Advanced Settings 3
by Helmut Wandl · Admin & Utilities
Also makes 2 other plugins · 300+ installs across the portfolio →
Adds settings that you might expect to find in the WordPress core.
83 health vs 54 average across 3,793 Admin & Utilities plugins
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
Biggest win: Rating quality
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,426 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
172
now · peak 696
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
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
1mo ago
latest release · v3.3.1
43
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 50% 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 “200+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2015-10-16 · 1,392 observations
Estimated value
What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.
Est. annual revenue
Est. acquisition value
No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from. A declining trend compresses what a buyer would pay.
Details
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ PiXHsJlUWfY5D11mo ago
essential plugin
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ mxpppe1.4y ago
Nice Plugin!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Anonymous User 155695369.1y ago
I had to deactivate this plugin on a client’s website. The following error was observed. Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ‘[‘ in /advanced-settings/action-scripts.php on line 7. LINE “7”: $advset_removed_scripts = [];
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ moradpour10.1y ago
The risk of data loss
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Redbreast11.1y ago
I wanted to get rid of the HTML comments on my site. It did just that with no issues. I am very happy with it. It did exactly what I wanted and so far it didn’t cause any unwanted issues with anything else. I give it a total thumbs up.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Nicole687011.9y ago
It was just what I needed but didn’t know I needed. Awesome plugin, and yes it works on 4.0. Thank you for this. 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ iagowings13.4y ago
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Known vulnerabilities
via Wordfence Intelligence3 disclosed vulnerabilities on record for this plugin, all fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they update.
- 2025-09-24 CVE-2025-58996 Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type Affects <= 3.1.1 Patched in 3.2.0
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 7.0.1
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-04-21 300+ → 200+ down after 568 days in tier
- 2023-10-01 400+ → 300+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2023-09-29 300+ → 400+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2023-09-25 400+ → 300+ down after 258 days in tier
- 2023-01-10 500+ → 400+ down after 12 days in tier
- 2022-12-29 400+ → 500+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2022-12-27 500+ → 400+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2022-12-25 400+ → 500+ up 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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Admin Menu Editor 300K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
White Label CMS 200K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
Display PHP Version 30K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags D -
Widget Disable 10K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A -
My WP Customize Admin/Frontend 8K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags A -
Erident Custom Login and Dashboard 7K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags C
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