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Manage Admin Columns

by Santiago Becerra · WordPress.org page · Website

v1.5.0 Tested up to WP 6.0.14 PHP 5.6+

Manage Admin Columns has 100+ active installs on WordPress.org and 3,584 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on May 8, 2022, tested up to WordPress 6.0.14.

Manage Admin Columns at a glance

Active installs
100+
Total downloads
3,584
Downloads, last 30 days
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available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
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tracking since September 4, 2026

Is Manage Admin Columns well maintained?

Support threads resolved
No open threads
nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum
WordPress compatibility
Behind
tested up to WordPress 6.0.14, not yet with the current 7.1

Features

The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.

  • If the post has no featured image, it displays a “No image” svg icon to indicate this
  • If the featured image is broken, it displays a red “Broken image” svg icon to indicate this
  • The plugin opens a lightbox when click on featured image
  • You can enable or disable the blue border on hover
  • You can enable or disable the lightbox feature
  • You can choose the shape and size of the thumbnail displayed at the dashboard

Manage Admin Columns reviews and ratings

1 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.

All reviews
5.0 out of 5

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  • Awesome little plugin!

    Shows the featured image on each post or custom post overview. You can select the size of the image, on which post types they appear and even view it on click in big! I can highly recommend it! 👌🏻

    heikodietze

Details

This plugin adds a featured image column to WordPress Dashboard. It automatically adds a column to any post type which supports a featured image.

The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.

Tags

  • admin columns
  • featured image

More from Santiago Becerra

Version
1.5.0
Last updated
May 8, 2022
First published
Jan 2, 2021
Requires WordPress
5.0
Tested up to
6.0.14
Requires PHP
5.6
Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

Manage Admin Columns FAQ

What does Manage Admin Columns do?

According to its WordPress.org readme, Manage Admin Columns offers If the post has no featured image, it displays a “No image” svg icon to indicate this, If the featured image is broken, it displays a red “Broken image” svg icon to indicate this, The plugin opens a lightbox when click on featured image, You can enable or disable the blue border on hover and You can enable or disable the lightbox feature.

How many active installs does Manage Admin Columns have?

WordPress.org reports 100+ active installs for Manage Admin Columns as of September 7, 2026.

Is Manage Admin Columns still maintained?

The last release was on May 8, 2022, more than a year ago. WordPress.org shows a warning on plugins that go this long without an update.

Is Manage Admin Columns free?

Manage Admin Columns is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.