Fancy Admin UI
by Bob Orchard · Admin & Utilities
Clean, blue theme that's customizable for the Wordpress Admin panel and Admin Bar
47 health vs 54 average across 3,790 Admin & Utilities plugins
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 8+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.9.31, well behind 6.8.
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
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 3167 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 · 1,425 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
187
now · peak 304
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
9.6y ago
latest release · v2.0
6
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 95% 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.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2015-03-21 · 1,421 observations
Estimated value
What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.
Est. annual revenue
Est. acquisition value
No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from.
Details
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Canada WebMaster5.1y ago
Its good style and nice but need update, there is some conflict with the CSS, please update the plugin as 4 years is long and keep it up 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ saqnaz8.5y ago
Beautiful admin interface. Thanks Bob Orchard
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ louiswalch8.7y ago
This is the best Admin UI theme I’ve seen for WordPress. Very clean and minimal and does a nice job at improving the WordPress backend experience. I would highly suggest.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ riaziban9.1y ago
I test several plugins for Admin Them. it is very good and nice, i like it.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ samthomas10.3y ago
It’s really nice, clean and user-friendly. Thanks Sam
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Dhruva11.0y ago
Super Clean and beautiful.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ snovice11.1y ago
I have installed this and nothing changed in my admin dashboard.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Ben Gray11.2y ago
This is a great admin theme with a clean design that works well with most front-end themes. Great for communities and other multi-user installs.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-01-27 2K+ → 1K+ down after 701 days in tier
- 2024-02-26 3K+ → 2K+ down after 6 days in tier
- 2024-02-20 2K+ → 3K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-02-19 3K+ → 2K+ down
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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WpRedesigned – Beautiful Custom Admin Theme 4K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D -
Old Style Admin UI 100+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags D -
Modern Design Library 70+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B - B Better Admin Reading 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags D
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Radio Buttons for Taxonomies 20K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag C -
AGCA – Custom Dashboard & Login Page 20K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag C
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