Zephyr Admin Theme
by Dylan James · Admin & Utilities
Also makes 1 other plugin · 1.2K+ installs across the portfolio →
Zephyr Admin Theme gives you the power to transform your WordPress dashboard into a more modern and beautiful dashboard, with custom colors, predefine …
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Health
C 64/100
Stale · Few reviews
Active installs
200+
≈250 estimated
Momentum
-14%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “admin”, “admin theme” and “dashboard” 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 →2.0%
of downloads still active
At least 200 of 9.8K 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.
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 662 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.1.16; the current branch is 6.8
5.0★ over 4 reviews, smoothed to 4.17★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 662 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| admin your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| admin theme your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| dashboard your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| modern your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| theme your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “admin”, “admin theme” and “dashboard” 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 · 1,487 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 337 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #11,300 to #12,900, alongside the other plugins at 200+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 21 Oct 2026.
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 · 50% 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 “200+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 9 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 2 Jul 2022
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ nealumphred3.5y ago
Zephyr Admin Theme plugin addresses a few basic aspects of admin theme stylization and is easy to use. Which is my kinda plugin!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ cheey20036.9y ago
One of the best-looking admin themes that I have used so far – keep up the good work!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Sal7.6y ago
great job I hope to see more from you.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ fuquan9997.7y ago
My oh My! I just said let me try this little touch up plugin by Zephyr to the Admin panel and when I activated it I was in for a pleasant surprise as like “Shazzaam” it brightened up what has been a very boring WordPress default Admin Panel! Yes, I know WordPress has its user profile color scheme, but it certainly does not give the flexibility and personalization touch that this little plugin provides. More so its a “User” profile plastic surgery thing and not a total Admin Panel make-over like this plugin. Who ever made it…Thanks and now the only challenge I have is to go to every WordPress site we have and change them all giving them a new lease of eye pleasing life as now I certainly will be enjoying working daily in the backend! This little plugin gets a Five star in my books!
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceThe 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (1.5.0). Sites still on an older version should update.
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 6.7.1
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
5 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 "Zephyr Admin Theme gives you the power to transform your WordPress dashboard into a more modern and beautif..."
- ✓ 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 1 heading and 2 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,051 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-02-18 300+ → 200+ down after 242 days in tier
- 2025-06-21 400+ → 300+ down after 842 days in tier
- 2023-03-02 300+ → 400+ up after 125 days in tier
- 2022-10-28 200+ → 300+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2022-10-27 300+ → 200+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2022-10-25 200+ → 300+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2022-10-21 300+ → 200+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2022-10-20 200+ → 300+ up
Competes with
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