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Live from WordPress.org · Sep 28, 2026

Best Ui Plugins for WordPress

65 plugins are tagged “ui” on WordPress.org. We rank them by active installs and score every one on update freshness, compatibility, ratings and support — so you can pick a safe one in seconds. The most popular right now is Radio Buttons for Taxonomies with 20K+ active installs.

Plugins in category65
#1 by installsRadio Buttons for Tax…
Top-30 installs29.7K+
Avg. health (this page)43/100

65 Ui plugins

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Best Ui Plugins for WordPress
Rank Plugin Active installs Rating Updated Health
1 Radio Buttons for Taxonomies Radio Buttons for Taxonomies Replace the default taxonomy boxes with a custom metabox that uses radio buttons… by HelgaTheViking 20K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (50) 2 years ago 50
2 Category Checklist Tree Category Checklist Tree Preserves the category hierarchy on the post editing screen by scribu 5K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (23) 9 years ago 46
3 Fancy Admin UI Fancy Admin UI Clean, blue theme that's customizable for the Wordpress Admin panel and Admin Bar by Bob Orchard 1K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.4 (14) 9 years ago 37
4 Taxonomy Tags to Checkboxes Taxonomy Tags to Checkboxes Convert taxonomy tags to checkboxes in the WordPress admin area. by runthings.dev 700+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (2) 7 months ago 49
5 Collapsible Categories in the Dashboard Collapsible Categories in the Dashboard In the Dashboard, collapses sub categories into hidden submenus that can be expanded and… by newvibe 600+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (9) 7 years ago 39
6 Admin Bar Toggle Admin Bar Toggle Hides the admin bar on the front-end by default, and adds a toggle to activate it. by James Kemp 400+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.9 (18) 11 years ago 39
7 Clean unused shortcodes Clean unused shortcodes Scan your site for orphaned shortcodes and remove them safely from post content and… by Amr Abdelkarem 300+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.4 (7) 4 months ago 64
8 Dropdown Menus Dropdown Menus Display your WordPress menus as a dropdown select box. Great for mobile designs. by Robert O'Rourke 300+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.4 (5) 14 years ago 36
9 Admin Bar Wrap Fix Admin Bar Wrap Fix Fixes the wrap behavior of the WordPress admin bar when it has too many items. Keep it… by KZeni 200+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (6) 3 years ago 38
10 Block Revealer Block Revealer Hightlight your blocks and stop clicking everywhere to find them. by Maxime Pertici 200+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (9) 3 months ago 72
11 Category Checklist Expander Category Checklist Expander Increases the height of the category checklist meta box on the post editing screen so that… by Mark Jaquith 100+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.7 (3) 14 years ago 31
12 Post Descriptions Post Descriptions A lightweight WordPress plugin that lets you add quick descriptions or personal notes to… by Tom de Visser 100+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (6) 1 year ago 46
13 CSS3 Transitions CSS3 Transitions This plugin automatically adds CSS3 transitions to your website/blog and the WordPress… by Nick Halsey 100+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4 (4) 9 years ago 29
14 DarkAdmin – Dark Mode for Adminpanel DarkAdmin – Dark Mode for Adminpanel A simple, lightweight Dark Mode plugin for the WordPress Admin Dashboard with full color… by AlexanderWagnerDev 100+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 3 (1) 3 months ago 54
15 Old Style Admin UI Old Style Admin UI If you didn't like the new Wordpress 5.3 accessibility blue style for the buttons and other… by Darken-x 100+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (9) 7 years ago 37
16 Modern Design Library Modern Design Library A Modern Design Library toolkit for blocks: separators, headings, marquees, call-to-action… by Ciprian Popescu 80+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (1) 2 weeks ago 75
17 Product Preview for WooCommerce Product Preview for WooCommerce Quick Product Preview for WooCommerce Shop Without Product Page Load by BeRocket 60+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.3 (3) 1 month ago 69
18 Site Grayscale Toggle Site Grayscale Toggle CSP-safe plugin that applies a site-wide grayscale filter with a front-end toggle. Control… by natthasath 40+ ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 11 months ago 39
19 Clickit Readmore Clickit Readmore A lightweight and easy-to-use plugin that adds a customizable "Read More" toggle shortcode… by Xiangxu 40+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (1) 10 months ago 46
20 OmniStack Admin OmniStack Admin A clean, modern skin for the WordPress admin. Dark sidebar, customizable accent color, and… by OmniStackWP 30+ ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 3 months ago 52
21 Radio Taxonomy Radio Taxonomy No more checkboxes, let's radio in. by Mitchell Bundy 30+ ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 15 years ago 24
22 Customizer UI Customizer UI Designed to help WordPress developers quickly and easily add Customizer sections and… by cperko 30+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4 (1) 6 years ago 28
23 Better Formats Better Formats Improves the UI for WordPress's built-in post formats. by Dutch van Andel 20+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (1) 13 years ago 31
24 bbPress – New UI bbPress – New UI A great plugin completely changes the entire design bbpress in light or dark color by daniluk4000 20+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.2 (14) 10 years ago 33
25 Sticky Preview and Publish Buttons by FibroJedi Sticky Preview and Publish Buttons by FibroJedi Your own tab for Classic Editor containing the preview/publish buttons. As you use the… by Fibro Jedi 20+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (2) 10 months ago 46
26 ACD Admin Designer ACD Admin Designer Customize the WordPress admin interface with modern color schemes, live preview, presets… by steffen34ik 20+ ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 5 months ago 45
27 WP Dropdown Hierarchical Category UI WP Dropdown Hierarchical Category UI It makes the categories or taxonomies list in a better UI which enables show/hide toggle of… by Kharis Sulistiyono 20+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (5) 13 years ago 36
28 Single Taxonomy Selector Single Taxonomy Selector A powerful plugin that simplifies taxonomy term selection by enabling users to select a… by BPOTechHue 20+ ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 2 years ago 27
29 Infinite Scroll for Genesis Infinite Scroll for Genesis Adds infinite scroll on the front page, blog, archives, and search results for themes… by Amar Ilindra 20+ ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 4 years ago 24
30 Lazy Fade Lazy Fade Lazy Fade is a simple plugin to enhance the presentation of your site. As the user scrolls… by Ben Dunkle 20+ ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 10 months ago 39

