Useful Admin Menu
by ioannup · Admin & Utilities
Also makes 2 other plugins · 1K+ installs across the portfolio →
The plugin automatically hides unused Admin Menu items and adds search box for menu items
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Health
D 46/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
10+
≈15 estimated
Momentum
-3%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “admin”, “admin menu” and “auto” 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.
46 health vs 56 average across 5,897 Admin & Utilities plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.0%
of downloads still active
At least 10 of 31.1K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Admin & Utilities plugin keeps 0.6%, across 4,190 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
45/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 3+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
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.
Room to improve
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 1296 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.2.15; the current branch is 6.8
5.0★ over 2 reviews, smoothed to 4.13★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 1296 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.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| admin your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| admin menu your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| auto your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| hide your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| search your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “admin”, “admin menu” and “auto” 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 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 149 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #30,400 to #44,800, alongside the other plugins at 10+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 1 Nov 2026.
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
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
3.6y ago
latest release · v2.0 · 15 Apr 2023
16
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 “10+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 9 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 4 Oct 2022
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ cliquei24.4y ago
Thats a very inteligent software.. the only problem was..it would not keep woocommerce menu displayed even though I had explicitly made it keep showing. If it was not for that I would have keeped it.. maybe in the future try to fix it. thanks anyway ! i believe it may help others a lot.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Jimmy Lee6.9y ago
My Admin Menu now as it should be, perfectly uncluttered, thanks!
Read on wp.org ↗
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
2 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 "The plugin automatically hides unused Admin Menu items and adds search box for menu items"
- ! Has a FAQ Only 2 questions in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 1 of 2 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("The plugin worked some time but now I don’t see `show more` option and hidden menu items").
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("use it"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 905 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-02-19 20+ → 10+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2026-02-16 10+ → 20+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2026-02-12 20+ → 10+ down after 4 days in tier
- 2026-02-08 10+ → 20+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-02-06 20+ → 10+ down after 5 days in tier
- 2026-02-01 10+ → 20+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2026-01-29 20+ → 10+ down after 11 days in tier
- 2026-01-18 10+ → 20+ up after 3 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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Hide Admin Bar 20K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags B -
Remove admin menus by role 8K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags A -
Custom Meta Widget 7K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags D -
WPS Notice Center 3K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A -
Hide WP Admin Notifications 3K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B - W WP Hide Dashboard 2K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags D
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