WP Admin UI Customize
by gqevu6bsiz · Admin & Utilities
Also makes 12 other plugins · 46.8K+ installs across the portfolio →
Customize the management screen UI.
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Health
C 64/100
Stale
Active installs
30K+
≈35K estimated
Momentum
+41%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “admin”, “option” and “page” 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.
64 health vs 56 average across 5,896 Admin & Utilities plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →7.5%
of downloads still active
At least 30K of 397.4K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Admin & Utilities plugin keeps 0.6%, across 4,188 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
30/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.9.35, well behind 6.8.
- Aging. Over a year since the last update.
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.
Room to improve
Most to gain: WP compatibility
Updated 710 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.9.35; the current branch is 6.8
4.6★ over 59 reviews, smoothed to 4.37★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Set "Tested up to" to WordPress 6.8; lagging the current branch costs search weight.
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 | ||
| option your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| page your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| post your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| posts your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
1 search this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 listed. 1 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “admin”, “option” and “page” 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 11.3K · 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
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
1.9y ago
latest release · v1.5.14 · 20 Nov 2024
69
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 “30K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 2.2 years ago; the previous band took 3.3 years to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 28 Nov 2020
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ mairimweb5.7y ago
More than 1 year ago I tried to track the plugin but it is not updated, it does not respond to the options it supposedly provides, I hope they can resume the update soon, the problem is that I do not know how I will find out when they manage to do it, it hurts 🙁
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Ishko6.3y ago
Sorry. Error of reviex. I wanted to rate another plugin, this one is no more updated and then not usable. But I can’t delete my review. This topic was modified 6 years ago by Ishko.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Dan7.3y ago
Support has stopped for this
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ marcoatmac7.4y ago
Thank you very much
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Anonymous8.2y ago
Simple and does exactly what I need, particularly re-organizing the Sidebar. Some of the newer all-purpose themes come with a slew of builtin plugin-type features. For example, Qode’s Bridge theme. But a good many of these, I don’t use on any particular site. This plugin allows me to completely re-organize the sidebar such that the items I need are at the top and prioritized the way I use them!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ davidkatz8.5y ago
Simple and intuitive. Does exactly what it says and more.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Venutius8.8y ago
I’ve only just started using the plugin and have only just scrated the surface on one of it’s many awesome functions, but it has me blown away with the ease of use and functionality! Hat’s off to you!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ SVTX9.7y ago
I really like this plugin, it removes all causes of eye cancer from my Dashboard!
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- 2024-11-20 Version 1.5.14 Security updated: Some values escape. 1.5.14
- 2022-11-04 Version 1.5.13 Security updated: Some values escape. 1.5.13
- — Version 1.5.12 Added: Filter to menu_widget of admin bar. Changed: update_option to not auto load. 1.5.12
- — Version 1.5.11 Added: Some filters/actions. Fixed: Show icon sidebar/admin bar customize settings. 1.5.11
- — Version 1.5.10 Changed: More labels and texts. Removed: Donate message. 1.5.10
- — Version 1.5.9 Fixed: Items panel expand on Sidemenus and Admin bar menus. 1.5.9
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 2 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (1.5.14). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched Medium · 4.4 WP Admin UI Customize <= 1.5.13 - Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2024-11-26 CVE-2024-53278 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.5.13 Patched in 1.5.14
- Patched Medium · 5.5 WP Admin UI Customize <= 1.5.12 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Cross-Site Scripting ↗2022-11-06 CVE-2022-3824 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.5.12 Patched in 1.5.13
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.7
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 89 languages, 0 at 90% or more
Plus 65 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
0 of 8 pass · checked 25 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 35 characters, too short to say what the plugin does.
- ! Has a FAQ Only 1 question in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 1 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! 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 1 heading and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 312 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("page", "post", "posts" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2024-09-02 40K+ → 30K+ down after 1203 days in tier
- 2021-05-18 50K+ → 40K+ down after 34 days in tier
- 2021-04-14 40K+ → 50K+ up after 297 days in tier
- 2020-06-21 50K+ → 40K+ down after 448 days in tier
- 2019-03-31 40K+ → 50K+ up after 721 days in tier
- 2017-04-09 30K+ → 40K+ up after 338 days in tier
- 2016-05-06 20K+ → 30K+ up after 345 days in tier
- 2015-05-27 10K+ → 20K+ 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).
- H HiFi (Head Injection, Foot Injection) 2K+ installs · 4.2★ · 4 shared tags D
- A Admin Collapse Subpages 4K+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags D
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Post Duplicator 200K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
Post Type Switcher 200K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
Display Posts – Easy lists, grids, navigation, and more 70K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags C - A Add From Server 60K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags C
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