Best screen options plugins for WordPress
The most popular screen options plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. FV Clone Screen Options leads with 1K+ active installs, ahead of Dashboard Columns (1K+) and Restore Columns (60+). All 6 plugins tagged “screen options” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 6 screen options plugins
- 1.
FV Clone Screen OptionsThe most installed screen options plugin, with 1K+ active installs. Rated 4.6 from 11 reviews, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.7.11.
- 2.
Dashboard Columns1K+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, updated 5 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 3.
Restore Columns60+ active installs. Only 4 reviews so far, last updated 6 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.4.25.
- 4.
Q2W3 Screen Options Hack Demo10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 16 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 2.9.2.
- 5.
Shadow Screen Options10+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 14 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.3.2.
- 6.
SSM Xtra Post InfoFewer than 10 active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 7 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.9.35.
All 6 plugins tagged “screen options”
FV Clone Screen Options
Down in the last 7 days:11#5,361by FolioVision1 year ago
Simple plugin which lets you manage Screen Options of all the users on your blog.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 4.6(11)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Dashboard Columns
Down in the last 7 days:12#5,809by Polygon Themes6 months ago
Easily change the number of dashboard columns from Screen Options.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Restore Columns
Down in the last 7 days:75#19,835by Flector6 years ago
The plugin restores the possibility to select the number of columns displayed on the dashboard.
- Installs
- 60+
- Rating
- 4.8(4)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Q2W3 Screen Options Hack Demo
#36,458by Max Bond17 years ago
This is a demo for WordPress plugin developers. It shows how to create your own form for Screen Options panel.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Shadow Screen Options
Down in the last 7 days:10,356#47,908by Jennifer M. Dodd14 years ago
Create a shadow system of blog-specific screen layout options in a multisite environment.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
SSM Xtra Post Info
#71,478by bmeisler8 years ago
A very simple plugin that shows a thumbnail of a post's featured image when you are in the Posts/All Posts view mode.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day