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Admin CSS MU

by Arun Basil Lal · 10,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Watch2 Warnings

Watch: tested up to WordPress 6.7.11, 4 major versions behind 7.1.4.

71/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Admin CSS MU
Ownership100
Maintenance20
Security100
Support70
Reputation70

How the score works

Quick answers

Is Admin CSS MU still maintained?
No. Last release 9 Dec 2024, over 1 year ago. 9 Dec 2024 · wordpress.org
Who owns Admin CSS MU, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer arunbasillal since Jun 2012. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was Admin CSS MU removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is Admin CSS MU safe?
1 known vulnerability, fixed (latest in 2.7). Not on the exploited list. 3 Mar 2023 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest Admin CSS MU update safe to install?
No ownership change before 2.10. No one-star spike after it. 4 Oct 2023 · Release history

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

  • WarningMNT-2Tested up to WordPress 6.7.11, 4 major versions behind 7.1.4. Plan a replacement if the plugin is important to your site.3 Nov 2026Evidence
  • WarningMNT-1No release in 23 months (last release 9 Dec 2024). Plan a replacement if the plugin is important to your site.9 Dec 2025Evidence

Ownership timeline

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

Committers and their active periods
arunbasillal26 Jun 2012 to 9 Dec 2024, 60 commits

1 committer recorded. No ownership change since 2012.

Maintenance

Last release
23 months ago
Releases, 24 months
0
Tested up to
6.7 vs 7.1
Requires PHP
7.0 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for Admin CSS MU
Q1 20240
Q2 20240
Q3 20240
Q4 20240
Q1 20250
Q2 20250
Q3 20250
Q4 20250
Q1 20260
Q2 20260
Q3 20260
Q4 20260

Last release 9 Dec 2024. Tested up to 6.7, 4 major versions behind WordPress 7.1.

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 4.5.

Rating distribution
5 star21
4 star2
3 star1
2 star0
1 star2
Latest low reviews

Security record

1 vulnerability on record, patched (latest fixed in 2.7).

Show 1 patched vulnerability
PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
3 Mar 2023CSSTidy - Server-Side Request Forgery8.3<= 2.62.7Patched before disclosure

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 Admin CSS MU
4 May 202661
11 May 2026121
18 May 202698
25 May 2026125
1 Jun 2026101
8 Jun 2026110
15 Jun 202699
22 Jun 202692
29 Jun 202684
6 Jul 2026105
13 Jul 2026104
20 Jul 202695
27 Jul 2026117
3 Aug 2026137
10 Aug 2026137
17 Aug 2026116
24 Aug 2026112
31 Aug 2026122
7 Sep 2026138
14 Sep 2026167
21 Sep 2026165
28 Sep 2026191
5 Oct 2026164
12 Oct 2026160
19 Oct 2026259
26 Oct 2026232
2 Nov 202647

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 36% above the 27-week average.

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Facts

Version2.10
AuthorArun Basil Lal
Added26 Jun 2012
Last updated9 Dec 2024
Active installs10,000+
Requires WordPress3.0
Tested up to6.7.11
Requires PHP7.0
CategorySite Administration & Utilities > Admin Interface Customization
Tagsadmin, admin css, mu plugin, admin interface, custom admin css

Other plugins by this author: Auto Image Attributes From Filename With Bulk Updater (Add Alt Text, Image Title For Image SEO), Custom Login Admin Front-end CSS, Easy Curated Lists

Questions

Is Admin CSS MU still maintained?

No. Last release 9 Dec 2024, over 1 year ago.

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

No change recorded. Main committer arunbasillal since Jun 2012.

Was Admin CSS MU removed from wordpress.org?

No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026.

Is Admin CSS MU safe?

1 known vulnerability, fixed (latest in 2.7). Not on the exploited list.

Is the latest Admin CSS MU update safe to install?

No ownership change before 2.10. No one-star spike after it.

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