WP Admin Theme
by shmish111 · Admin & Utilities
A simple admin theme plugin that adds a custom footer and css file. A settings page enables you to edit the css and footer.
45 health vs 56 average across 1,772 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 15+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.0.5, 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 5821 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 2022-10-05 · 1,381 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
55
now · peak 146
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
Downloads per 1k installs · 30d
Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “50+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,378 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-06-05 60+ → 50+ down after 6 days in band
- 2026-05-30 50+ → 60+ up after 3 days in band
- 2026-05-27 60+ → 50+ down after 174 days in band
- 2025-12-04 70+ → 60+ down after 64 days in band
- 2025-10-01 60+ → 70+ up after 10 days in band
- 2025-09-21 70+ → 60+ down after 6 days in band
- 2025-09-15 60+ → 70+ up after 11 days in band
- 2025-09-04 70+ → 60+ down after 35 days in band
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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All In One Favicon 60K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags D - C Cryout Serious Theme Settings 40K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B
- W WP Updates Notifier 30K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D
- S Scripts n Styles 30K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags D
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Add Admin CSS 10K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags B
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