Best admin plugins for WordPress

Proper Network Activation

#25,795

by scribu13 years ago

Avoid errors when using WordPress MultiSite network activation

Quick Configuration Links

#25,820

by Janis Elsts1 year ago

Automagically adds a "Settings" link to every active plugin on the "Plugins" page.

ICustomizer

#25,874

by informatux1 year ago

Personnalisation de votre administration et de votre site web

MU Plugins Tool

Down in the last 7 days:111#25,881

by AK Ted13 years ago

MU Plugins Tool allows you to activate or deactivate any MU (must-use) plugins that are installed - on an individual basis or all at once.

Easy

#25,916

by 204610 years ago

Easy, but complex widget website builder.

Zopim Live Chat Addon

Up in the last 7 days:506#25,933

by Alex (Shurf) Frenkel12 years ago

Zopim is an facebook-like chatbar built for websites. It connects website owners and visitors together via a cross-browser platform.

Awesome Google Adsense

#26,012

by awesomedev_15 years ago

Awesome Google Adsense is the easiest way to show Google Adsense ads in your wordpress. It's awesome you don't need to copy and paste codes.

Admin Columns

Down in the last 7 days:23#26,061

by Jesper van Engelen10 years ago

Use icons instead of text labels in column headers on post, user, media and other admin pages. Extension for Admin Columns.

Admin Meta Search

#26,095

by Eric Wijaya12 years ago

Extend Search Post, Page, Custom Post Type with custom meta value

AWSOM Pixgallery

#26,100

by harknell4 years ago

AWSOM Pixgallery is an Image Gallery/Archive plugin for Wordpress designed to make it easier for Artists or Webcomic creators to set up a portfolio of …

Admin Sticky Widget Areas

Down in the last 7 days:235#26,108

by Sridhar Katakam7 years ago

A simple plugin to make the widget areas on the right side of /wp-admin/widgets.php sticky.

WP Domains

Up in the last 7 days:4,481#26,123

by Everaldo Canuto10 years ago

Use different domains for backend (admin) and frontend on Wordpress.

Admin Live Search

#26,168

by Humberto Silva7 years ago

Live search pages and posts in the dashboard / admin area via AJAX.

WP Hide Admin Bar

Up in the last 7 days:4#26,189

by Muhaimin Islam10 years ago

WP Hide Admin Bar allows you to hide the admin bar from the logged in user in the main website.

Admin Per Page Limits

Up in the last 7 days:143#26,203

by Scott Reilly17 years ago

Control the number of posts per page, pages per page, and comments per page that appear in the admin listings of posts, pages, and comments.

Members [is_user_logged_out] shortcode

Down in the last 7 days:49#26,219

by deadelvis15 years ago

Members plugin extension to add a [is_user_logged_out] shortcode.

To Do List

Down in the last 7 days:728#26,278

by gwycon3 months ago

Finally, a simple way to keep track of important tasks and activities! Every registered user can maintain an individual to-do list using the built-in …

Restrict User Taxonomies

Down in the last 7 days:546#26,306

by Sibin Grasic9 years ago

Limit which posts your users can edit or view in the admin screen.

Admin menu remover

Up in the last 7 days:191#26,310

by lepileppanen11 years ago

Remove unnecessary items from admin section menus simply by ticking/unticking checkbox in the settings ui.

ACD Admin Designer

Down in the last 7 days:588#26,434

by steffen34ik6 months ago

Customize the WordPress admin interface with modern color schemes, live preview, presets, import and export.

ACF Single Relationship Add New

#26,559

by fancyfiber13 years ago

Add a new related item while editing a post, without leaving the current post.

DevBrothers No Comments

Up in the last 7 days:80#26,596

by DevBrothers4 months ago

Completely disable comments on your WordPress site. Remove all existing comments with one click.

ACE Editor for WP

Down in the last 7 days:536#26,607

by daxitude14 years ago

Adds ACE Editor to the post content editor for syntax-highlighting and more

Barcode Generator

#26,611

by The Weeky8 years ago

Barcode Generator is a Wordpress Plugin which will allow you to Generate your Barcodes in the Admin Panel itself under the Tools Tab.

The Mojo Admin Toolbox

#26,633

by mojowill11 years ago

A small toolbox of functions for customising the admin dashboard, useful for hiding stuff from clients!

