Best admin column plugins for WordPress
The most popular admin column plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Show Page Slug in Admin leads with 100+ active installs, ahead of Custom Labels for WordPress Posts (20+) and Featured Image Add in Admin Column (fewer than 10). All 3 plugins tagged “admin column” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 3 admin column plugins
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Show Page Slug in AdminThe most installed admin column plugin, with 100+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 2 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.4.14.
- 2.
Custom Labels for WordPress Posts20+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, updated 1 month ago.
- 3.
Featured Image Add in Admin ColumnFewer than 10 active installs. Only 4 reviews so far, updated 7 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
All 3 plugins tagged “admin column”
Show Page Slug in Admin
Down in the last 7 days:36#13,613by Mytchall Bransgrove2 years ago
A simple plugin to display page slugs directly in the WordPress admin for easy management.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Custom Labels for WordPress Posts
Down in the last 7 days:407#26,613by Narendra Sishodiya1 month ago
We can add a more descriptive label to pages/posts/projects, displayed in an admin column screen so that these can be easily identified.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Featured Image Add in Admin Column
Down in the last 7 days:20,586#69,252by Yasar Khalifa7 months ago
Show featured image thumbnails in the admin list for posts, pages & custom post types. Choose which post types to support.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- 5.0(4)
- Downloads
- 0/day