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Best admin area plugins for WordPress

The most popular admin area plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Hide Admin Menu Items leads with 200+ active installs, ahead of Easy Admin (50+) and The Dude (20+). All 10 plugins tagged “admin area” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.

Installs aren’t everything: a recent release, a “Tested up to” that matches the current WordPress, and support threads that get resolved show a plugin is looked after. Open any plugin for its downloads, rank history and alternatives.

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Top 7 admin area plugins

  1. 1.
    Hide Admin Menu Items

    The most installed admin area plugin, with 200+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 4 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.8.19.

  2. 2.
    Easy Admin

    50+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 6 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.3.27.

  3. 3.
    The Dude

    20+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 7 reviews, last updated 4 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.8.19.

  4. 4.
    Show Thumbnail Image In Admin Post / Page List

    10+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 4 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.9.20.

  5. 5.
    Hello Darth

    10+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 11 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.2.39.

  6. 6.
    Hello Obi-Wan

    10+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 10 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.4.34.

  7. 7.
    Hello Stranger Things

    10+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 8 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.9.35.

All 10 plugins tagged “admin area”