
Most to gain: Support resolution
Updated 144 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.0.8, the current branch or newer
4.7★ over 254 reviews, smoothed to 4.60★
2 of 5 tags set · short description in place
0 of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
To rank higher: Mark more forum threads resolved — the resolved ratio feeds the ranking.
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.
35
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.8
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
12%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
+0.2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| adminimize | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| administration your tag | #3 | #3 | down 2 |
| customization your tag | #8 | #7 | down 2 |
| metaboxes | #6 | #4 | 0 |
| backend | #10 | #6 | down 2 |
| definitions | #9 | #8 | 0 |
| definition | #9 | #8 | down 2 |
| second life | #13 | #9 | up 1 |
| codex | #15 | #12 | down 5 |
| selector | #15 | #11 | down 1 |
| page administration | #9 | #6 | up 1 |
| multi author | #20 | #11 | down 4 |
| ui customization | #12 | #12 | 0 |
| client area | #21 | #15 | down 8 |
| hide items | #24 | #12 | 0 |
76 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 15 listed. 61 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words).
What to do about it
- Add “metaboxes”, “definition” and “backend” to your wp.org tags. You rank #6, #9 and #10 for them without listing them, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 2 listed these are the slots worth spending.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 179.7K · 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
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
3
releases in the last 12 months
5mo ago
latest release · v1.11.14 · 10 Jun 2026
52
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 97% 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 “100K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 22 days ago and the previous band took 10 years to cross, so the real count is still just under 200K.
Install history since 6 Aug 2021
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ thibaultg7mo ago
UX really unclear This topic was modified 3 months, 1 week ago by thibaultg.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ SSVapes2.1y ago
this plugin is a huge help. TYVM
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Tracy Mora C.3.5y ago
Uno de los mejores plugins para personalizar el Dashboard y otras secciones importantes.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ jeanlarrota324.0y ago
I am using your development, I find it super, but I have found these observations, for example I cannot hide the duplicator plugin from the menu I also found the following error in the browser log when I entered to configure adminimize Uncaught TypeError: $(...).select2 is not a function
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ marziom4.2y ago
Avevo un problema di gestione degli accessi ai calendari di prenotazione appuntamenti che richiedevano l’accesso come amministratore ma questo voleva ire lasciare agli utenti non esperti la possibilità di modificare una serie di opzioni che rischiavano di rendere instabile il progetto realizzato. Con questo Plug-in sembra che sia riuscito a risolvere il problema. Ora lo testerò ancora per un mesetto e poi se tutto va come sembra sarò felice di contribuire al suo sviluppo con una donazione. Per il momento posso solo ringraziare il Team che ha realizzato il prodotto. GRAZIE a tutti voi per il lavoro svolto.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ sherlockGG4.3y ago
please don’t leave alle those users in the cold, by bluntly abandoning it 🙁
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ walkerboh21124.3y ago
I migrated a site between hosts and did the wp-config.php update for the database. To complicate things, I changed the domain name, too. The site ran OK, but when I went to use the WP editor the Admin Bar at the top of the editor had some links from the old domain. I didn’t try to find out where those values were saved. Instead, I tried the plugin, and it saved me big time. There were around 10 different references to the old domain on that top bar (wp-admin-bar), and I was able to update all of them, and even save the changes. I had to log out of WordPress and back in but all of the links are updated to the new domain, including the profile-related ones in the upper right hand corner. In short, it works, and saved me a ton of time. I’m going to donate now. So happy. Thanks!!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ think2384.6y ago
super handy
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- 2026-06-10 Version 1.11.14 Improve pages access blocking 1.11.14
- 2026-06-02 Version 1.11.13 Revert change blocking unexpected pages 1.11.13
- 2026-06-01 Version 1.11.12 Fix broken access control vulnerability reported by Patchstack Improve validation checks for admin actions 1.11.12
- 2024-03-15 Version 1.11.11 Fix PHP Warning (Trying to access array offset on value of type bool) 1.11.11
- 2023-11-23 Version 1.11.10 Fix access for global variable query Fix post type for WP 6.3, #159 Fix Dashboard title Fix PHP 8 incompatibility with conversion false to array 1.11.10
- 2022-12-09 Version 1.11.9 Fix Settings after JSON Import , #155, Probs @borsodigerii Fix title of plugins there get a array instead string, #153, Probs @denarie 1.11.9
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 3 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (1.11.14). Sites still on an older version should update.
- 2014-08-01 CVE-2011-4926 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.7.21 Patched in 1.7.22
- 2014-08-01 CVE-2011-5128 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects < 1.7.22 Patched in 1.7.22
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 7.0
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 116 languages, 15 at 90% or more
Plus 92 more locales with partial translations.
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
4 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 "Adminimize that lets you hide 'unnecessary' items from the WordPress backend"
- ! Has a FAQ Only 1 question in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 1 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("if you manage", "use it", "if you want").
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 7 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,438 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 1 of 2 tags appear in the text; "customization" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-10 200K+ → 100K+ down after 3661 days in tier
- 2016-10-01 100K+ → 200K+ up
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