Three Column Screen Layout
by Chad Hovell · Admin & Utilities
Three, four and five column screen layouts for the post editor.
43 health vs 54 average across 3,791 Admin & Utilities plugins
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance 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 9+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.7.35, well behind 6.8.
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 3546 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 2022-10-06 · 1,423 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
143
now · peak 184
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
9.7y ago
latest release · v4.2
6
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare 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.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “1K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2019-07-16 · 1,422 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.
Details
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ dotcominfo5.6y ago
I can’t seem to get rid of this plugin. I never installed it to begin with, but it keeps mysteriously showing back up in my plugins. There’s clearly a malware related issue with this plugin. Does anyone know how to prevent this plugin from getting installed again?
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ selcukalbayrak145.6y ago
Virüs!!!!!! Spam!!!!!!!!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ selcukalbayrak145.6y ago
Virüs Lütfen Yükleme Virüs!!! This topic was modified 5 years, 6 months ago by selcukalbayrak14.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ somaat5.7y ago
100% hijacked to inject a virus into your site. Do not download.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ portrayalteam5.8y ago
Don’t INSTALL THIS – it is a backdoor virus. STAY AWAY!!!!!! This topic was modified 5 years, 8 months ago by portrayalteam.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ expertcomputerhelp5.8y ago
I work inside my sites almost daily. This morning I login to WP and see a new plugin. A plugin I never installed. Godaddy had no answers. So why is this plugin installing itself on my site? I never asked for this plugin and never heard of it. Yet it was living on my site. To actually clean the site I had to restore it. Do yourself a favor and stay away from this plugin!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ gianxgian5.8y ago
The Plugin got highjacked. It’s a virus installing a backdoor in your site. With our team, we have found a few theats related, including the Artemis backdoor and other connected/infected plugins, as SMRGUYU and OKMWYRP.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ AMX9.9y ago
I have just installed the plugin and it is exactly what I needed! Extremely useful when you have many custom fields and taxonomies. Thank you very much Chad, great work.
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
- 2025-12-28 2K+ → 1K+ down
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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WP Super Edit 2K+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags D - D Disable Visual Editor WYSIWYG 1K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags D
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