Best admin dashboard plugins for WordPress
The most popular admin dashboard plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Admin Bar & Dashboard Access Control leads with 3K+ active installs, ahead of OpenStation (1K+) and ABD Dashboard Widget Manager (300+). All 20 plugins tagged “admin dashboard” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 admin dashboard plugins
- 1.Admin Bar & Dashboard Access Control
The most installed admin dashboard plugin, with 3K+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 18 reviews, updated 11 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 2.OpenStation
1K+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 23 reviews, updated 2 days ago.
- 3.ABD Dashboard Widget Manager
300+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 12 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.9.40.
- 4.
ORABOX THEME90+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 7 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.0.31.
- 5.Core Feature Control
60+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
- 6.
RD Order Note Templates for WooCommerce60+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, updated 4 weeks ago.
- 7.
Admin Dashboard50+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 7 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.2.30.
- 8.
Link Visit Counter30+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 1 month ago.
- 9.
Bros Clean Admin20+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 9 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 10.Rimplates
10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 4 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.9.20.
All 20 plugins tagged “admin dashboard”
Admin Bar & Dashboard Access Control
Down in the last 7 days:6#4,086by Collins Agbonghama11 months ago
Disable admin bar and control users access to WordPress dashboard.
- Installs
- 3K+
- Rating
- 4.7(18)
- Downloads
- 22/day
OpenStation
Down in the last 7 days:128#5,304by WordPress.org2 days ago
A productivity desktop and custom dashboard for wp-admin: windows, dark mode, dashboard notes, an AI assistant, and a progressive web app (PWA).
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 5.0(23)
- Downloads
- 159/day
ABD Dashboard Widget Manager
Down in the last 7 days:15#10,822by abdwebdesign12 years ago
Customize your WordPress administrator dashboard. You can choose which admin widgets to display, the user roles, and add your own dashboard content.
- Installs
- 300+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 11/day

ORABOX THEME
Down in the last 7 days:101#17,124by rsempere7 years ago
The definitive skin for the Wordpress Admin Dashboard
- Installs
- 90+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Core Feature Control
Down in the last 7 days:276#19,943by Galaxy Weblinks1 year ago
Take control of your site. Disable unnecessary WordPress core functions to boost security, improve performance, and clean up your admin dashboard.
- Installs
- 60+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

RD Order Note Templates for WooCommerce
Up in the last 7 days:88#20,030by camper202029 days ago
Create predefined templates for order notes that you can apply to orders
- Installs
- 60+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 7/day

Admin Dashboard
Down in the last 7 days:77#20,432by libinprasanth7 years ago
Admin Dashboard is a simple dashboard plugin, it\'s overwrite default dashboard page
- Installs
- 50+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Link Visit Counter
Up in the last 7 days:274#24,309by samiur66881 month ago
Track and monitor clicks on links within your website using a simple, professional WordPress plugin with an admin interface.
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Bros Clean Admin
Down in the last 7 days:106#25,415by Enea9 months ago
Clean up your WordPress admin area by hiding most ads, review nags and promo banners while keeping real warnings and errors visible.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Rimplates
Up in the last 7 days:3,128#39,974by The Rimplates Team4 years ago
Rimplates is a dashboard maker for wordpress. Using this Plugin is simple, install it, Rimplates will appear on your admin dashboard menu (with abilit …
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Better WP Admin Post List
#41,860by Yakovos Frountas6 years ago
Better WP Admin Post List adds color in WordPress Dashboard Posts & Pages based on their current status, so you can easy recognize published posts …
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Greetings byGosh
#41,892by Kenny Moore5 years ago
Supplements the standard greeting "Howdy" in the WordPress admin dashboard.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Custom Admin Manager (CAM)
#50,023by Md Tanvir Ahamed Ron1 year ago
Customize your WordPress admin panel with color themes, custom menus, custom dashboards, login page redesign, and Google Analytics integration.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Fluidity Dashboard
#55,258by sightfactory1 year ago
A faster, friendlier dashboard for managing all post types — built with WordPress standards, zero tracking, and local Material icons by default.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Corevum
Down in the last 7 days:5,852#55,469by DawsonyWeb13 days ago
A cleaner WordPress admin dashboard for content, media, forms and settings, with light and dark themes and native editors kept.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Bhavesh Client Admin Customizer
Up in the last 7 days:1,245#58,397by Bhavesh Nayi2 months ago
Customize the WordPress administration area by managing admin menus, branding, dashboard widgets, and custom admin pages.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Parent Comments
Up in the last 7 days:3#58,542by libinprasanth7 years ago
Recent Top Most Comment Parents is a simple wordpress plugin for listing only top most parent comments.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

OnPage Speed Checker
#65,478by mangcodingdev5 months ago
Check PageSpeed Insights performance for homepage, pages, and posts directly from your WordPress dashboard.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Simple Dashboard Customizer
Up in the last 7 days:1,416#65,669by Mustafiz Munna1 year ago
Customize WordPress dashboard with your brand logo & colors. Flexible to change sidebar logo, sidebar & content area colors, menu text & hover colors.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Admin Dashboard Shortcuts
#73,439by Anil27 days ago
A cleaner WordPress dashboard with quick links, private page-view stats, one-click updates, comment moderation and Site Health at a glance.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day