Wider Admin Menu
by WP Chill · Admin & Utilities
Also makes 28 other plugins · 383.6K+ installs across the portfolio →
Let your admin menu breathe.
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Health
B 74/100
no flags
Active installs
2K+
≈2.9K estimated
Momentum
+29%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Add “slide menu” to your wp.org tags. You rank #16 for it without listing it, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 1 listed it's a slot worth spending.
74 health vs 56 average across 5,896 Admin & Utilities plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →7.4%
of downloads still active
At least 2K of 27.1K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Admin & Utilities plugin keeps 0.6%, across 4,186 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.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Listing tuning
Updated 333 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, the current branch or newer
4.7★ over 21 reviews, smoothed to 4.28★ and held back under 25 reviews
1 of 5 tags set · short description under 30 characters
To rank higher: Only 1 tag — use the full 5 relevant tags so search matches more queries.
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.
39
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.3
Velocity
places per keyword, 25d
22%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 25d
-0.1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| wider | #1 | #2 | 0 |
| admin menu your tag | #10 | #16 | 0 |
| slide menu | #16 | #17 | down 2 |
| admin menu folder | #11 | #16 | down 1 |
| admin menu editor | #24 | #22 | — |
| admin ui | #23 | #20 | up 1 |
| add admin menu | #20 | #22 | 0 |
11 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 7 listed. 4 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words).
What to do about it
- Add “slide menu” to your wp.org tags. You rank #16 for it without listing it, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 1 listed it's a slot worth spending.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 342 · 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
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
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
11mo ago
latest release · v1.4 · 2 Dec 2025
8
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 94% 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 “2K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 5.2 years ago; the previous band took 3.4 years to cross, which places it about 90% of the way through.
Install history since 8 Jun 2019
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ pedjas3.3y ago
I did not realize that narrow Admin Menu is what makes me uncomfortable until I saw this plugin. Installed it and it indeed does help.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Marcus Quinn3.4y ago
This should be the default Admin left navigation width! Brilliant plugin – I just wish that Gutenberg editor and others recognised this width, as they seem to be left-aligned to the original width, hiding an important part of their interfaces. Maybe there’s another way to implement this? Or maybe an alternative would be knocking the font size down a couple of pixels but within the original width for less wrapped text, or maybe just change the way text wraps. Nice try though, appreciate someone making the effort for the obvious issue that core has missed.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Svensonsan4.9y ago
Tested this plugin and the admin area looks better right away. Such a simple but effective improvement. Never happened before in all those years like this with anything in WordPress. Thank you so much.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Irina4.9y ago
An interesting plugin with a very interesting ability to customize the admin menu. I haven’t seen such a fonction in WP plugins yet!!! thanks This topic was modified 4 years, 7 months ago by Irina.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ cronwerk5.9y ago
After installing, activating, then deactivating and uninstalling this plugin without changing it’s settings, the database increased by 0.1 MB! – although the developers wrote that after removing the plugin, nothing remains in the database.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Rasso Hilber6.3y ago
Great helper plugin! I just copied the css to my build system and made the width a scss variable. Fast adjustments! :))
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ozgurerdogan6.4y ago
Must have plugin.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ marg97.4y ago
Sidebar spills over editor.
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- 2022-01-10 Version 1.4 Changed slider with jquery ui slide Removed extra script Removed extra style Added: Sanitization and escapes 1.4
- 2019-10-18 Version 1.3.2 Fix WP Side Menu going over Gutenberg/Editor 1.3.2
- 2019-09-12 Version 1.3.1 Translation ready Created pot file 1.3.1
- 2018-12-09 Version 1.3 Updated for WordPress version 5 and Gutenberg editor. 1.3
- 2017-11-16 Version 1.2.3 Minor refactoring. Removed translation file. 1.2.3
- 2017-09-04 Version 1.2.2 Update URLs. 1.2.2
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.4.8 · WP 5.8.3
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 130 languages, 0 at 90% or more
Plus 106 more locales with partial translations.
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
3 of 8 pass · checked 24 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description is 28 characters, too short to say what the plugin does.
- ✓ Has a FAQ 4 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 4 of 4 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 525 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 1 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2021-08-17 1K+ → 2K+ up after 1256 days in tier
- 2018-03-10 400+ → 1K+ up after 842 days in tier
- 2015-11-19 300+ → 400+ up after 92 days in tier
- 2015-08-19 200+ → 300+ up
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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Admin Menu Search 3K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag A -
My Wp Brand – Hide menu & Hide Plugin 2K+ installs · 3.9★ · 1 shared tag A -
Easy Hide Admin Menu Items 1K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag B -
Admin Options Pages 500+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag A -
Advanced Menu Manager Pro – Built for Content-heavy WordPress Sites to Add, Filter, Lock, and Edit Menus Easily 400+ installs · 3.8★ · 1 shared tag B -
Reusable Blocks Admin Menu Option 400+ installs · 4.2★ · 1 shared tag D
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