Customize Admin

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Directory rank vs rivals

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Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 84% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

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1. ★★★★★ cedaly1968

   10.3y ago

   Customize Admin keeps being inserted into my WordPress admin and then rootuser is inserted into MySQL. Customize Admin was put on my site ONCE by me and I had some issues so I removed it. During that install, there must have been a virus inserted elsewhere in WordPress because the plugin is reinstalling itself. The virus brought our server down the other day because it consumed all of the disk space. When it took off, there were literally hundreds of IP’s pinging other malicious files placed on our server.

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2. ★★★★★ stmike

   11.5y ago

   Really good plugin , easy to use…thanks!

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3. ★★★★★ rabbitpunch

   11.5y ago

   This plug-in keeps installing itself somehow and adding root users and admins. Repeated removals of this plug-in, but it keeps coming back, and we’re not sure how. All other plug-ins are updated, and secure. This message keeps coming from my host: This is an urgent message concerning your 1&1 account. Our anti-virus scanner has reported that a malicious file has been uploaded to your 1&1 webspace. Name of the file: ~/*****/wp-content/plugins/customize-admin/info.php To protect you from hacker attacks, our anti-virus scanner checks every file that is uploaded or modified. If a file exhibits malicious patterns, it is automatically disabled. The plug-in is malicious. Do NOT install.

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4. ★★★★★ eric4

   12.6y ago

   The Customize Admin plugin works great and replaces these 3 plugins: 1. Login Logo 2. One Click Logout 3. Send From Would be nice if we could set login logo size (it’s now 80×80), otherwise perfect. Thank you!

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5. ★★★★★ jabbo126

   13.2y ago

   I know free plugins with much more options. Works fine, but nothon special.

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 1.9.8 WordPress v7.0 compatibility tested. 1.9.8
2. — Version 1.9.7 WordPress v6.9 compatibility tested. 1.9.7
3. — Version 1.9.6 WordPress v6.8 compatibility tested. 1.9.6
4. — Version 1.9.4 WordPress v6.7 compatibility tested. 1.9.4
5. — Version 1.9.3 WordPress v6.6 compatibility tested. 1.9.3
6. — Version 1.9.2 WordPress v6.5 compatibility tested. 1.9.2

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1

Translated into 124 languages, 1 at 90% or more

Plus 100 more locales with partial translations.

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2026-08-27 4K+ → 3K+ down after 1 days in tier
2. 2026-08-26 3K+ → 4K+ up after 2 days in tier
3. 2026-08-24 4K+ → 3K+ down after 1 days in tier
4. 2026-08-23 3K+ → 4K+ up after 1 days in tier
5. 2026-08-22 4K+ → 3K+ down after 2 days in tier
6. 2026-08-20 3K+ → 4K+ up after 1 days in tier
7. 2026-08-19 4K+ → 3K+ down after 2 days in tier
8. 2026-08-17 3K+ → 4K+ up after 1 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).

• Advanced CSS Editor 4K+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags D
• Customize Login Image 3K+ installs · 4.4★ · 3 shared tags D
• White Label CMS 200K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A
• Simple Custom CSS Plugin 100K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags C
• L Login Logo 40K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags C
• Remove Dashboard Access 30K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A

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Customize Admin: 3K+ active installs, 3.6★ (5 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-28. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/customize-admin