Wider Admin Menu
Healthy: maintained, last release 2 Dec 2025, no unpatched vulnerabilities.
Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, 2 major versions behind 7.1.4.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 50 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | No data |
| Reputation | No data |
Quick answers
- Is Wider Admin Menu still maintained?
- Yes. Last release 2 Dec 2025, 0 releases in the last 24 months. 2 Dec 2025 · wordpress.org
- Who owns Wider Admin Menu, and has it changed hands?
- No change recorded. Main committer altesin since Feb 2025. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
- Was Wider Admin Menu removed from wordpress.org?
- No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
- Is Wider Admin Menu safe?
- No known vulnerabilities on record. 3 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
- Is the latest Wider Admin Menu update safe to install?
- No ownership change before 1.4. No one-star spike after it. 10 Jan 2022 · 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.
| cdillon27 | 8 Apr 2014 to 20 Jan 2019, 77 commits |
|---|---|
| machothemes | 20 Jan 2019 to 12 Sep 2019, 8 commits |
| giucu91 | 18 Oct 2019 to 28 Jul 2021, 3 commits |
| wpchill | 5 Nov 2020 to 5 Nov 2020, 1 commits |
| raldea89 | 10 Jan 2022 to 18 Jul 2024, 9 commits |
| altesin | 21 Feb 2025 to 2 Dec 2025, 5 commits |
6 committers recorded. No ownership change since 2014.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 11 months ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 0
- Tested up to
- 6.9 vs 7.1
- Requires PHP
- 5.6 supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 0 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 0 |
| Q3 2024 | 0 |
| Q4 2024 | 0 |
| Q1 2025 | 0 |
| Q2 2025 | 0 |
| Q3 2025 | 0 |
| Q4 2025 | 0 |
| Q1 2026 | 0 |
| Q2 2026 | 0 |
| Q3 2026 | 0 |
| Q4 2026 | 0 |
Last release 2 Dec 2025. Tested up to 6.9, 2 major versions behind WordPress 7.1.
Reputation
Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 4.7.
| 5 star | 18 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 1 |
| 3 star | 1 |
| 2 star | 0 |
| 1 star | 1 |
Security record
No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.
Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.
Support
Support history appears after our first snapshots of the forum counts.
Momentum
2,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
| 4 May 2026 | 29 |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | 40 |
| 18 May 2026 | 29 |
| 25 May 2026 | 41 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 48 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 32 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 33 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 21 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 36 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 28 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 37 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 57 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 44 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 69 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 52 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 58 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 51 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 46 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 65 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 64 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 70 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 73 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 58 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 65 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 105 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 116 |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 17 |
Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 48% above the 27-week average.
Healthier alternatives
Same job, rated Healthy, higher Canary Score and at least 10,000 installs. Never sponsored.
Facts
| Version | 1.4 |
|---|---|
| Author | WP Chill |
| Added | 8 Apr 2014 |
| Last updated | 2 Dec 2025 |
| Active installs | 2,000+ |
| Requires WordPress | 5.2 |
| Tested up to | 6.9.11 |
| Requires PHP | 5.6 |
| Category | Site Administration & Utilities > Site Health & Diagnostics |
| Tags | admin menu |
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Questions
Is Wider Admin Menu still maintained?
Yes. Last release 2 Dec 2025, 0 releases in the last 24 months.
Who owns Wider Admin Menu, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer altesin since Feb 2025.
Was Wider Admin Menu removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026.
Is Wider Admin Menu safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record.
Is the latest Wider Admin Menu update safe to install?
No ownership change before 1.4. No one-star spike after it.