CiviCRM Admin Utilities
by Christian Wach · Admin & Utilities
Also makes 7 other plugins · 2.4K+ installs across the portfolio →
Utilities for customising CiviCRM's behaviour and appearance in single site and multisite installs.
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Health
A 86/100
Few reviews
Active installs
1K+
≈1.9K estimated
Momentum
+111%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “menu”, “admin” and “styling” for “christian”, “network admin” and “appearance”. “menu” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “christian” sits at #8 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “admin” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #22. “network admin” sits at #8 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “styling” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #17. “appearance” sits at #13 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
86 health vs 56 average across 5,896 Admin & Utilities plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.3%
of downloads still active
At least 1K of 74.4K 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.
This plugin shipped 4 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
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
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 41 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 6 reviews, smoothed to 4.20★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
1 of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
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.
40
Momentum
Mixed: one swing, the rest drifting
+0.0
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
19%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
+0.6
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| civicrm your tag | #1 | #2 | 0 |
| utilities | #1 | #2 | 0 |
| utility your tag | #1 | #4 | 0 |
| network admin | #8 | #18 | 0 |
| christian | #8 | #6 | 0 |
| appearance | #13 | #22 | up 4 |
| hide admin bar from front end | #9 | #19 | 0 |
| styling your tag | #17 | #23 | down 1 |
| admin menu colour | #7 | #16 | 0 |
| admin your tag | #22 | #22 | up 2 |
| hide admin notifications | #16 | #22 | up 5 |
| admin notifications | #18 | #23 | up 1 |
| admin note | #18 | #21 | down 1 |
| remove admin bar | #19 | #20 | up 5 |
| admin notes | #23 | #23 | down 2 |
| menu your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
30 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 15 listed. 15 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 1 of its tags isn't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “menu”, “admin” and “styling” for “christian”, “network admin” and “appearance”. “menu” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “christian” sits at #8 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “admin” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #22. “network admin” sits at #8 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “styling” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #17. “appearance” sits at #13 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 3.3K · 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
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
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
4
releases in the last 12 months
1mo ago
latest release · v1.1.2 · 20 Sep 2026
58
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 70% 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 “1K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 6.2 years ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 90% of the way through.
Install history since 16 Sep 2019
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ twowheeler5.3y ago
Adds much needed integration to WP+CiviCRM.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ makhay8.0y ago
Having a WordPress CiviCRM site becomes much easier to manage when you have this plugin. If you use Shoreditch on CiviCRM – this plugin allows you to suppress certain style sheets from loading in certain spaces. It also cleans up the shoreditch menu to make it friendlier for WordPress. Allows you to limit post types for CiviCRM Quick access to clear caches and rebuild triggers – and lastly gives you a nice quick link to upgrade CiviCRM.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Guy Iaccarino8.2y ago
Great plugin, we are currently installing it on all our CiviCRM WordPress Sites. Thank you Christian!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ all4country8.8y ago
I’m using it on my website CiviCRM
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Kevin Cristiano9.0y ago
Great Plugin. Adds features we need, I add it to all my CiviCRM sites
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Stoob10.2y ago
if the CiviCRM menu disappears after upgrade, this plugin brings it back
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 2 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
4 of 8 pass · checked 29 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 No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("if you have"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Multisite.
- ✓ Headings and lists 5 headings and 1 list.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,491 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "utility" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2020-09-01 800+ → 1K+ up
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 - C Conditional Menus 60K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A
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WP Custom Admin Interface 30K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags B -
Admin Menu Tree Page View 10K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A -
Remove admin menus by role 8K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags A -
Ozh' Admin Drop Down Menu 2K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags D
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