Best admin screen plugins for WordPress
The most popular admin screen plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Edit Howdy leads with 100+ active installs, ahead of Custom Howdy (10+). All 2 plugins tagged “admin screen” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 2 admin screen plugins
- 1.
Edit HowdyThe most installed admin screen plugin, with 100+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, last updated 11 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.3.2.
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Custom Howdy10+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 9 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.7.39.
All 2 plugins tagged “admin screen”
Edit Howdy
Down in the last 7 days:56#16,315by Thomas Griffin12 years ago
This plugin allows you to change the "Howdy" message to whatever text message you would like.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 3.0(3)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Custom Howdy
#32,917by csheridan9 years ago
Not everyone wants to see 'Howdy, ' on their WordPress admin screen. This allows you to customize it to whatever you choose.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day