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Filter Admin Published Default

by Chuck Reynolds · Admin & Utilities

Also makes 1 other plugin · 5.4K+ installs across the portfolio →

Enables all public post types (posts, pages, and any CPT with a public URL) in wp-admin to show the Published filter by default.

⚠ Few reviews
How scoring works →
84 Health · B
Maintenance 100/100
Rating quality 77/100
Support 70/100

84 health vs 54 average across 3,790 Admin & Utilities plugins

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.

90 / 100

Excellent listing optimization

Biggest win: Rating quality

Update recency 100/100
WP compatibility 100/100
Rating quality 59/100
Listing tuning 100/100

To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.

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Daily downloads

Since 2022-10-05 · 1,424 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive

+72% vs prior 30d
7Downloads · Aug 26

30-day downloads

Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges

493

now · peak 644

49330d downloads · Aug 26

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

Filter Admin Publish · #9686 you Loginizer · #46 Redux Framework · #70 Admin Menu Editor · #159

Rating trend

Star average over time · dips mark rough releases

4.4Stars · Aug 26

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.

1.2Kper 1k installs · Aug 26

Release cadence

Occasionally updated
from wp.org release tags

How often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.

1

releases in the last 12 months

6mo ago

latest release · v2.0.0

5

tagged releases on record

Recent releases

2.0.0 · 6mo ago1.3 · 8.8y ago1.2 · 9.0y ago1.1 · 9.0y ago1.0 · 12.1y ago

What its installed base runs

via wordpress.org

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

v1.3 51%
v2.0 49%

Estimated active installs

The public count shows “400+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.

tracked estimate
400–500 ≈490

Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.

Install history · since 2016-08-12 · 1,420 observations

400Installs · Aug 26

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

N/A

Est. acquisition value

N/A

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

Version
2.1.0
Last updated
9d ago
Added
2014-07-29 · 12 yrs old
Requires WP
5.2
Tested up to
7.1
Requires PHP
7.4

Recent reviews

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  1. Picturgency
    2.2y ago

    It becomes difficult to find it in the plugin manager directly from wordpress, we have to use your dev name to find it.. but since many years there no website I make without installing this plugin ! it should be already a functionality native in wordpress. Works perfectly all the time. Many thanks !

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  2. flyingkites
    7.1y ago

    This is a Admin plugin to display published posts (pages, posts, products) by default. To see all you need to select ALL. I test POSTS and PAGES and (woo) PRODUCTS and it works. Still working with WP 5.7.2 This is great when you’ve imported a theme with lots of sample pages. I set them all to Pending Review to keep them out of my way while I build a site. This topic was modified 7 years ago by Steven Stern (sterndata). This topic was modified 5 years ago by flyingkites.

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  3. merontofino
    7.8y ago

    install and activate – pages default is now published. sweet. many thanks from vegan eating hummus update: Mac, wp 4.9.8 – Dashboard > At a Glance > xx Pages || The list will still default to All. But no biggie – plugin kicks in using sidebar Pages/All Pages links. This topic was modified 7 years, 8 months ago by merontofino. Reason: add note re quirk - or is that a feature?

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  4. yard
    9.4y ago

    Doesn´t working on my site based on 4.7.3

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  5. Geet Jacobs
    10.4y ago

    Thanks for this.

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  6. fryoneusa
    10.4y ago

    Perfect, and works. I have a so many “drafts” on every site I do, so it’s nice not to have to “turn them off” each time. Exactly what I needed.

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  7. redima
    11.2y ago

    Exactly what I was looking for. Thx.

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Behavioral tests

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Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3

Low memory footprint
Low page-speed impact
Runs on latest PHP + WP
No PHP errors
No JS errors
Activates cleanly
No resource errors
No external HTTP errors
Optimized database use
Frequently updated

Growth timeline

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

  1. 2025-09-16 500+ → 400+ down after 5 days in tier
  2. 2025-09-11 400+ → 500+ up after 2 days in tier
  3. 2025-09-09 500+ → 400+ down after 1 days in tier
  4. 2025-09-08 400+ → 500+ up after 2 days in tier
  5. 2025-09-06 500+ → 400+ down after 7 days in tier
  6. 2025-08-30 400+ → 500+ up after 1 days in tier
  7. 2025-08-29 500+ → 400+ down after 415 days in tier
  8. 2024-07-10 600+ → 500+ down after 3 days in tier

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