Post Lists View Custom

How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.

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.

1 search this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 listed. 1 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.

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

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

Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 99% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

Crossed into this band 28 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 2K.

1. ★★★★★ compusolver

   9.6y ago

   Tried to add a custom column using elegantthemes “extra” featured post (“_extra_featured_post”). Plugin added the column OK (from meta_key) but not the values (meta_value), making it useless for my purposes.

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2. ★★★★★ diccoman

   10.0y ago

   I have been looking for hours for a plugin that a non-php-programmer admin can use to make the posts-list in the dashboard like we need them: Just those four columns: ID title slug date(incl. published-status) I could find NO OTHER plugin which would even work for the latest version of WP, but this one does the job. So the write-up on the plugin-page is a bit vage, but the plugin is powerful and easy to use. I can even decide that only admin gets to see the slugs and editors get to see the posts-lists like before (like they are used to). So thank you developper with the unpronounable name, good job, user is happy.

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3. ★★★★★ martijeanp

   11.4y ago

   So I hand coded some php to do what this plugin does and completed it right before I found this handy-dandy tool! It did everything and more!!! One thing that I did have to hand code and am suggesting for a future release is to have the ability to convert a custom field from plain text to a link in order to edit the item without having to use the drop-down. In my case, I hid all the non-custom fields including the title field. A checkbox as you used for the Sort option should suffice. Example: echo'<a href="' . get_edit_post_link( $post->ID, true ) . '" title="' . esc_attr( __( 'Edit this item' ) ) . '">'; Also, to help maximize the real estate in the post list view, you can add a control to set the column widths (percentages, pixels, etc) Example: function custom_admin_head() { echo '<style type="text/css">'; echo '.column-field_name_1 { width:20% !important; overflow:hidden }'; echo '.column-field_name_2 { width:20% !important; overflow:hidden }'; echo '</style>'; } add_action('admin_head', 'custom_admin_head'); Remember that even though the above code is placed in the main admin head, it only affects post list views with the specified classes.

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4. ★★★★★ Azizul Karim

   11.4y ago

   i found everything what’s on my mind. this is awesome.

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5. ★★★★★ Li-An

   12.2y ago

   Your post list is overcrowded with all the columns the different plugins do add ? Post Lists View Custom clean this perfectly: just choose what to show and it’s done. The plugin is not very easy to understand at first sight but it does a great job.

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6. ★★★★★ Brian Homer

   12.7y ago

   Sadly the plugin reported it couldn’t find posts or pages. Plus even if it did I couldn’t see what it did very clearly.

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7. ★★★★★ BrandDedication

   13.2y ago

   Everything I can think of is covered by this plugin. Thanks! And thanks for all supporting custom roles!

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 1.7.4 Fixed: Show the only title column of the Posts list. 1.7.4
2. — Version 1.7.3 Updated: Adjustment of the CSS. Updated: Column load way. Updated: Possible to edit columns the Users. Added: Some fields of Posts List. 1.7.3
3. — Version 1.7.2 Security enhancement: Escape to add_query_arg/remove_query_arg. 1.7.2
4. — Version 1.7.1 Fixed: Show the available widgets. Updated: Optimize to load of Custom Fields. 1.7.1
5. — Version 1.7 Updated: Media Library support when list view with WP 4.0. Added: Possible to sortable on List table customize. Fixed: Text color showing on customizing. Fixed: Javascript error when Add new columns with WP 4.0. Fixed: C 1.7
6. — Version 1.6.1 Updated: List table also apply to the width of Thumbnail. Updated: Default width size is change of the Thumbnail. 1.6.1

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

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.

Growth timeline

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

1. 2026-10-03 2K+ → 1K+ down after 151 days in tier
2. 2026-05-05 1K+ → 2K+ up after 132 days in tier
3. 2025-12-24 2K+ → 1K+ down after 1 days in tier
4. 2025-12-23 1K+ → 2K+ up after 2 days in tier
5. 2025-12-21 2K+ → 1K+ down after 1 days in tier
6. 2025-12-20 1K+ → 2K+ up after 1 days in tier
7. 2025-12-19 2K+ → 1K+ down after 5 days in tier
8. 2025-12-14 1K+ → 2K+ up 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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Post Lists View Custom: 1K+ active installs, 4.0★ (7 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-10-31. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/post-lists-view-custom