Plugin Manager
by sujin2f · Admin & Utilities
Also makes 8 other plugins · 120+ installs across the portfolio →
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Health
D 49/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
60+
≈70 estimated
Momentum
-11%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “admin” and “group” 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.
49 health vs 56 average across 5,896 Admin & Utilities plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.3%
of downloads still active
At least 60 of 17.9K lifetime downloads are still running, below 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.
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 4.9.35, well behind 6.8.
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.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 3077 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.9.35; the current branch is 6.8
4.7★ over 23 reviews, smoothed to 4.29★ and held back under 25 reviews
3 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 3077 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| admin your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| category. manage your tag | Not checked yet | ||
| group your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
2 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 listed. 2 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “admin” and “group” 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 · 1,487 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 268 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #19,100 to #20,000, alongside the other plugins at 60+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 21 Oct 2026.
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Update activity
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
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
8.4y ago
latest release · v6.0.3 · 29 May 2018
11
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 “60+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 18 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 70.
Install history since 6 Sep 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Feznizzle5.0y ago
Of all my plugins, this is absolutely my favorite!!! I just installed this on my newest site, a WordPress 5.8.2, and it worked perfectly. This plugin is super simple. All it does is allow you to put labels on your Plugin list. You can give each label a name and color. After you’ve done that, you can sort your plugin list by label. As an example, instead of looking at a list of 20+ plugins, I can click on the ‘Elementor’ label I created and look at a list of ONLY Elementor-related plugins like addons, etc. Or I can click on ‘Forms’ and see all the form related plugins. This plugin is absolutely brilliant! Sadly, I think the developer has abandoned it. And it is, admittedly, a bit clumsy and not terribly pretty. However, it does EXACTLY as it says and if you give it a few minutes to figuring it out… you will love it! If ever the developer comes back, I have a feature request: It would be great if you could apply a label to all selected plugins at once, instead of having to apply labels individually. 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ utsavmadaan8236.7y ago
I like the plugin alot but i have some issues & features request. 1. SLOW – plugin become very slow when lot of plugins & groups (around 100) – group assignment, page loading, etc everything becomes very slow (more than 600 db queries) – fully ajax + one json in database to write/read/update is a way to go i think. 2. WRONG FACTS – if plugins are removed (whether uninstalled or folder removed) facts (total plugins in group,etc) shows figures including those who were once assigned that group but subsequently removed from the website. 3. MULTISITE SUPPORT – single settings accross all sites in network but managed from every site (i was able to do this by making little change in code though) 4. QUICK ENABLE/DISABLE – although different thing altogether but can acompany with this plugin better – functionality like this plugin – https://wordpress.org/plugins/plugin-toggle
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Adam7.0y ago
This is amazing plugin. Totally must have for any serious WP or WOO website. Thank you developer!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ pecoramannaraweb7.8y ago
I am trying it on a multisite and it is a great companion for organising the main plugin list. At the moment I haven’t had any compatibility problem, but I am using WPMU pretty plugin for the sub-sites.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ medinfe8.0y ago
For me is working without any problem, letting categorize the plugins and activate or deactivate all at the same time… It’s true that from aesthetically point of view is not perfect but it works and it’s free it deserves five stars. Thanks to the author
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ harry murtie8.2y ago
i am looking for plugin manager/categorize long time ago but i never found it, where this plugin, and why i just found it oh wp repository are you kidding me, i hope this plugin support multisite network out of the box
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ nyks-barton8.6y ago
The icons in the plugin-list (hide, group, …) are alot (!) too big. This hige icons destroy the plugin-view. I think, thats caused by an wordpress-update. This plugin (Plugin Manager) did not become updates for a while.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ oguido9.4y ago
great plugin! This topic was modified 8 years, 9 months ago by oguido.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 3 languages, 2 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
1 of 8 pass · checked 29 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ! Has a FAQ Only 1 question in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 1 of 1 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("Installation Instructions").
- ! 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 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 124 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 2 of 3 tags appear in the text; "category. manage" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-13 70+ → 60+ down after 28 days in tier
- 2026-09-15 60+ → 70+ up after 31 days in tier
- 2026-08-15 70+ → 60+ down after 131 days in tier
- 2026-04-06 80+ → 70+ down after 4 days in tier
- 2026-04-02 70+ → 80+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2026-03-29 80+ → 70+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-03-28 70+ → 80+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2026-03-25 80+ → 70+ down after 169 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 -
BuddyPress 90K+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag B
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