AGCA – Custom Dashboard & Login Page
by cusmin · Admin & Utilities
CHANGE: admin menu, login page, admin bar, dashboard widgets, custom colors, custom CSS & JS, logo & images
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Health
C 69/100
Stale
Active installs
20K+
≈25K estimated
Momentum
+30%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “custom admin”, “custom dashboard” and “custom login” 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.
69 health vs 56 average across 5,896 Admin & Utilities plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.9%
of downloads still active
At least 20K of 1.1M 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.
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.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 519 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, the current branch or newer
4.5★ over 64 reviews, smoothed to 4.32★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 519 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.
34
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.4
Velocity
places per keyword, 25d
7%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 25d
-0.1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| change howdy | #6 | #2 | 0 |
| remove howdy | #13 | #5 | 0 |
| howdy | #13 | #3 | down 2 |
| custom admin your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| custom dashboard your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| custom login your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| custom menu your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| white label your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
14 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 3 listed. 11 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “custom admin”, “custom dashboard” and “custom login” 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 34K · 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.
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 77% 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 “20K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 18 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 27 Nov 2020
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Sergey5.6y ago
Even a little more than is necessary for customization for the client. When he doesn’t need to see too much.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ PhillShaw6.5y ago
What can I say, simple, intuitive and most importantly fast! I use this on my client builds so the WP admin panel doesn’t terrify them. Highly recommended.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ mmaur6.9y ago
Wonderful plugin! Works perfect, everything like described.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ samueluwawah7.2y ago
Great plugin. Other plugins were just wasting my time
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ zippi8307.3y ago
Currently unstable due to the use of custom sessions breaking the loopback requests for wordpress which is needed for wordpress and plugins to schedule and excecute events. This can go unnoticed unless you use plugins needing this functionality and can cause many problems when you try to implement one. However when this issue is resolved the overall editor is a nice piece of kit and very useful for free and would be my go to for a quick cheap non-role based design. This was the only bug I found in it after finishing a design so do check your site health when first activating this plugin to check you have no loopback errors before continuing design.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ranjbaran7.4y ago
Unfortunately not usable at all on rtl site. Every things messed up and you can not even check an option! Very good plugin functionality with very bad theme!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ zkagen7.5y ago
Does the job 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Martin Sauter7.6y ago
This plug-in offers many features to customize your WordPress backend. However, the settings screen itself does not respect the WordPress look and feel at all (and looks not very attractive IMHO), therefore only 4 stars.
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 7.2.6 Maintenance release 7.2.6
- — Version 7.2.5 Removed outdated session-related code 7.2.5
- — Version 7.2.4 Fixed issue with wrong character in title by default Security improvement 7.2.4
- — Version 7.2.3 Fixed bug with Welcome box not dismissing Fixed bug with Welcome to WordPress showing on login page over logo SEE ALL LOGS 7.2.3
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 5 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (7.2.6). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched Medium · 4.4 AGCA – Custom Dashboard & Login Page <= 7.2.1 - Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2024-04-04 CVE-2024-2907 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 7.2.1 Patched in 7.2.2
- 2021-12-30 CVE-2021-24944 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 6.9.5 Patched in 7.0
- Patched Medium · 6.6 Absolutely Glamorous Custom Admin <= 6.8 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2021-09-23 CVE-2021-36823 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 6.8 Patched in 6.9
- Patched Medium · 6.1 Custom Dashboard & Login Page – AGCA <= 6.5.4 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting ↗2020-09-08 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 6.5.4 Patched in 6.5.5
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 6.8.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 12 languages, 0 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
5 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 Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ✓ Has a FAQ 8 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 5 of 8 read like questions a user would type.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("perfect for", "if you need").
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ✓ Headings and lists 10 headings and 9 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 3,296 characters of description.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("custom login", "custom menu", "White Label" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-04-27 30K+ → 20K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-04-26 20K+ → 30K+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2025-04-24 30K+ → 20K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-04-23 20K+ → 30K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-04-22 30K+ → 20K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-04-21 20K+ → 30K+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2025-04-19 30K+ → 20K+ down after 733 days in tier
- 2023-04-17 40K+ → 30K+ down after 2213 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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White Label – WordPress Custom Admin, Custom Login Page, and Custom Dashboard 10K+ installs · 4.6★ · 4 shared tags A -
WP White Label 100+ installs · 4.2★ · 3 shared tags D -
kontur Admin Style 40+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags -
White Label Builder 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags -
Panelra – Custom Admin Dashboard Builder 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags -
Branda – White Label & Branding, Free Login Page Customizer 10K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A
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