Slate Admin Theme

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Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 97% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

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1. ★★★★★ rob0m

   4.3y ago

   Slate make wp=admin a pleasure to use.

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2. ★★★★★ zaka888

   5.4y ago

   This plugin now pretty much destroys the customizer as well as UX builder. Do not download. Very buggy

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3. ★★★★★ Li-An

   5.6y ago

   This admin theme is particularly well thought for High resolution screens so it’s better than default theme.

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4. ★★★★★ adriannees

   5.6y ago

   It’s a great looking theme but unfortunately it’s conflicting with something and preventing the customizer from saving changes. Every time I hit publish in Customizer when the SLATE theme is active I get the following: “Looks like something’s gone wrong. Wait a couple seconds, and then try again.” Also second that the woocommerce page is being overlapped by the top bar so that spacing needs to get fixed.

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5. ★★★★★ josflachs

   5.7y ago

   I’d like to rate this extension 5 stars, but I can’t… It lacks one simple feature: you can’t change the theme. As it stands, the links are very difficult to read if you have bad eyesight – which I have – dark grey on black is too difficult for me to work with. Good work, highly recommended. If the developer can add that little feature? I’m not blind, but don’t have eagle eyes any more. Please? Pretty please with sugar on it? This topic was modified 5 years, 7 months ago by josflachs.

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6. ★★★★★ ditus

   5.7y ago

   I’ve been using your plugin for a while and I really like it. But recently probably due to WordPress update, the top of a page gets hidden under the top Menu bar. For example, Woocommerce order page at the top has tabs like Stocks and Inbox, and all these tabs get hidden under the top menu bar. I had to disable the plugin for now. But it would be great if the bug would be fixed. Many thanks for such a great plugin

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7. ★★★★★ Ishko

   6.1y ago

   Nice out of the box. Works with wordpress standard admin color schemes. Pro version if you need customization options. Thanks for your work and keep this version free.

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8. ★★★★★ cybercress

   6.3y ago

   This is such a simple thing that improves the overall appearance of the dashboard!

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 1.2.4 Styling updates for WordPress 5.9. Removes post state from Customzier and Menus Styling fixes for Elementor and WooCommerce 1.2.4
2. — Version 1.2.3 Styling updates for WordPress 5.5. 1.2.3
3. — Version 1.2.2 Styling updates for WordPress 5.4. 1.2.2
4. — Version 1.2.1 Styling updates for WordPress 5.1. 1.2.1
5. — Version 1.2 Minor bug fixes. 1.2
6. — Version 1.1.9 Compatibility update for WordPress 5.0+ and Gutenberg. 1.1.9

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.4.8 · WP 5.9

Growth timeline

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

1. 2025-11-13 7K+ → 6K+ down after 2 days in tier
2. 2025-11-11 6K+ → 7K+ up after 1 days in tier
3. 2025-11-10 7K+ → 6K+ down after 590 days in tier
4. 2024-03-30 8K+ → 7K+ down after 243 days in tier
5. 2023-07-31 9K+ → 8K+ down after 91 days in tier
6. 2023-05-01 10K+ → 9K+ down after 38 days in tier
7. 2023-03-24 9K+ → 10K+ up after 7 days in tier
8. 2023-03-17 10K+ → 9K+ down after 163 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).

• W Webseo Admin Theme 10+ installs · 3.8★ · 5 shared tags D
• WPShapere Lite 300+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags C
• Clean WP Admin Theme – Simple design 200+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags D
• UiPress lite | Effortless custom dashboards, admin themes and pages 6K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B
• Zeus WordPress Admin 50+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D
• Incognito Admin Manager 10+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B

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Slate Admin Theme: 6K+ active installs, 4.7★ (44 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/slate-admin-theme