Best admin theme plugins for WordPress
The most popular admin theme plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Add Admin CSS leads with 10K+ active installs, ahead of Slate Admin Theme (6K+) and UiPress lite (6K+). All 50 plugins tagged “admin theme” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 admin theme plugins
- 1.
Add Admin CSSThe most installed admin theme plugin, with 10K+ active installs. Rated 4.9 from 35 reviews, updated 10 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 2.
Slate Admin Theme6K+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 44 reviews, last updated 4 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.9.20.
- 3.
UiPress lite6K+ active installs. Rated 4.1 from 21 reviews, updated 2 months ago.
- 4.
WpRedesigned3K+ active installs. Rated 4.4 from 8 reviews, last updated 7 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.2.30.
- 5.
Dark Mode for WP Dashboard3K+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 34 reviews, updated 1 month ago.
- 6.
Aquila Admin Theme3K+ active installs. Rated 4.4 from 35 reviews, last updated 5 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.7.21.
- 7.
Fancy Admin UI1K+ active installs. Rated 4.4 from 14 reviews, last updated 8 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.9.35.
- 8.
Backend Designer1K+ active installs. Only 4 reviews so far, last updated 2 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.5.14.
- 9.
Markdown Editor (Formerly Dark Mode)1K+ active installs. Rated 3.3 from 86 reviews, updated 10 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 10.
Dashify800+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 12 reviews, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
All 50 plugins tagged “admin theme”
Add Admin CSS
Up in the last 7 days:5#1,876by Scott Reilly11 months ago
Easily define additional CSS (inline and/or by URL) to be added to all administration pages.
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 4.9(35)
- Downloads
- 59/day
Slate Admin Theme
Down in the last 7 days:4#2,866by ryansommers4 years ago
A clean, simplified WordPress Admin theme.
- Installs
- 6K+
- Rating
- 4.7(44)
- Downloads
- 22/day
UiPress lite
Down in the last 7 days:10#2,867by UiPress2 months ago
Effortless custom WordPress admin dashboards.
- Installs
- 6K+
- Rating
- 4.1(21)
- Downloads
- 64/day
WpRedesigned
Down in the last 7 days:15#3,637by wpmagg7 years ago
Beautify your WordPress admin :)
- Installs
- 3K+
- Rating
- 4.4(8)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Dark Mode for WP Dashboard
Up in the last 7 days:22#3,813by Naiche1 month ago
A clean, lightweight dark mode for the WordPress admin dashboard.
- Installs
- 3K+
- Rating
- 4.8(34)
- Downloads
- 63/day
Aquila Admin Theme
Down in the last 7 days:19#4,091by GuyPrimavera5 years ago
Material Design inspired admin theme with a customisable color scheme. Add your own custom logo to match your website.
- Installs
- 3K+
- Rating
- 4.4(35)
- Downloads
- 22/day
Fancy Admin UI
Down in the last 7 days:13#5,569by Bob Orchard8 years ago
Clean, blue theme that's customizable for the Wordpress Admin panel and Admin Bar
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 4.4(14)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Backend Designer
Down in the last 7 days:38#5,641by Daniele De Rosa2 years ago
Create your own design for the Wordpress Backend with live-preview and customize the Login screen with your own logo and awesome color styles.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 5.0(4)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Markdown Editor (Formerly Dark Mode)
Down in the last 7 days:6#6,585by azizultex11 months ago
Quickly edit content in your WordPress site by getting an immersive, peaceful and natural writing experience with the coolest editor.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 3.3(86)
- Downloads
- 12/day
Dashify
Down in the last 7 days:16#7,469by Dashify1 year ago
A modern design and UI for the WooCommerce admin. Manage, search, and navigate orders faster. Make the WordPress admin dashboard ecommerce-focused.
