Manage User Columns
by Deepak Khokhar · Search
Also makes 7 other plugins · 5.5K+ installs across the portfolio →
This plugin allows you to manage columns under the users page in the WordPress admin area.
Try it live opens a temporary test site in your browser, which can take about 20 seconds to load. Plugins that rely on outside services or a full server may not work completely there.
Health
B 84/100
Few reviews
Active installs
1K+
≈1.5K estimated
Momentum
+50%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “filter”, “registration date” and “users” 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 63 average across 978 Search plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →4.2%
of downloads still active
At least 1K of 23.8K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Search plugin keeps 0.7%, across 645 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Search 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 1 release 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 134 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.0.8, the current branch or newer
4.2★ over 5 reviews, smoothed to 4.11★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
1 of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
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.
36
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.2
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
12%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.4
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| user column your tag | #2 | #16 | 0 |
| columns your tag | #6 | #19 | down 2 |
| manage | #7 | #22 | 0 |
| manage user page | #4 | #21 | down 1 |
| plugin columns | #8 | #23 | 0 |
| wordpress columns | #9 | #23 | down 3 |
| custom columns | #9 | #23 | down 2 |
| admin columns | #11 | #22 | 0 |
| manage wordpress | #14 | #23 | up 1 |
| column | #15 | #21 | down 3 |
| user registration date | #16 | #24 | 0 |
| user area | #16 | #23 | down 1 |
| wp columns | #16 | #23 | down 1 |
| admin column | #24 | #23 | — |
| filter your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| registration date your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| users your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
31 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 14 listed. 17 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “filter”, “registration date” and “users” 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 1.9K · 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
Occasionally updatedHow 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
4mo ago
latest release · v1.0.7 · 19 Jun 2026
7
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% 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.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install history since 4 Oct 2022
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ blupsy8mo ago
Hi, Manage User Columns, is a little effective tool, but in the latest WordPress version (WordPress 6.9.1) I can’t delete added colums. The red cross for custom colums to delete is just missing. Can you check and fix it. then I can give you 5 Stars. Yes I know it was not testet. But it is a small tool and it is easy to use. It do anything I need. This topic was modified 4 months, 2 weeks ago by blupsy.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Tim Reeves3.3y ago
Sweet little thing – but does not allow to suppress these columns: Comments, Last login, Failed login attempts, Registered So I had to install the much larger plugin (grr) “Admin Columns”. Which also allows you to set the width of the columns.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ humanjulis3.8y ago
Merci pour cette super extension bien pratique. Elle apporte la fonctionnalité qui manquait à WordPress. Vraiment utile et pratique ! Thanks for this simple and great extension. Bring the function that was missing. Really useful and convenient.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ markpape5.1y ago
Works, i can see my custom field data, but does not sort my custom fields.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Dominiko5.2y ago
Great plugin. Does the job well. Few User column management options out there but this does it well and for free. Used it to figure out which customers didn’t enter certain details and were most likely spam accounts. Thank you for this great plugin! One thing it seems that sorting the columns does so by name of the user, rather than the new column would be selected. Would be nice to have columns with no details entered to come first or last based on the admin’s selection.
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceThe 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (1.0.7). Sites still on an older version should update.
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0
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
5 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 "This plugin allows you to manage columns under the users page in the WordPress admin area."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 6 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 6 of 6 read like questions a user would type.
- ! 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 2 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,950 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
No tier crossings observed yet.
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).
-
Users Registration Date – Sortable Users Column 3K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A - U Users by Date Registered 1K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags D
-
User Switching 200K+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag A -
Simple Local Avatars 100K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag A -
Admin Columns 100K+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag A -
One User Avatar | User Profile Picture 100K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag A
Embed this report card
Drop a live Pulse card for Manage User Columns into a readme, a review or a deck. It updates itself.
<iframe src="https://plugins.wpmayor.com/embed/manage-user-columns" width="480" height="300" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="Manage User Columns — Plugin Pulse"></iframe> Manage User Columns: 1K+ active installs, 4.2★ (5 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-10-31. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/manage-user-columns
Spotted a number that looks wrong? Report a data issue and we'll check it against the source.