Editor Menu and Widget Access
by GuyPrimavera · Admin & Utilities
Also makes 2 other plugins · 10.9K+ installs across the portfolio →
Allow and control Editor and Shop Manager access to the menus, widgets and appearance menu, plus other menus and adminbar items.
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Health
D 50/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
7K+
≈7.5K estimated
Momentum
+9%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “appearance”, “menu” and “menus” 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 5,895 Admin & Utilities plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →8.1%
of downloads still active
At least 7K of 86.6K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Admin & Utilities plugin keeps 0.6%, across 4,188 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
53/100Maintenance 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 5+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 5.7.21.
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 1977 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 5.7.21; the current branch is 6.8
4.8★ over 24 reviews, smoothed to 4.33★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 1977 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| custom adminbar menus | #7 | #5 | 0 |
| wp adminbar menus | #10 | #6 | 0 |
| appearance your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| menu your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| menus your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| widget your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| widgets your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
2 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
- “appearance”, “menu” and “menus” 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 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 571 · 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
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
5.4y ago
latest release · v3.1.2 · 2 Jun 2021
16
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 89% 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 “7K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 8 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 23 Oct 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ csoszitibor3.7y ago
Are you planning any update to stay compatible with new WP versions?
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ jan20145.4y ago
Needed widgets to be accessed for editors and this did the trick! Great Plugin!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ websource5.4y ago
issue reported and fixed the next day This topic was modified 5 years, 1 month ago by websource.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ pietou6.4y ago
but need update please !
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ swinggraphics8.0y ago
Perfectly simple solution
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ begur8.7y ago
when you care about your clients and want to make their user experience as easy as possible. Great plugin!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ pampatzis8.7y ago
As admin I checked the menus that editor can not access, but some of them are visible to editors. This plugin does not work 100%. This topic was modified 8 years, 4 months ago by pampatzis.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Jonathan8.9y ago
This was almost perfect, but the Editor role can access the settings for this plugin. That makes it pointless.
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 3.1.2 Capabilities now reset on plugin deactivation. 3.1.2
- — Version 3.1.1 Bug fixed for WooCommerce shop_manager role. 3.1.1
- — Version 3.1 Code refactor. Fixed some PHP errors. Updated to latest WordPress version. Updated stable tag. 3.1
- — Version 3.0.2 Updated stable tag and WP version. 3.0.2
- — Version 3.0.1 CSS tweak for admin checkboxes. 3.0.1
- — Version 3.0 Added Admin Bar support for removing adminbar nodes/menus. Tabbed options page and redesign. Now allows hiding of menus with higher capabilities, in case another plugin has modified the permissions for Editors or Shop Ma 3.0
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.4.8 · WP 5.7.2
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 7 languages, 4 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
3 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 "Allow and control Editor and Shop Manager access to the menus, widgets and appearance menu, plus other menu..."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 2 questions in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 2 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 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,059 characters of description.
- ✓ 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
- 2026-03-12 8K+ → 7K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-03-11 7K+ → 8K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-03-10 8K+ → 7K+ down after 255 days in tier
- 2025-06-28 9K+ → 8K+ down after 210 days in tier
- 2024-11-30 10K+ → 9K+ down after 1818 days in tier
- 2019-12-09 100+ → 10K+ 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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WP Widget in Navigation 2K+ installs · 4.4★ · 3 shared tags B -
Blocksy Companion 300K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
User Menus – Nav Menu Visibility 80K+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags A -
Nav Menu Roles 70K+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags A -
Widget Context 30K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A - S SpiceBox 20K+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags B
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