Restore Columns
by Flector · Admin & Utilities
Also makes 15 other plugins · 31.6K+ installs across the portfolio →
The plugin restores the possibility to select the number of columns displayed on the dashboard.
46 health vs 54 average across 3,791 Admin & Utilities plugins
Removal-risk signals
53/100Maintenance 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 6+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 5.4.21.
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
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 2343 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,428 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
39
now · peak 87
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
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
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
8.0y ago
latest release · v1.00
1
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.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2015-06-05 · 1,379 observations
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
Est. acquisition value
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. The recent download trend is too spiky to read.
Details
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ LynnW7.1y ago
This allows one to expand the dashboard width wider, and it holds 1 column. But past a certain width, it switches to 2 or 3 columns again. It’s better than the WP default, especially when looking at website stats, where one would like the maps and graphs to show as large as possible. I had another plugin that still worked but hadn’t been updated in about 4 yrs, so needed to replace it.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ cpataxnet11.2y ago
didn’t want to spend the time finding what to add to the functions.php file. This did the trick in 60 seconds. Thanks for a helpful plugin.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ blue mountains web design11.5y ago
Great plugin to get the choice back of how many admin dashboard columns show and they stay responsive, nice. Thanks
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Flector11.7y ago
cool 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-03-27 70+ → 60+ down after 272 days in tier
- 2025-06-28 80+ → 70+ down after 19 days in tier
- 2025-06-09 90+ → 80+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2025-06-07 80+ → 90+ up after 51 days in tier
- 2025-04-17 70+ → 80+ up after 87 days in tier
- 2025-01-20 80+ → 70+ down after 30 days in tier
- 2024-12-21 90+ → 80+ down after 93 days in tier
- 2024-09-19 100+ → 90+ down after 51 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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Dashboard Columns 1K+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags B -
Admin Menu Editor 300K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
White Label CMS 200K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
Display PHP Version 30K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags D -
Widget Disable 10K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A -
Erident Custom Login and Dashboard 7K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags C
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