Clean WP Admin Menu
by borantula · Admin & Utilities
Also makes 1 other plugin · 600+ installs across the portfolio →
You can make rarely used items in the admin menu hidden.
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Health
D 50/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
500+
≈600 estimated
Momentum
—
no download trend yet
Biggest opportunity: “admin”, “dashboard” and “design” 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.
50 health vs 56 average across 5,897 Admin & Utilities plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →5.0%
of downloads still active
At least 500 of 9.9K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Admin & Utilities plugin keeps 0.6%, across 4,189 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.
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance 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 10+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.5.33, well behind 6.8.
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.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 3785 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.5.33; the current branch is 6.8
4.9★ over 17 reviews, smoothed to 4.30★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 3785 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 | ||
| dashboard your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| design your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| interface your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| menu 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”, “dashboard” and “design” 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 162 · 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.
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
10.4y ago
latest release · v1.0.1 · 21 Jun 2016
1
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 “500+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 15 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 600.
Install history since 23 Dec 2016
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ barriebadmuts5.6y ago
Easy to use and works perfectly!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Patrick_D19856.9y ago
In itself the plugin is simple, and that means other plugins should do the heavy lifting when it comes to changing the WP Admin menu’s. BUT and I can not stress this enough; the toggle option is so damn convenient in combination with them.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ tungGo7.5y ago
i like plugin so much. it help my admin menu look clean. that is awesome when using with Admin Menu Editor plugin. But please update plugin!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Anonymous8.5y ago
This plugin works so much better than any other option, everything is neatly hidden away, and it still allows access to those hidden items whenever you do actually need them. Really smart.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Mark Krieger8.6y ago
Great idea and it works
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Scott Paterson8.7y ago
Still works good!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ giupizzi8.9y ago
Easy to use and very intuitive! Loved!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ hugo33879.4y ago
Nice plugin, it helps a lot.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 1 language, 1 at 90% or more · development strings
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
1 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 "You can make rarely used items in the admin menu hidden."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 1 question in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 1 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 283 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("dashboard", "design", "interface" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-17 600+ → 500+ down after 256 days in tier
- 2026-02-03 700+ → 600+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-02-02 600+ → 700+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2026-01-30 700+ → 600+ down after 318 days in tier
- 2025-03-18 800+ → 700+ down after 28 days in tier
- 2025-02-18 700+ → 800+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-02-17 800+ → 700+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-02-16 700+ → 800+ up after 17 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★ · 3 shared tags A -
WP Custom Admin Interface 30K+ installs · 4.6★ · 3 shared tags B -
Ozh' Admin Drop Down Menu 2K+ installs · 4.7★ · 3 shared tags D -
White Label CMS 200K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A - C Conditional Menus 60K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A
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Display PHP Version 30K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags D
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