Slash Admin
by Giorgos Sarigiannidis · Admin & Utilities
Also makes 6 other plugins · 9.6K+ installs across the portfolio →
Dozens of settings aiming at creating a friendlier administration environment for both Administrators and Editors.
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Health
A 89/100
Few reviews
Active installs
500+
≈550 estimated
Momentum
+14%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “admin”, “administration” and “dashboard” for “frontpage”, “hide admin notifications” and “admin area”. “admin” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “frontpage” sits at #19 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “administration” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “hide admin notifications” sits at #20 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “dashboard” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “admin area” sits at #21 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
89 health vs 56 average across 5,895 Admin & Utilities plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.7%
of downloads still active
At least 500 of 28.9K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Admin & Utilities plugin keeps 0.6%, across 4,187 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.
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 16 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 9 reviews, smoothed to 4.24★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
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.
38
Momentum
Mixed: one swing, the rest drifting
0.0
Velocity
places per keyword, 27d
18%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 27d
-0.2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| slash | #1 | #2 | 0 |
| change howdy | #8 | #7 | 0 |
| howdy | #11 | #10 | down 1 |
| hide admin bar from front end | #14 | #20 | up 1 |
| admin panel | #15 | #17 | 0 |
| remove howdy | #17 | #14 | 0 |
| hide admin notifications | #20 | #21 | up 1 |
| admin area | #21 | #19 | down 4 |
| frontpage | #19 | #11 | 0 |
| admin tool | #24 | #22 | 0 |
| admin logo | #24 | #17 | down 1 |
| email notify on admin login | #24 | #21 | — |
| admin your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| administration your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| dashboard your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| login your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| wordpress your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
86 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 12 listed. 74 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “admin”, “administration” and “dashboard” for “frontpage”, “hide admin notifications” and “admin area”. “admin” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “frontpage” sits at #19 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “administration” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “hide admin notifications” sits at #20 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “dashboard” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “admin area” sits at #21 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 570 · 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
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
16d ago
latest release · v3.8.4 · 15 Oct 2026
49
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 90% 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 “500+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 9 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 15 Aug 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ takisdev7.7y ago
Great for administration purposes. Μπράβο Γιώργο!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ omuto7.8y ago
Truly helpful and well-thought out tool-collection for advanced users. One minor complaint: the “cookie notice” immediately shows up after the plugin is activated, even though it has not been manually set to “on”. But that can be remedied by saving the respective settings once. Other than that, excellent plugin that I install on every single website I create.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ wegbereit9.9y ago
Useful bundle of different features – think of it as the wordpress admin’s swiss army knife. And great support, too. Thank you, Giorgos!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ G10.5y ago
Great set of features! Using it on Multisite activated on each domain, and each has its own settings. Tip for those hard to remove elements: Find its CSS selector – in browser right-click on it, select Inspect When you have it, go to Slash Admin “White Label” tab. Enter the CSS in the “Custom CSS” box, Save. eg: I want to get rid of wordpress icons in Admin bar menus div.blavatar { display: none; } Nice. Thankyou Giorgo 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ crripper10.8y ago
Easy to use, great features, cool idea. I use it for every of my site..
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ SickNick11.0y ago
I don’t know why this plugin isn’t popular. Easy to use and great features
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ studiokb11.1y ago
This is a very useful plugin for Admin customisation with features such as cookies notice, maintenance mode, limit post revisions, custom login logo. Things that I did manually and individually are now in one plugin. I also got very quick response from the author to a warning I was receiving and the plugin was adjusted quickly.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ LTP11.1y ago
This is a neat plugin. I wish there was a way to further fine-tune some options but for what it does it does it very well. Easy to use and well thought out!
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceThe 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (3.8.4). 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 6.5
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 1 language, 0 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
6 of 8 pass · checked 26 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 6 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 6 of 6 read like questions a user would type.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("if you have", "if you want").
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Google Analytics, ACF, WPML, Jetpack.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 9 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 7,158 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
- 2026-02-01 600+ → 500+ down after 343 days in tier
- 2025-02-23 700+ → 600+ down after 43 days in tier
- 2025-01-11 600+ → 700+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-01-10 700+ → 600+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2025-01-07 600+ → 700+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-01-06 700+ → 600+ down after 167 days in tier
- 2024-07-23 800+ → 700+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2024-07-20 700+ → 800+ up after 1 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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Remove Dashboard Access 30K+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags A -
Erident Custom Login and Dashboard 7K+ installs · 4.8★ · 3 shared tags C - W WP Hide Dashboard 2K+ installs · 4.6★ · 3 shared tags D
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Loginizer 1M+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
Admin Menu Editor 300K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
White Label CMS 200K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A
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