WordPress plugin comparison
Adjust Admin Categories vs Protect Admin
Adjust Admin Categories
by Masahiro NAKASHIMA
10K+ installs5.0
Protect Admin
by KeystrokeClick
2K+ installs5.0
At a glance
- Adjust Admin Categories has more active installs: 10K+, against 2K+ for Protect Admin.
- On a typical day, Adjust Admin Categories is downloaded about 83 times, Protect Admin about 25.
- Both are rated 5.0 out of 5.
- Protect Admin was updated more recently: Oct 23, 2026, against Jun 27, 2022 for Adjust Admin Categories.
- Protect Admin is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.11, against 6.0.0 for Adjust Admin Categories.
- Adjust Admin Categories has been around longer: since 2014, against 2020 for Protect Admin.
Line by line
Level: each leads on 3 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | Adjust Admin Categories | Protect Admin |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #1,769 | #4,387 |
| Active installs | 10K+ | 2K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 2.2K | 1.4K |
| Rating | 5.0(4) | 5.0(5) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 6.0.0 | 6.9.11 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.02 | ×0.62 |
| Last release | 4 years ago | 18 days ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 5.3 |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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