Wider Admin Menu

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Share 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.

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1. ★★★★★ pedjas

   3.1y 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.

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2. ★★★★★ Marcus Quinn

   3.2y 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.

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3. ★★★★★ Svensonsan

   4.7y 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.

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4. ★★★★★ Irina

   4.7y 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.

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5. ★★★★★ cronwerk

   5.7y 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.

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6. ★★★★★ Rasso Hilber

   6.1y ago

   Great helper plugin! I just copied the css to my build system and made the width a scss variable. Fast adjustments! :))

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7. ★★★★★ ozgurerdogan

   6.2y ago

   Must have plugin.

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8. ★★★★★ marg9

   7.3y ago

   Sidebar spills over editor.

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. 2022-01-10 Version 1.4 Changed slider with jquery ui slide Removed extra script Removed extra style Added: Sanitization and escapes 1.4
2. 2019-10-18 Version 1.3.2 Fix WP Side Menu going over Gutenberg/Editor 1.3.2
3. 2019-09-12 Version 1.3.1 Translation ready Created pot file 1.3.1
4. 2018-12-09 Version 1.3 Updated for WordPress version 5 and Gutenberg editor. 1.3
5. 2017-11-16 Version 1.2.3 Minor refactoring. Removed translation file. 1.2.3
6. 2017-09-04 Version 1.2.2 Update URLs. 1.2.2

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.4.8 · WP 5.8.3

Translated into 130 languages, 0 at 90% or more

Plus 106 more locales with partial translations.

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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).

• Admin Menu Search 3K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag C
• My Wp Brand – Hide menu & Hide Plugin 1K+ installs · 3.9★ · 1 shared tag B
• Easy Hide Admin Menu Items 1K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag B
• 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
• P Pending Indicator 200+ installs · 4.2★ · 1 shared tag D

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Wider Admin Menu: 2K+ active installs, 4.7★ (21 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/wider-admin-menu