Best admin plugins for WordPress

Admin Columns

#68,808

by Jory Hogeveen3 years ago

Genesis Framework integration Add-on for Admin Columns.

WolfOz taxonomy mbtree

#68,813

by wolfoz2 years ago

Tree view for metaboxes of taxonomies (products, publications, etc.)

Notify All Admins on Comment

#68,858

by hugowporg1 year ago

A simple plugin that ensures all site administrators are notified of new comments, not just the main site admin.

Swaysmart

Up in the last 7 days:44#68,897

by clearsky10029 years ago

Swaysmart plugin enables you to add swaysmart scripts to WordPress header.

TWG Media File Size Column

Up in the last 7 days:2,479#69,003

by Deepanker Verma1 year ago

Adds a column displaying the file size of media files in the WordPress media library.

Development Mode

Down in the last 7 days:17,313#69,132

by Jakobodb9 years ago

Uses Sunrise theme on Dashboard and Frontend to visually represent development mode

Grumpy AI Gate

Up in the last 7 days:1,693#69,170

by Lars Koudal6 months ago

Intercept and log AI-related HTTP from plugins/themes; optional AI Client blocking. All data stays on your server.

Admin Bar Pagination

#69,513

by Ferdy S11 months ago

Adds pagination to the WordPress admin toolbar to manage menu items on smaller screens. Shows 3 menu items per page with navigation controls.

Usher

Up in the last 7 days:425#69,578

by Drew Jaynes5 years ago

Adds keyboard shortcuts for navigating around the WordPress admin.

WTeam Executor

Down in the last 7 days:9,091#69,658

by Zoltan Csergo1 month ago

AI-powered WordPress assistant for diagnostics, guided admin tasks, site inspection and supported wp-admin interaction.

WT Catalog Tools for WooCommerce

Down in the last 7 days:11,941#69,765

by Webmasters.Teamtoday

Modular UX improvements for the WooCommerce admin - bigger product thumbnails with hover zoom, lazy-loaded admin tables.

lihi Short URL

Down in the last 7 days:5,227#69,860

by lihidev1 month ago

Adds lihi Short URL controls to create, copy, and edit short URLs for posts, pages, media, and public post types in the WordPress admin.

Opphisse Toolkit

#69,951

by opphisse20 days ago

Customize the WordPress admin experience, login screen, maintenance screen, admin entry alias, menu visibility, and basic hardening for client sites.

Admin Post Notifier

#70,059

by xwebyna5 years ago

This is a simple plugin that sends email notification for every new post submitted for review.

TaxoFilter Admin

#70,063

by Nikunj Hatkar2 months ago

Adds customizable taxonomy filters for posts and custom post types in the WordPress admin area.

Wdash Admin Dashboard Style

#70,138

by amirhoseinrashidi1 year ago

Wdash Admin Dashboard Style allows you to easily change the appearance of your WordPress dashboard to match your personal taste.

SW Admin Customizer

Down in the last 7 days:17,678#70,212

by Andres Daza1 year ago

Customizes the WordPress admin area.

Debanics

Down in the last 7 days:9,340#70,216

by Shafayat Hossain3 months ago

A simple plugin to toggle WP_DEBUG, WP_DEBUG_LOG, and WP_DEBUG_DISPLAY settings from the WordPress admin.

Admin Buddy

#70,225

by igse1 month ago

A modular WordPress admin enhancement suite - branding, colours, login, maintenance, SMTP, user roles, media folders, and quick settings.

William Research Admin Agent

Up in the last 7 days:3,115#70,259

by williamduongrn1 month ago

A privacy-conscious AI assistant for safe WordPress administration, site inspection, and draft workflows.

Codiecool Site Assistant

Down in the last 7 days:14,718#70,277

by codiecool2 months ago

Your WordPress site’s AI agent — floating chat in wp-admin, powered by Core AI Connectors and Abilities.

Sleeker Editor Admin Menu

Down in the last 7 days:9,178#70,372

by Sleeker UI/UX Design1 year ago

Customize the left admin menu and the toolbar (top admin bar) for the Editor role.

Zu Media

#70,390

by Dmitry4 years ago

Enhances WordPress Media Library with some features (folders, dominant color, location category and others).

CodeCave Admin Security Auditor

#70,391

by CodeCave11 months ago

Track and display the last login time for each user in the WordPress admin users table.

Snappy Post Word Count

Up in the last 7 days:1,508#70,489

by Snappy Plugins3 months ago

Lightweight sortable word count column for your posts list. See exactly which posts need more content, right in your WordPress admin.

