WP Clean Admin Menu
by P Roy · Admin & Utilities
Also makes 5 other plugins · 9.7K+ installs across the portfolio →
WP Clean Admin Menu optimize dashboard experience, by removing unnecessary menu items, and managing menu visibility based on user roles.
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Health
D 50/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
2K+
≈2.5K estimated
Momentum
+16%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “clean admin menu”, “wordpress clean admin menu” and “wp clean admin menu” 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.
50 health vs 56 average across 5,897 Admin & Utilities plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →6.7%
of downloads still active
At least 2K of 29.7K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Admin & Utilities plugin keeps 0.6%, across 4,190 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
45/100Maintenance 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 3+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
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: Update recency
Updated 1228 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.2.15; the current branch is 6.8
5.0★ over 10 reviews, smoothed to 4.25★ and held back under 25 reviews
4 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 1228 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| clean admin menu your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| wordpress clean admin menu your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| wp clean admin menu your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| wp hide admin menu 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). 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “clean admin menu”, “wordpress clean admin menu” and “wp clean admin menu” 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 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 2.2K · 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.
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 84% 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 12 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 22 Jul 2019
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ tutilld2.8y ago
wondered if anyone else has used the link to buy the Pro version. I made my donation via PayPal and the receipt showed it being paid to 7uphost. I’ve not received a link to download the Pro version. Have I been scammed??? Any experiences you may have had I would appreciate hearing about. Cheers
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ mahoney3.2y ago
Simple and works well
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Yiorgos Theo3.4y ago
cleaned up my cluttered admin menu!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Bowo4.0y ago
This has been my go to plugin to tidy up wp-admin menu of complex sites. Thanks for the great work!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Zachary Elkins4.4y ago
I prefer having the options as a toggle, as this plugin does, instead of hiding them permanently from clients. This means that I can clean up the dashboard for myself aswell, as settings I don’t use often are easily accessible yet out of the way. I say near perfect because it would be helpful to have the ability to apply settings per userrole, and maybe per user.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ DevilIce5.7y ago
This plugin is awesome, perfect for customers that dont understand nothing with too much options. Like your granny with remote controller that have problem to put up the volume!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Сергей6.0y ago
Годная штука.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Jimmy Lee6.9y ago
Thanks for helping me tidy up my admin menu! Really slick plugin!
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.2.2
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 31 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "WP Clean Admin Menu optimize dashboard experience, by removing unnecessary menu items, and managing menu vi..."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("if you need"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ✓ Headings and lists 2 headings and 1 list.
- ! Enough to quote 654 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 2 of 4 tags appear in the text; "wordpress clean admin menu", "wp hide admin menu" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-11-21 3K+ → 2K+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2025-11-19 2K+ → 3K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-11-18 3K+ → 2K+ down after 1261 days in tier
- 2022-06-06 2K+ → 3K+ up after 255 days in tier
- 2021-09-24 1K+ → 2K+ up after 414 days in tier
- 2020-08-06 400+ → 1K+ up after 260 days in tier
- 2019-11-20 200+ → 400+ 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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