Horizontal Admin Menu
Horizontal Admin Menu moves your existing WordPress admin menu to the top of the screen. Existing submenus show as drop-down menus when you mouse over a top level menu. This lightweight plugin alters existing WordPress…
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Horizontal Admin Menu shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites and was last updated 15 years ago, and scores 23/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (10+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- No update in 15 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 3.2 (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 Horizontal Admin Menu stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| admin | >100 |
| ekrebs | #1 |
| horizontal | >100 |
| menu | >100 |
| menus | >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
About Horizontal Admin Menu
From the official readme · v1.0Description
Horizontal Admin Menu moves your existing WordPress admin menu to the top of the screen. Existing submenus show
as drop-down menus when you mouse over a top level menu. This lightweight plugin alters existing WordPress
styles so the menus match the default admin theme. Each admin user may choose to turn this feature on or off from
the WordPress Profile editor.
Each user may also choose the option to optimize for 1024×768 resolution, which will resize the admin screens to
980 pixels wide. In this mode, if there are more than eight top menus, they will wrap to the next line.
This plugin was tested in IE7, IE8, IE9, Chrome, Firefox and Safari.
Installation
- Upload the ek-horizontal-admin-menu folder into your plugins folder.
- Activate the plugin from the Plugins screen.
- Select the option to turn on horizontal menus at the bottom of your profile screen.
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FAQ
Horizontal Admin Menu: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 7, 2026
Is Horizontal Admin Menu free?
Yes. Horizontal Admin Menu is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Horizontal Admin Menu safe to use in 2026?
Horizontal Admin Menu shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites and was last updated 15 years ago, and scores 23/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Horizontal Admin Menu?
Horizontal Admin Menu is active on 10+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 6,015 times since it launched in September 2011. It was downloaded 49 times in the last 30 days.
Does Horizontal Admin Menu work with WordPress 7.1?
Horizontal Admin Menu is officially tested up to WordPress 3.2.1, while the latest release is 7.1.3. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was Horizontal Admin Menu last updated?
The latest version, 1.0, was released on September 17, 2011 (15 years ago).
Who makes Horizontal Admin Menu?
Horizontal Admin Menu is developed and maintained by Eddie Krebs.
What are the best alternatives to Horizontal Admin Menu?
The most popular alternatives to Horizontal Admin Menu are Loginizer (1M+ installs), Redux Framework (900K+ installs) and Admin Menu Editor (300K+ installs).
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