Top Ui plugins, head to head

All comparisons →
Radio Buttons for TaxonomiesRadio Buttons for Tax… vs Category Checklist TreeCategory Checklist Tr… Radio Buttons for TaxonomiesRadio Buttons for Tax… vs Fancy Admin UIFancy Admin UI Radio Buttons for TaxonomiesRadio Buttons for Tax… vs Taxonomy Tags to CheckboxesTaxonomy Tags to Chec… Category Checklist TreeCategory Checklist Tr… vs Fancy Admin UIFancy Admin UI Category Checklist TreeCategory Checklist Tr… vs Taxonomy Tags to CheckboxesTaxonomy Tags to Chec… Fancy Admin UIFancy Admin UI vs Taxonomy Tags to CheckboxesTaxonomy Tags to Chec…

How we rank

Popularity first, then a health check you can trust

Plugins are ordered the way WordPress.org ranks them for this category. Next to each one you’ll see its health score, so a popular-but-neglected option never sneaks into your stack.

  • 25 Update freshness
  • 20 Works with the latest WordPress
  • 25 Rating, weighted by review count
  • 15 Support threads resolved
  • 15 Active installs

Popular plugins categories

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FAQ

Quick answers

Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.

Live data from WordPress.org · checked Sep 28, 2026

What is the most popular ui plugin for WordPress?

Radio Buttons for Taxonomies is the most popular ui plugin with 20K+ active installs and a 5/5 rating on WordPress.org.

How many ui plugins are on WordPress.org?

There are currently 65 plugins tagged “ui” in the official WordPress.org plugin directory.

Which ui plugin has the best rating?

Among the most-installed options, Radio Buttons for Taxonomies has the highest rating at 5/5 from 50 reviews.

Are these ui plugins actively maintained?

1 of the top 30 ui plugins were updated in the last 30 days. Check each plugin’s health score for update freshness, WordPress compatibility and support responsiveness.

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