Visual Admin Customizer
by Janis Elsts · Admin & Utilities
Also makes 7 other plugins · 330.8K+ installs across the portfolio →
Hide almost any part of the WordPress admin by using a visual editor.
Try it live opens a temporary test site in your browser, which can take about 20 seconds to load. Plugins that rely on outside services or a full server may not work completely there.
Health
D 48/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
500+
≈560 estimated
Momentum
—
no download trend yet
Biggest opportunity: “admin”, “branding” and “customization” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
48 health vs 56 average across 5,896 Admin & Utilities plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →6.3%
of downloads still active
At least 500 of 7.9K 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.
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 5+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 5.7.21.
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.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 2063 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 5.7.21; the current branch is 6.8
5.0★ over 8 reviews, smoothed to 4.22★ and held back under 25 reviews
4 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 2063 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
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.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| admin your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| branding your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| customization your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| hide your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “admin”, “branding” and “customization” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 156 · 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
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
5.7y ago
latest release · v1.0.4 · 8 Mar 2021
4
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 “500+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 5 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 57% of the way through.
Install history since 28 Mar 2019
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ gama20052.5y ago
Thank’s works well!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ frankbaku5.8y ago
I looked for this plugin many years. Thanks for great plugin! 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ noyzen5.9y ago
Hi, i just logged into wordpress to write this review. this plugin is exactly what i (and i think a lot of people) need for easy and quick css customizing wordpress admin for customers WITH ABILITY TO LIMIT EDITS TO ROLE AND PAGES! and it’s free… 🙂 this is really perfect. good job!! This topic was modified 5 years, 7 months ago by noyzen.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ stefanoulivieri6.7y ago
Uno strumento di editing per il backend davvero ben fatto. Rimuove e/o nasconde praticamente di tutto ed è semplice da utilizzare.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ adamids6.9y ago
create style no code please.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ radik197.2y ago
That’s what I need.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ lbretth7.4y ago
After spending hours wading through code and testing various plugins to customise the WP back-end and particularly the user profile page I stumbled across this plugin. It’s perfect! It’s very simple to use, yet extremely powerful and if i’d found it sooner would’ve saved me hours with code snippets.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ mikeyb258.3y ago
I am not sure how I am the FIRST person to reivew this plugin. It is absolutely incredible. For anyone who has clients who use the WordPress Dashboard but wants to take extra step to make the client’s experience easier and more cutomzied, this plugin is for you. My favorite feature is the ability to change the CSS, but more so, although I always have a more “Admin”-level login for my clients, I do create other logins for them so they can more easily just find what they need. You can completely white label your dashboard, make your clients’ job easier and be a total Rock Star in thier eyes. Install this plugin, WOW your clients!
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.4.2
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 1 language, 1 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
5 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Hide almost any part of the WordPress admin by using a visual editor."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("use it", "if you want").
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ✓ Headings and lists 2 headings and 2 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,463 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 2 of 4 tags appear in the text; "branding", "customization" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-05-27 600+ → 500+ down after 306 days in tier
- 2025-07-25 700+ → 600+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-07-24 600+ → 700+ up after 21 days in tier
- 2025-07-03 700+ → 600+ down after 24 days in tier
- 2025-06-09 600+ → 700+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2025-06-07 700+ → 600+ down after 77 days in tier
- 2025-03-22 600+ → 700+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2025-03-20 700+ → 600+ down after 7 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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Custom Login 10K+ installs · 3.7★ · 3 shared tags B -
White Label CMS 200K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
Hide Admin Bar 20K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags B -
Remove admin menus by role 8K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags A -
Custom Meta Widget 7K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags D -
WPS Notice Center 3K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A
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