Best admin panel plugins for WordPress

The most popular admin panel plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Latin Now! leads with 400+ active installs, ahead of Dashboard Editor (200+) and Qwerty Admin Panel Theme (50+). All 27 plugins tagged “admin panel” 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 10 admin panel plugins

1.
Latin Now!
The most installed admin panel plugin, with 400+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, last updated 3 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.1.16.
2.
Dashboard Editor
200+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 18 years ago.
3.
Qwerty Admin Panel Theme
50+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 17 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 2.7.
4.
Zeus WordPress Admin
50+ active installs. Rated 4.2 from 6 reviews, last updated 7 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.2.30.
5.
Dashboard Widget
20+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 4 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.0.18.
6.
Hello Simpsons Chalkboard Gag
20+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 9 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.7.39.
7.
SDAC Related Content
10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 15 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.2.1.
8.
Hello Star
10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 9 years ago.
9.
Floating Admin Button
10+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 5 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.8.19.
10.
CMS admin area
10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 13 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.6.1.