Useful Admin Menu
by ioannup · Admin & Utilities
The plugin automatically hides unused Admin Menu items and adds search box for menu items
47 health vs 60 average across 1,107 Admin & Utilities plugins
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.
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
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 1189 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,381 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
24
now · peak 149
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
Downloads per 1k installs · 30d
Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “10+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,381 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-02-19 20+ → 10+ down after 3 days in band
- 2026-02-16 10+ → 20+ up after 4 days in band
- 2026-02-12 20+ → 10+ down after 4 days in band
- 2026-02-08 10+ → 20+ up after 2 days in band
- 2026-02-06 20+ → 10+ down after 5 days in band
- 2026-02-01 10+ → 20+ up after 3 days in band
- 2026-01-29 20+ → 10+ down after 11 days in band
- 2026-01-18 10+ → 20+ up after 3 days in band
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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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 B - W WP Hide Dashboard 2K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags D
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Hide WP Admin Notifications 2K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B
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