Best clutter plugins for WordPress
The most popular clutter plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Zen Dash leads with 20+ active installs, ahead of Remove WP Menu (10+) and Customize Widgets (10+). All 4 plugins tagged “clutter” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 3 clutter plugins
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Zen DashThe most installed clutter plugin, with 20+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 4 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.1.16.
- 2.
Remove WP Menu10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 9 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.8.34.
- 3.
Customize Widgets10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 11 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.3.34.
All 4 plugins tagged “clutter”
Zen Dash
Up in the last 7 days:13#28,437by Jay Versluis4 years ago
Disable dashboard widgets, menu items and update notifications. Declutter your dashboard with Feng Shui magic. Less is more.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Remove WP Menu
#44,757by Aaron Holbrook9 years ago
Small plugin to throw in mu-plugins that disables the WP Menu from the WordPress admin bar. I've found on some client sites that it poses more of …
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 1/day
Customize Widgets
#48,437by Jess Mann11 years ago
Too many widgets cluttering up your wordpress install? This plugin allows you to hide unwanted widgets from the Appearance > Widgets panel, and any …
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day