Restore Columns
by Flector · Admin & Utilities
The plugin restores the possibility to select the number of columns displayed on the dashboard.
46 health vs 53 average across 2,885 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 5.4.19.
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 2297 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 · 1,381 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
15
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
Downloads per 1k installs · 30d
Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “60+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,375 observations
Details
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
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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 C -
Erident Custom Login and Dashboard 8K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags C
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