- Installs
- 800+
- Rating
- 4.7(12)
- Downloads
- 12/day
Zephyr Admin Theme
Down in the last 7 days:79#11,953by Dylan James1 year ago
Zephyr Admin Theme gives you the power to transform your WordPress dashboard into a more modern and beautiful dashboard, with custom colors, predefine …
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 5.0(4)
- Downloads
- 6/day
WPShapere Lite
Down in the last 7 days:4#11,980by AcmeeDesign1 year ago
WPShapere is a WordPress plugin to customize the WordPress Admin theme and elements as your wish.
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 6/day
Colorize Admin
Down in the last 7 days:22#12,534by Simple Themes7 years ago
This is a simple plugin that will make your wp admin panel theme much more pleasant for work.
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 4.8(8)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Easy Backend-Style
Down in the last 7 days:299#12,699by FARN Labs3 months ago
Customize your WordPress admin dashboard design effortlessly with Easy Backend-Style.
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Clean WP Admin Theme
Down in the last 7 days:50#13,164by Jose Vega2 months ago
Beautiful design for WP Admin, Clean Admin Theme for wp-admin.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 6/day
Double Youpï Refined Admin Dashboard
Up in the last 7 days:1,651#17,144by Double Youpï3 days ago
A free admin theme with dark mode for WordPress: every screen redrawn, a menu you can reorder, notices in one place, Refined Media Library built in.
- Installs
- 90+
- Rating
- 5.0(6)
- Downloads
- 119/day
AboveWP Admin Dark Mode
Down in the last 7 days:11#17,223by AboveWP2 months ago
Toggle between light and dark modes in your WordPress admin area with multiple themes, scheduling, and advanced customization options.
- Installs
- 90+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 8/day
Ultimo WP
Down in the last 7 days:80#17,955by Arindo Duque10 years ago
Get a clean, beautiful and customizable new look on your WordPress Admin Dasboard.
- Installs
- 80+
- Rating
- 4.2(5)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Minimal Dashboard by WSS
Up in the last 7 days:57#19,648by shubhwadekar4 years ago
A simple, clean, light weight and minimal Dashboard theme. Works with all major plugins such as Woocommerce, Yoast SEO and many more.
- Installs
- 60+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day
Zeus WordPress Admin
Down in the last 7 days:9#21,175by Luke Hertzler7 years ago
A simple, clean admin theme with select features to extend and improve your WordPress experience.
- Installs
- 50+
- Rating
- 4.2(6)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Admin Posts Grid
Down in the last 7 days:375#21,808by cheritto2 years ago
Beautiful posts grid on the admin side, many themes available, adjusable layout and more!
- Installs
- 40+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
kontur Admin Style
#22,693by kontur.us1 year ago
A light admin theme & custom login. Easy to customize- with live-preview. Set your admin toolbar logo, colors, login-link, login background.
- Installs
- 40+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
OneDS Start Package
Down in the last 7 days:136#22,975by Adnan Al-Malek2 years ago
Just Start Package
- Installs
- 40+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Coffee Admin Theme
Down in the last 7 days:698#27,831by brightonmike14 years ago
Coffee Admin Theme is a WordPress dashboard plugin which adjusts the look and feel of the dashboard, via custom themes and fonts.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Incognito Admin Manager
Down in the last 7 days:218#28,349by diyaaaboualloul8 months ago
Customize your WordPress login screen, style the admin interface, and control menu visibility per user role.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Mawu Dark Mode for the Admin Dashboard, Editor & Website
#29,466by Ucheagwu Onyike5 days ago
Dark mode for the whole WordPress admin, both editors and, if you want, your website. 23 themes, a schedule and a visitor switch.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 12/day
YOOAdmin
#29,957by YOOPixel27 days ago
Modern WordPress admin workspace with Studio Hub, security tools, Focus Mode, notifications, branded login, and advanced appearance controls.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Cream6 Admin Theme
#34,620by SimonEbeling13 years ago
A user-friendly admin theme. Responsive as far as CSS can manage on the core.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 4.0(4)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Admin Pro
#35,341by Idea Quotient Labs8 years ago
Admin pro makes WordPress Admin back-end look more easier and beautiful.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 3.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
SMNTCS Nord Admin Theme
#39,876by Niels Lange1 month ago
Adds an admin colour scheme based on the calm, arctic Nord palette.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Eye-candy theme by WordPress Monsters
Up in the last 7 days:7,374#40,311by WordPress Monsters9 years ago
Add new admin theme to your website. If default admin themes irritate you and you suffer from sore eyes, this color scheme is the best choice for you!
