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dashboard plugins
538 plugins in the directory carry the dashboard tag. This page leads with what has moved in the last 90 days, because a ranked list of the biggest ones is available anywhere.
538
plugins
721,840+
combined reach
139
released in 90 days
54%
quiet 18 months+
5
movements in 90 days
What moved
Ownership changes, closures and long-silent plugins that shipped again, over a rolling 90-day window recomputed daily. Events older than 90 days drop off as new ones arrive. The part of this category that a directory listing cannot show. Nothing here says anything about intent.
| Date | Plugin | Installs | What happened |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Aug 2026 | WP Cron Pixie | 10+ | changed hands |
| 21 Aug 2026 | Sticky Postbox | 20+ | released after a long silence |
| 20 Aug 2026 | Selfish Fresh Start | 30+ | released after a long silence |
| 13 Aug 2026 | Hide Admin Bar from Non-Admins | 10,000+ | released after a long silence |
| 03 Aug 2026 | Environment Info | 10+ | released after a long silence |
Most installed
The 50 most installed plugins carrying this tag, ordered by install band, which WordPress.org rounds to one significant digit. Ordering is adoption only. Nothing here is a recommendation, and no link on this page earns anything. The full directory, all categories together, is in the master list.
| Plugin | Installs | Rating | Last release |
|---|---|---|---|
| Admin Menu Editor Lets you edit the WordPress admin menu. You can re-order, hide or rename menus, add custom menus and more. | 300,000+ | 4.6★ | 18 days ago |
| White Label CMS Customise dashboard panels and branding, hide menus plus lots more. | 200,000+ | 4.7★ | 2 months ago |
| Display PHP Version Displays the currently installed PHP/MySQL version in the "At a Glance" admin dashboard widget. | 30,000+ | 4.9★ | 3 years ago · quiet |
| Remove Dashboard Access Disable Dashboard access for users of a specific role or capability. Disallowed users are redirected to a chosen URL. Get set up in seconds. | 30,000+ | 4.6★ | 4 months ago |
| Automattic For Agencies Client Securely connect your clients’ sites to the Automattic for Agencies Sites Dashboard. Manage your sites from one place and see what needs attention. | 20,000+ | 5.0★ | 23 days ago |
| Dashboard Notepad The very simplest of notepads for your Dashboard. | 10,000+ | 4.6★ | 9 years ago · quiet |
| Dashboard Welcome for Elementor Replaces the default WordPress dashboard welcome panel with custom designed Elementor template. | 10,000+ | 4.1★ | 4 months ago |
| Hide Admin Bar from Non-Admins Hides the WordPress toolbar (admin bar) for all non-admin users. Simple plugin with no settings to configure. | 10,000+ | 4.3★ | 24 days ago |
| WP Data Access – App Builder for Tables, Forms, Charts, Maps & Dashboards Turn your data into WordPress apps with tables, forms, charts & maps — no code required, with optional hooks for developers. Supports 35+ languages. | 10,000+ | 4.9★ | 11 days ago |
| Widget Disable Disable sidebar and dashboard widgets with an easy to use interface. | 10,000+ | 4.8★ | 2 months ago |
| NewStatPress NewStatPress (Statpress plugin fork) is a real-time plugin to manage the visits' statistics about your blog (without external web analytics). | 8,000+ | 4.7★ | 2 months ago |
| Announce from the Dashboard Announcement to users on the Dashboard. | 7,000+ | 4.3★ | 2 years ago · quiet |
| Erident Custom Login and Dashboard Fully customize the WordPress Login Screen. | 7,000+ | 4.9★ | 2.5 years ago · quiet |
| PHP Version You can able to see the current PHP version in WordPress admin dashboard widget. | 5,000+ | 5.0★ | 15 days ago |
| Advanced CSS Editor Advanced CSS Editor is a lightweight plugin that lets you write different CSS code for each device (desktop, tablets, and mobile phones) right from th … | 4,000+ | 4.3★ | 7 years ago · quiet |
| Customize Admin With this plugin you can use customize the appearance of the WordPress login page, dashboard and head section tags. | 4,000+ | 3.6★ | 4 months ago |
| Dashboard Widgets Suite Adds 9 awesome widgets to your WP Dashboard. Includes User Notes, Social Buttons, System Info, Debug/Error Logs, and more! | 4,000+ | 4.9★ | 2 months ago |
| Dark Mode for WP Dashboard A clean, lightweight dark mode for the WordPress admin dashboard. | 3,000+ | 4.8★ | 13 days ago |
| Hide WP Admin Notifications Hides WordPress admin notices until you choose to show them again from Settings. | 3,000+ | 5.0★ | 3 months ago |
| WP PHP Version Display Displays the current running PHP/MySQL version inside "At a Glance" admin dashboard widget. | 3,000+ | 5.0★ | 16 months ago |
| Dashboard Sticky Notes This plugin adds the functionality to add sticky notes into the dashboard. | 2,000+ | 5.0★ | 6 years ago · quiet |
