Filter Admin Published Default
by Chuck Reynolds · Admin & Utilities
Also makes 3 other plugins · 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.
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Health
B 84/100
Few reviews
Active installs
400+
≈450 estimated
Momentum
+6%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “admin”, “edit link” and “pages edit” 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.
84 health vs 56 average across 5,902 Admin & Utilities plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →5.3%
of downloads still active
At least 400 of 7.5K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Admin & Utilities plugin keeps 0.6%, across 4,193 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.
This plugin shipped 4 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
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.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 74 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.4★ over 7 reviews, smoothed to 4.14★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
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.
56
Momentum
Holding steady
+1.3
Velocity
places per keyword, 18d
57%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 18d
0.0
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| published your tag | #1 | #3 | 0 |
| default | #8 | #19 | up 1 |
| admin filter | #16 | #24 | 0 |
| admin menu filter | #21 | #24 | 0 |
| admin your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| edit link your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| pages edit your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| posts edit your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
8 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 4 listed. 4 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “admin”, “edit link” and “pages edit” 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 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 644 · 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
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
4
releases in the last 12 months
2mo ago
latest release · v2.1.0 · 20 Aug 2026
8
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare 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.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “400+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 14 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 12 Aug 2016
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Picturgency2.4y 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 !
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ flyingkites7.3y 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.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ merontofino8.0y 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?
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ yard9.6y ago
Doesn´t working on my site based on 4.7.3
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Geet Jacobs10.5y ago
Thanks for this.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ fryoneusa10.6y 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.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ redima11.4y ago
Exactly what I was looking for. Thx.
Read on wp.org ↗
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 "Enables all public post types (posts, pages, and any CPT with a public URL) in wp-admin to show the Publish..."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! 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 1 heading and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 656 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("edit link", "pages edit", "posts edit" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-09-16 500+ → 400+ down after 5 days in tier
- 2025-09-11 400+ → 500+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2025-09-09 500+ → 400+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-09-08 400+ → 500+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2025-09-06 500+ → 400+ down after 7 days in tier
- 2025-08-30 400+ → 500+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-08-29 500+ → 400+ down after 415 days in tier
- 2024-07-10 600+ → 500+ down after 3 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★ · 1 shared tag A -
White Label CMS 200K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A -
Advanced Custom Fields: Extended 100K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A -
Nested Pages 90K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A
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