Admin Menu Search
Healthy: Admin Menu Search is maintained, has no open risk signals and no unpatched vulnerabilities.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 100 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | 70 |
| Reputation | 70 |
Active signals
Facts we detected, with links to the source.
No open risk signals. Signals appear here when we detect an ownership change, closure, vulnerability or decline.
Ownership timeline
Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.
| plugin-master | 18 Aug 2019 to 18 Aug 2019, 1 commits |
|---|---|
| herchen | 18 Aug 2019 to 6 Sep 2026, 28 commits |
2 committers recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 3 Nov 2026.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 59 days ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 0
- Tested up to
- 7.1 current
- Requires PHP
- not stated supported 8.2+
Last release 6 Sep 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current). Release history builds as we see new versions.
Support
Support history appears after our first snapshots of the forum counts.
Security record
No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.
Source: Wordfence Intelligence.
Reputation
Lifetime rating 4.9 from 14 ratings. Quarterly trends appear as new reviews arrive.
| 5 star | 13 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 1 |
| 3 star | 0 |
| 2 star | 0 |
| 1 star | 0 |
Momentum
3,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
| 4 May 2026 | 46 |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | 90 |
| 18 May 2026 | 109 |
| 25 May 2026 | 91 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 77 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 95 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 72 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 65 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 74 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 71 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 73 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 85 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 79 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 97 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 94 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 96 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 82 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 103 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 139 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 125 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 112 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 112 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 127 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 130 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 166 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 140 |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 21 |
Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 20% above the 27-week average.
Healthier alternatives
Same category, higher Canary Score. Never sponsored.
Facts
| Version | 1.2 |
|---|---|
| Author | herchen |
| Added | 18 Aug 2019 |
| Last updated | 6 Sep 2026 |
| Active installs | 3,000+ |
| Requires WordPress | not stated |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 |
| Requires PHP | not stated |
| Category | Site Administration & Utilities > URL Redirects & 301 Management |
| Tags | menu, admin menu, admin search, admin menu search, search admin menu |
Other plugins by this author: ELI for Digital Magazines
Questions
Is Admin Menu Search still maintained?
Admin Menu Search was last updated on 6 Sep 2026. Its Canary status is Healthy.
Is Admin Menu Search safe?
Admin Menu Search has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 0 vulnerabilities were published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Healthy.
Who owns Admin Menu Search?
The wordpress.org author is herchen. Recent committers: herchen, plugin-master. We have recorded no ownership change.
What can I use instead of Admin Menu Search?
Plugins in the same category with a higher Canary Score: BrikPanel: WooCommerce Dashboard & Analytics, Abandoned Cart Recovery, Order Export, Inventory Management & Bulk Editor, Custom Login Page Customizer, Block Visibility - Conditional Visibility Control for the Block Editor, Hide Admin Bar Based on User Roles - Disable the WordPress Toolbar by Role or Capability, CMS Tree Page View - Reorder Pages with a Drag-and-Drop Tree.