Selfish Fresh Start

#26,647

by Chuck Reynolds2 months ago

Built to run on EVERY WordPress install, selfish fresh start removes unneeded admin and html meta clutter.

PHP Version Plus

Down in the last 7 days:225#26,719

by The Next Jump2 years ago

View essential PHP configurations on your admin dashboard.

Featured Image on Edit.php

Down in the last 7 days:251#26,767

by 水野史土16 years ago

Displays featured images on edit.php.

Hello Wapuu

Down in the last 7 days:183#26,778

by Kunitoshi Hoshino11 years ago

Ja.wordpress.org official character "わぷー(Wapuu)" will tell you about your activity on a dashboard.

WP Admin Quicknav

Up in the last 7 days:240#26,785

by deardooley11 years ago

Adds a simple quick navigation dropdown box to the top of every admin edit screen.

Self Shortener

Up in the last 7 days:17#26,793

by oishikazuo16 years ago

URL Shortener handled by your WordPress site itself.

Admin Links Widget

Up in the last 7 days:1#26,825

by kdmurray16 years ago

This plugin provides a widget which can contain links to pages in the administration panel in one of your sidebars. These links are only visible to t …

Random Pages Widget

Up in the last 7 days:161#26,865

random-posts-widget-include17 years ago

Displays random posts and pages in sidebar. This increases the number of indexed pages and gives users an interesting way to browse your site.

Plugin Name

Up in the last 7 days:134#26,890

by Franz Josef Kaiser14 years ago

Internal Link Checker

qText X Widget

Down in the last 7 days:185#26,923

by Thomas Egtvedt11 years ago

This is multilingual text widget, which works with qTranslate-X plugin.

Single Taxonomy Selector

Up in the last 7 days:102#26,930

by BPOTechHue1 year ago

A powerful plugin that simplifies taxonomy term selection by enabling users to select a single parent term and its child terms with flexible selection …

Drafts Dropdown

Down in the last 7 days:2#26,971

by Crowd Favorite4 years ago

Adds a Drafts tab to the admin bar so that you can quickly access your draft blog posts.

WP Dropdown Hierarchical Category UI

Down in the last 7 days:118#27,036

by Kharis Sulistiyono13 years ago

It makes the categories or taxonomies list in a better UI which enables show/hide toggle of child categories. Supports any custom post types.

SearchCloak

#27,082

by firebrandllc8 years ago

Hides Pages & Posts from search results and search engine indexes.

Generate Thumbnail

#27,139

by Theme Egg8 years ago

Generate Thumbnail allows you to generate all thumbnails at once without script timeouts on your server.

The Viking Auto Dismiss

Up in the last 7 days:146#27,215

by Daniel van der Velden5 months ago

Automatically dismisses annoying admin notices while keeping important WordPress updates and security warnings visible.

Canalblog Importer

Up in the last 7 days:7#27,291

by thom46 years ago

Fatigué(e) d'avoir à gérer un blog sur Canalblog ? Cette extension va vous permettre de TOUT récupérer en quelques clics.

Instant Order Status Notifier with Telegram

#27,348

by Raisul Islam Shagor5 months ago

This plugin sends WooCommerce order status change notifications directly to an admin's Telegram bot.

AStickyPostOrderER Show Sticky

Up in the last 7 days:189#27,380

astickypostorderer-show-sticky17 years ago

Adds a new column to the posts table in the admin to display if a post is sticky or not.

Admin Expert Mode

Up in the last 7 days:5#27,429

by Scott Reilly5 years ago

Allows users to hide inline documentation and help text that are geared for beginning users in the WordPress admin.

WP-Ad-Manager

Up in the last 7 days:3#27,435

by valentinas16 years ago

A complete system for handling advertising, including ad-rotation (with weights), scheduling and support for theme widgets.

Admin Quick Preview Post

Down in the last 7 days:197#27,457

by truongthanhtungitvn6 years ago

Admin Quick Preview Post helps you to have quick preview post in the post management table.

Admin Color Bar

Up in the last 7 days:456#27,669

by Dave Jesch8 years ago

Configure the color of the admin bar in the WordPress admin area.

Admin Classic Borders

#27,679

by Andy Mercer10 years ago

Starting with the MP6 plugin, and by default in WordPress 3.8, the admin backend has been flattened. This plugin restores classic (3D) borders.

Quick debug.log Viewer

#27,680

by WPSani1 year ago

Easily view and manage your WordPress debug.log file directly from the admin area — no FTP access required.