WPPD Filters

Down in the last 7 days:21,212#70,565

by Terry Arthur1 year ago

Enhances WordPress admin plugin search installer with advanced filtering, sorting, and rating capabilities.

Jalma Who Sees Updates

#70,587

by Jonas Hjalmarsson1 month ago

Hide update notices from other users — and even other admins. You stay the owner, always see updates, and can't lock yourself out.

SMNTCS Show Active Plugins

Down in the last 7 days:5,470#70,599

by Niels Lange1 month ago

Adds an Active Plugins link to the Plugins menu, so you can see all active plugins in one click.

atshift User Profile Fields

Down in the last 7 days:8,279#70,602

by @shift1 month ago

Add custom user profile fields and hide unnecessary default WordPress profile fields.

Watrix Login as User

Down in the last 7 days:1,159#70,630

by wataru takahashi17 days ago

Securely impersonate any user account as an administrator and switch back to your original account with one click.

MUDRAVA Admin Tweaks

#70,709

by MUDRAVA8 days ago

30+ toggleable admin-area tweaks in one plugin: branding, columns, media, security hardening, notification control, and cleanup.

CodeTelemetryLab Admin Performance Inspector

#70,805

by codetelemetrylab6 months ago

Profile your WordPress admin performance. Identify slow plugins, database queries, hook execution times, and memory usage from one clean dashboard.

Neutrope Admin Post Lookup

Down in the last 7 days:870#70,814

by Neutrope Inc.3 months ago

Find posts by ID, slug, or URL right from the standard admin post list search box. No settings, no tracking, no external services.

Headless GA4

Up in the last 7 days:1,837#70,832

by jakubkanna7 months ago

Display lightweight GA4 traffic data in the WordPress dashboard for headless frontends.

Simple Notes CRUD

#70,854

by vinixapps8 months ago

A simple admin-only CRUD plugin example designed for WordPress Plugin Repository submission.

PowerStrip

Up in the last 7 days:2,116#70,878

by Drew2 years ago

Take charge of your dashboard. Display any admin menu from one location.

andW Work Notes

#70,993

by yasuo3o31 year ago

クライアント指示やサイト更新に関する作業メモを記録・管理するWordPressプラグインです。

User Access Hub

Down in the last 7 days:11,851#71,135

by Scott Joudry6 months ago

The User Access Hub is a service that allows administrators to manage users, user access, and roles across a network of CMS sites.

Mona qTranslate X Oembed Support

Down in the last 7 days:15,718#71,161

by Rainy Phan7 years ago

This simple plugin would improve the Oembed function that qTranslate X itself does not work well with multilingual post items.

SMNTCS Theme List View

#71,172

by Niels Lange1 month ago

Adds a compact list view of all installed themes to the Appearance menu.

Skyquake LoginForge

Down in the last 7 days:5,734#71,273

by pranavmundre6 months ago

Customize the WordPress login page with your own logo, redirect URL, themes, and colors.

SP Cron Viewer

Down in the last 7 days:5,725#71,294

by saurabh18105 months ago

Securely view and manage scheduled WordPress cron events from Tools -> SP Cron Viewer.

Atlassoft Post Type Reorder

Down in the last 7 days:5,900#71,328

by atlassoftwebwp9 months ago

A simple plugin to reorder posts and custom post types using drag & drop in the WordPress admin.

Era Media Usage Finder

Down in the last 7 days:9,689#71,375

by badea5 months ago

Find where Media Library files are used across posts, pages, featured images, metadata, and site identity settings.

Arabdown Permissions

Down in the last 7 days:9,688#71,382

by asemalkamel3 months ago

Visual control over what each user role sees in WordPress: hide admin menus, plugins, widgets, and admin-bar items per role — with toggles, no code.

Track unauthorized access

Down in the last 7 days:18,583#71,406

by Mansur5 years ago

Track unauthorized access to your WP website.

Where

Down in the last 7 days:18,590#71,457

by Brad Parbs5 years ago

A WordPress plugin to display your site's environment type in the admin bar.

M7tawa Extension Finder

Down in the last 7 days:19,480#71,467

by Ayman Abdullah1 month ago

Helps WordPress beginners discover plugins by choosing what they want to do instead of knowing what to search for.

Encrypt My Login Password

Down in the last 7 days:4,237#71,538

by himansu15 years ago

Do not show password on login page.

CSGaku Site State Check

Down in the last 7 days:1,486#71,561

by csgaku5 months ago

Checks key WordPress site status items from the admin area without external API communication or automatic changes.