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Add Admin CSS

by Scott Reilly · 10,000+ active installs · Checked 4 Nov 2026
Watch1 Warning

Watch: tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, 2 major versions behind 7.1.4.

76/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Add Admin CSS
Ownership100
Maintenance50
Security90
Support70
Reputation70

How the score works

Quick answers

Is Add Admin CSS still maintained?
Yes. Last release 8 Dec 2025, 2 releases in the last 24 months. 8 Dec 2025 · wordpress.org
Who owns Add Admin CSS, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer coffee2code since Dec 2011. 4 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was Add Admin CSS removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026. 4 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is Add Admin CSS safe?
1 known vulnerability, fixed (latest in 2.5). Not on the exploited list. 26 Jul 2024 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest Add Admin CSS update safe to install?
No ownership change before 2.5.1. No one-star spike after it. 8 Dec 2025 · Release history

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

  • WarningMNT-2Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, 2 major versions behind 7.1.4. Plan a replacement if the plugin is important to your site.3 Nov 2026Evidence

Ownership timeline

Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.

Committers and their active periods
coffee2code5 Dec 2011 to 8 Dec 2025, 22 commits

1 committer recorded. No ownership change since 2011.

Maintenance

Last release
11 months ago
Releases, 24 months
2
Tested up to
6.9 vs 7.1
Requires PHP
not stated supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for Add Admin CSS
Q1 20240
Q2 20240
Q3 20240
Q4 20240
Q1 20250
Q2 20251
Q3 20250
Q4 20251
Q1 20260
Q2 20260
Q3 20260
Q4 20260

Last release 8 Dec 2025. Tested up to 6.9, 2 major versions behind WordPress 7.1.

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 4.9.

Rating distribution
5 star34
4 star0
3 star0
2 star1
1 star0
Latest low reviews

Security record

1 vulnerability on record, patched (latest fixed in 2.5).

Show 1 patched vulnerability
PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
26 Jul 2024Add Admin CSS <= 2.0.1 - Unauthenticated Full Path Dislcosure5.3<= 2.0.12.5278

Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.

Support

Support history appears after our first snapshots of the forum counts.

Momentum

10,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Add Admin CSS
4 May 2026117
11 May 2026250
18 May 2026232
25 May 2026246
1 Jun 2026275
8 Jun 2026237
15 Jun 2026218
22 Jun 2026183
29 Jun 2026195
6 Jul 2026204
13 Jul 2026203
20 Jul 2026235
27 Jul 2026222
3 Aug 2026267
10 Aug 2026217
17 Aug 2026234
24 Aug 2026244
31 Aug 2026235
7 Sep 2026210
14 Sep 2026237
21 Sep 2026252
28 Sep 2026296
5 Oct 2026269
12 Oct 2026234
19 Oct 2026446
26 Oct 2026476
2 Nov 202674

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 28% above the 27-week average.

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Facts

Version2.5.1
AuthorScott Reilly
Added5 Dec 2011
Last updated8 Dec 2025
Active installs10,000+
Requires WordPress5.5
Tested up to6.9.11
Requires PHPnot stated
CategoryDesign & Themes > Themes & Templates
Tagscss, admin, style, admin theme, stylesheets

Other plugins by this author: Disable Search, Allow Multiple Accounts, Configure SMTP, One Click Close Comments, Remember Me Controls, Text Replace, Get Custom Field Values, No Update Nag, Text Hover, Duplicate Widget, Stealth Publish, wpuntexturize

Questions

Is Add Admin CSS still maintained?

Yes. Last release 8 Dec 2025, 2 releases in the last 24 months.

Who owns Add Admin CSS, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer coffee2code since Dec 2011.

Was Add Admin CSS removed from wordpress.org?

No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026.

Is Add Admin CSS safe?

1 known vulnerability, fixed (latest in 2.5). Not on the exploited list.

Is the latest Add Admin CSS update safe to install?

No ownership change before 2.5.1. No one-star spike after it.

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