10 Best OpenStation Alternatives in 2026
Updated September 7, 2026 · Ranked by how closely each plugin matches, from WordPress.org data · How this works
OpenStation has 2,000+ active installs on WordPress.org. These 10 plugins share its category or its tags on WordPress.org, are actively maintained, and each has at least 100 active installs. They are ordered by how closely they match, not by our opinion.
The 10 closest alternatives to OpenStation
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Ozh' Admin Drop Down Menu
Closest match4.9 (74) 2,000+ active installsAll admin links available in a neat horizontal drop down menu. Saves lots of screen real estate!
Shares the admin, dashboard tags on WordPress.org. A similar number of installs, no update since June 9, 2020.
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5.0 (20) 2,000+ active installsHide the Dashboard menu, Personal Options section and Help link on the Profile page from your subscribers when they are logged in.
Shares the admin, dashboard tags on WordPress.org. A similar number of installs, no update since November 28, 2017.
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4.9 (150) 7,000+ active installsFully customize the WordPress Login Screen.
Shares the admin, dashboard tags on WordPress.org. About 3.5 times the installs, no update since November 30, 2023.
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4.8 (24) 10,000+ active installsDisable sidebar and dashboard widgets with an easy to use interface.
Shares the admin, dashboard tags on WordPress.org. About 5 times the installs, last updated July 17, 2026.
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4.3 (23) 3,000+ active installsAutomate your WordPress post scheduling with Publish to Schedule. Set rules for days and times to publish posts automatically, saving you time and ens …
Shares the productivity tag on WordPress.org. About 1.5 times the installs, last updated December 4, 2025.
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4.8 (22) 1,000+ active installsPuts all your pages and posts into the admin bar so you can simply hover, view & edit anything in one click.
Shares the productivity tag on WordPress.org. About half the installs, last updated April 22, 2026.
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4.8 (35) 9,000+ active installsPaste files and image data from clipboard and instantly upload them to the WordPress media library.
Shares the productivity tag on WordPress.org. About 4.5 times the installs, last updated December 5, 2025.
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4.3 (30) 10,000+ active installsHides the WordPress toolbar (admin bar) for all non-admin users. Simple plugin with no settings to configure.
Shares the dashboard tag on WordPress.org. About 5 times the installs, last updated 25 days ago.
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WP Data Access – App Builder for Tables, Forms, Charts, Maps & Dashboards
4.9 (88) 10,000+ active installsTurn your data into WordPress apps with tables, forms, charts & maps — no code required, with optional hooks for developers. Supports 35+ languages.
Shares the dashboard tag on WordPress.org. About 5 times the installs, last updated 12 days ago.
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4.1 (23) 10,000+ active installsReplaces the default WordPress dashboard welcome panel with custom designed Elementor template.
Shares the dashboard tag on WordPress.org. About 5 times the installs, last updated May 13, 2026.
Switching from OpenStation: common questions
What is the best alternative to OpenStation?
Ozh' Admin Drop Down Menu is the closest match: it shares the same WordPress.org tags and has 2,000+ active installs with a 4.9 out of 5 rating.
Which OpenStation alternative has the most users?
Widget Disable, with 10,000+ active installs reported by WordPress.org.
Which OpenStation alternative is rated highest?
Erident Custom Login and Dashboard, rated 4.9 out of 5 by 150 reviewers. Only plugins with at least 50 reviews are counted.
Are these OpenStation alternatives free?
Every plugin listed here is free to install from WordPress.org. Where WordPress.org marks a plugin as commercial, the developer also sells a paid version or add-ons, and that is shown on each plugin.
How are alternatives chosen?
Automatically, from WordPress.org data: plugins that share a category top 10 with OpenStation score highest, then plugins that appear in the same WordPress.org rankings, then plugins with the same tags, weighted so rare tags count more than common ones. Plugins by the same author and plugins rated under 4.0 are left out.
How we choose these alternatives
Nothing on this page is picked by hand. Every day we walk the whole WordPress.org directory, then score every plugin against OpenStation on three signals: sharing a category top 10 counts most, then appearing in the same WordPress.org rankings, then carrying the same tags, with rare tags counting for more than common ones like "wordpress". Plugins by the same author are excluded, so an author's own add-ons cannot fill the list, and so is anything rated below 4.0 or with fewer than 100 active installs. The ten highest scores are what you see, in that order. Full methodology.
The bottom line
Ozh' Admin Drop Down Menu is the closest match to OpenStation by the data we track, and Widget Disable has the widest reach with 10,000+ active installs. WP Data Access shipped the most recent release, on August 26, 2026. The list is rebuilt every day from WordPress.org, so a plugin that stops being maintained drops out on its own.
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