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(4)
- Downloads
- 0/day
StylePress
Up in the last 7 days:2,295#40,453by dtbaker16 years ago
Add more styles to the WordPress Dashboard - Añade más estilos al escritorio de WordPress
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 6/day
OT Admin Theme
Down in the last 7 days:6,048#40,905by Jobayer Hossain11 years ago
OT WordPress Admin theme Plugin will give unlimited color for your WP admin area
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 1/day
WP Flat Admin Theme
Down in the last 7 days:4,596#40,915by nickhargreaves11 years ago
This plugin turns a Wordpress admin theme into a nice looking dashboard based on the Flat UI kit by Design Modo and provides a customizable login logo …
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 1/day
Almar
Up in the last 7 days:253#43,126by rs-team13 years ago
Almar - metro style wordpress admin theme plugin
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 3.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Bootstrap Admin
Down in the last 7 days:7,641#44,107by Ari Stathopoulos12 years ago
A clean, minimalistic administration theme based on Twitter's Bootstrap
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 4.5(14)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Magazi Admin Theme
Down in the last 7 days:7,666#47,598by Ari Stathopoulos14 years ago
A clean, minimalistic administration theme inspired from the new customizer look of wordpress 3.4.1
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 1/day
Webseo Admin Theme
Down in the last 7 days:8,252#47,703by nguyenhuytap9 years ago
Webseo provides a clean, simplified design for your WordPress Admin area.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 2.0(1)
- Downloads
- 6/day
Reimagined Admin Theme
Down in the last 7 days:2,628#48,171by ciaranbelfast12 years ago
Adds a modern dark sleek interface to the wordpress admin area
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 4.0(3)
- Downloads
- 0/day
BlackBird Admin
Up in the last 7 days:7,401#55,256by khaleelurehman3 months ago
A modern WordPress admin theme that replaces the default dashboard with a clean, fast, and professional interface.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Corevum
Down in the last 7 days:5,852#55,469by DawsonyWeb12 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
TIW Dashboard
#56,427by THISISWHY Product2 months ago
A cleaner WordPress admin: dark sidebar, white cards, one accent color, a calmer notice area and handy essentials, with more in Pro.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Cybro Glass
Down in the last 7 days:15,872#68,654by Cybrosys4 days ago
A glassmorphism admin theme for WordPress: a frosted glass effect dashboard with light and dark mode, custom accent colours and background images.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 6/day
Adminlane
Up in the last 7 days:1,761#68,791by cenovia20 days ago
A calm, modern WordPress admin — light, soft, dim, dark or automatic, in your own accent colour. Looks only: pause it and all is as before.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Cozy Admin Theme
#71,267by Rachid Lajmi10 months ago
Transform your WordPress admin into a cozy, zen-like workspace with warm pastels, sage greens, and soft pinks.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Vijay Dark Admin Mode
Down in the last 7 days:7,556#72,350by Vijay solanki2 months ago
Admin Dark Mode adds Light, Dark, and System theme options to the WordPress admin dashboard.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Simple Dashboard Customizer
#72,553by 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
Glassmorphic Admin UI
Down in the last 7 days:23,512#72,883by Loopus3 years ago
This plugin gives a beautiful glassmorphic style to the admin interface and to the login page of your WordPress site, allowing to freely customize col …
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day