WordPress plugin comparison
Custom Layouts vs WP Admin UI Customize
At a glance
- WP Admin UI Customize has more active installs: 30K+, against 3K+ for Custom Layouts.
- On a typical day, WP Admin UI Customize is downloaded about 99 times, Custom Layouts about 26.
- Custom Layouts is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 25 reviews, against 4.6 from 59 reviews.
- Custom Layouts was updated more recently: Dec 29, 2025, against Nov 20, 2024 for WP Admin UI Customize.
- Custom Layouts is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.11, against 4.9.35 for WP Admin UI Customize.
- WP Admin UI Customize has been around longer: since 2012, against 2021 for Custom Layouts.
Line by line
Custom Layouts leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Custom Layouts |  WP Admin UI Customize |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #3,705 | #1,072 |
| Active installs | 3K+ | 30K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 533 | 2.5K |
| Rating | 5.0(25) | 4.6(59) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 6.9.11 | 4.9.35 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.51 | ×0.02 |
| Last release | 10 months ago | 1 year ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.2 | – |
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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