| OpenStation: Desktop Windows, Dock & Virtual Desktops for WP Admin A windowed workspace for wp-admin. Open posts, media, and settings side by side, with a dock, virtual desktops, and a Cmd+K palette. | 2,000+ | 5.0★ | 2 days ago |
| Ozh' Admin Drop Down Menu All admin links available in a neat horizontal drop down menu. Saves lots of screen real estate! | 2,000+ | 4.9★ | 6 years ago · quiet |
| Pixelgrade Assistant The free companion for the Pixelgrade LT stack — stack health, recommended plugins, and starter content. No account required. | 2,000+ | — | 4 days ago |
| WP Hide Dashboard Hide the Dashboard menu, Personal Options section and Help link on the Profile page from your subscribers when they are logged in. | 2,000+ | 5.0★ | 8.5 years ago · quiet |
| Admin Customizer A plugin for customizing your admin panel. | 1,000+ | 4.9★ | 3 years ago · quiet |
| AWEOS PHP Server Info Brief dashboard overview. Use this plugin to get all important server and PHP information. Useful tool for developer that need information about their … | 1,000+ | 5.0★ | 2 years ago · quiet |
| Azigen Azigen! egy magyar webkettes oldal, a plugin ehhez készül. | 1,000+ | — | 17 years ago · quiet |
| Markdown Editor (Formerly Dark Mode) Quickly edit content in your WordPress site by getting an immersive, peaceful and natural writing experience with the coolest editor. | 1,000+ | 3.3★ | 9 months ago |
| Dashboard Columns Easily change the number of dashboard columns from Screen Options. | 1,000+ | 5.0★ | 4 months ago |
| Easy Hide Admin Menu Items Simplify your WordPress admin experience effortlessly. Declutter menus, streamline workflow. | 1,000+ | 5.0★ | 6 months ago |
| Hide Plugins Hide installed plugins from clients and other admin users. | 1,000+ | 4.8★ | 10 years ago · quiet |
| Noted! A simple, lightweight note-taking system inside the WordPress admin. Keep general, page-level, and block-level notes all in one place. | 1,000+ | 5.0★ | 30 days ago |
| iControlWP Manage all your WordPress sites in one place - updates, uptime, backups & security. | 1,000+ | 4.8★ | 3 months ago |
| Admin Dashboard Last Edits Easy and lightweight solution for showing the last edited posts and pages on the admin dashboard. | 900+ | 5.0★ | 1 month ago |
| Dashboard Commander Command your admin dashboard. Manage built-in widgets and dynamically registered widgets. Hide widgets depending upon user capabilities. | 900+ | 4.8★ | 3 months ago |
| Advanced All in One Admin Search by WP Spotlight Advanced All in One Admin Search by WP Spotlight Global Search is a powerful quick navigation plugin for WordPress Dashboard - it is an advancement of … | 900+ | 4.3★ | 16 months ago |
| Custom Dashboard Help Widget Add a custom widget to the dashboard to display announcements, help or other information users will see at login. | 800+ | 4.8★ | 12 years ago · quiet |
| Default Admin Color Scheme Select a default admin color scheme for new and existing users. Optionally disable the color scheme picker to force a color scheme for all users. | 800+ | 4.7★ | 3 months ago |
| Dashboard quick links widget A lightweight plugin to allows admins to create a admin dashboard widget with frequently accessed links for quick access. | 700+ | 5.0★ | 7 months ago |
| Glow: maintenance & support management for agencies All-in-one WordPress maintenance, support and client management platform for agencies. | 700+ | 5.0★ | 4 days ago |
| Clean WP Admin Menu You can make rarely used items in the admin menu hidden. | 600+ | 4.9★ | 10 years ago · quiet |
| Dashboard Notes Easily create notes/instructions in the WordPress admin using any widget you like! | 600+ | 4.7★ | 6 months ago |
| Dashboard Wordcount Updates the Dashboard's At a Glance widget to show the total word count of all the published posts and age of this WordPress website. | 600+ | 5.0★ | 9.5 years ago · quiet |
| Posts and Users Stats Statistics about the number of posts and users, provided as diagrams, tables and csv export. | 600+ | 4.5★ | 7 days ago |
| Video Dashboard Create a video training and resource library directly inside the WordPress dashboard. | 600+ | 5.0★ | 16 days ago |
| Frontend Dashboard Frontend Dashboard is bundled with huge list of custom features which can easily customise the User profile, Posts, Login, Register, Custom roles. | 500+ | 4.9★ | 25 days ago |
| Slash Admin Dozens of settings aiming at creating a friendlier administration environment for both Administrators and Editors. | 500+ | 5.0★ | 2.5 years ago · quiet |
| Add Dashboard Columns Enable Dashboard Columns in WordPress 3.8 or later | 400+ | 5.0★ | 5.5 years ago · quiet |
| Dashboard Cleaner Reclaim your admin dashboard: Get rid of annoying banners, unwanted ads and other nuisances. | 400+ | 5.0★ | 21 days ago |
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