Admin Msg Board
Adds a messaging system in your Wordpress admin area for bloggers to communicate.
Consider an alternative
Admin Msg Board shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites and was last updated 18 years ago, and scores 23/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (10+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- No update in 17 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 2.7 (latest is 7.1)
How does it stack up?
Side-by-side on installs, updates, ratings & support
Daily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where Admin Msg Board stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| communication | >100 |
| messaging | >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
About Admin Msg Board
From the official readme · v1.05Description
Admin Msg Board is a plugin for WordPress that will add a messaging system in your WordPress admin area. This works for weblogs that are written by more than one blogger, so they can communicate with each other, without leaving the WP system.
Messages can have up to 140 words like in twitter, and you can choose whether to write to all users or select recipients
Installation
- Download the plugin
- Uncompress and upload to the folder wp-content/plugins/ (wp-content/plugins/admin-msg-board/)
- Activate the plugin.
For developers
Is this your plugin? Show off the numbers.
Add a live badge to your site, docs or GitHub README. It updates on its own — no account needed.
Best Admin Msg Board alternatives
All communication plugins →
FAQ
Admin Msg Board: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 2, 2026
Is Admin Msg Board free?
Yes. Admin Msg Board is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Admin Msg Board safe to use in 2026?
Admin Msg Board shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites and was last updated 18 years ago, and scores 23/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Admin Msg Board?
Admin Msg Board is active on 10+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 6,272 times since it launched in February 2008. It was downloaded 81 times in the last 30 days.
Does Admin Msg Board work with WordPress 7.1?
Admin Msg Board is officially tested up to WordPress 2.7.1, while the latest release is 7.1.2. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was Admin Msg Board last updated?
The latest version, 1.05, was released on March 8, 2009 (18 years ago).
Who makes Admin Msg Board?
Admin Msg Board is developed and maintained by Julian Yanover.
What are the best alternatives to Admin Msg Board?
The most popular alternatives to Admin Msg Board are ScreenCloud (30+ installs), FROGED (20+ installs) and Kayako Messenger: Live Chat (20+ installs).
Powered by PageForge
Want thousands of pages that rank like these? Build them in an afternoon.
This directory runs on the same engine as PageForge. Turn any spreadsheet, CSV or API into thousands of fast, SEO-ready WordPress pages — with schema, internal links and AI-written copy baked in.
- CSV, Google Sheets & API data sources
- AI content, schema & internal links per page
- Works with Elementor, Gutenberg, Yoast & Rank Math
- Free on WordPress.org — no credit card
