WordPress plugin comparison
Adjust Admin Categories vs Simplify Admin Menus
Adjust Admin Categories
by Masahiro NAKASHIMA
10K+ installs5.0
Simplify Admin Menus
by Adam Alexandersson
80+ installs5.0
At a glance
- Adjust Admin Categories has more active installs: 10K+, against 80+ for Simplify Admin Menus.
- On a typical day, Adjust Admin Categories is downloaded about 84 times, Simplify Admin Menus about 11.
- Both are rated 5.0 out of 5.
- Simplify Admin Menus was updated more recently: Aug 18, 2026, against Jun 27, 2022 for Adjust Admin Categories.
- Simplify Admin Menus is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.0.0 for Adjust Admin Categories.
- Adjust Admin Categories has been around longer: since 2014, against 2025 for Simplify Admin Menus.
Line by line
Level: each leads on 3 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | Adjust Admin Categories | Simplify Admin Menus |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #1,769 | #17,362 |
| Active installs | 10K+ | 80+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 2.1K | 309 |
| Rating | 5.0(4) | 5.0(2) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 0% |
| Tested up to | 6.0.0 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.02 | ×0.37 |
| Last release | 4 years ago | 2 months ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 7.4 |
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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