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Best admin sidebar plugins for WordPress

The most popular admin sidebar plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. The 9 Dollar Menu Valet leads with 10+ active installs, ahead of Admin Top-Menu (10+) and Follow Me Sidebar (10+). All 4 plugins tagged “admin sidebar” 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 4 admin sidebar plugins

  1. 1.
    The 9 Dollar Menu Valet

    The most installed admin sidebar plugin, with 10+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 month ago.

  2. 2.
    Admin Top-Menu

    10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 10 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.6.30.

  3. 3.
    Follow Me Sidebar

    10+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 13 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.5.2.

  4. 4.
    WPG Dashboard Menu Manager

    Fewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 month ago.

All 4 plugins tagged “admin sidebar”