Title: Admin Buddy Author: igse Published: May 25, 2026 Last modified: May 25, 2026 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/admin-buddy/assets/banner-772x250.png?rev=3547247) ![](https://ps.w.org/admin-buddy/assets/icon.svg?rev=3547247) # Admin Buddy By [igse](https://profiles.wordpress.org/igse/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/admin-buddy.1.0.2.zip) * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/admin-buddy/#description) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/admin-buddy/#reviews) * [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/admin-buddy/#installation) * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/admin-buddy/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/admin-buddy/) ## Description Admin Buddy is a modular admin enhancement suite for WordPress. Each feature is an independent module you can enable or disable from the Setup screen. No feature runs unless you turn it on. **Modules included:** * **White Label** – rebrand the admin: custom greeting, agency name, sidebar logo, admin bar cleanup, dashboard widgets, hide update nags, footer text, and more * **Colours** – apply a colour scheme to the entire WP admin, login page, and admin bar * **Login** – style the WordPress login page with your brand * **Maintenance** – Coming Soon and Maintenance mode with bypass URLs and emergency access * **SMTP** – configure outgoing email with multiple provider presets and email logging * **User Roles** – capability matrix editor with backup and restore * **Quick Settings** – one-click toggles for common WordPress housekeeping (disable feeds, emojis, XML-RPC, REST API, etc.) ### Source Code The complete source code is available at: https://github.com/360igs/admin-buddy- free The repository is published on each release and contains the exact files in the WordPress.org-hosted zip. ### External services The SMTP module can route outgoing WordPress email through a third-party SMTP server when the site administrator chooses to enable it. The plugin does not include hardcoded connections to any specific email service. The administrator supplies the SMTP host, port, encryption setting, and credentials in the SMTP module’s settings. No data is sent to any external server until the administrator saves those credentials and an email is dispatched (either by WordPress itself or by the SMTP module’s “Send test email” button). When email is sent, the recipient address, message body, and any attachments are transmitted to the SMTP server the administrator configured, using the credentials supplied. The plugin neither chooses the destination server nor stores credentials anywhere outside the local site database. Because the destination is administrator-supplied, no fixed terms-of-service or privacy-policy link applies; the relevant policy is the one published by whichever SMTP provider the administrator chooses. ## Screenshots * [[ * Setup screen – enable any of seven modules independently with a single toggle. * [[ * Colours – apply a ready-made colour scheme across the admin, login, and admin bar, with a live preview. * [[ * White Label – replace WordPress branding with your own: site favicon, sidebar logo, agency name, admin bar, and dashboard greeting. * [[ * Login – restyle the WordPress login page with three layouts (Left, Center, Right), brand colours, and your logo, with a live preview. * [[ * Maintenance – Coming Soon and Maintenance modes with custom bypass paths and a regeneratable emergency access URL. * [[ * SMTP – route outgoing WordPress mail through a custom server with encrypted credentials and a built-in test-email tool. * [[ * User Roles – a capability-matrix editor with per-role backups, cloning, rename, and reset. * [[ * Quick Settings – one-toggle housekeeping for common WordPress tweaks: disable feeds, emojis, XML-RPC, REST API access, and more. ## Installation 1. Upload the plugin folder to `/wp-content/plugins/`. 2. Activate through **Plugins Installed Plugins**. 3. Go to **Admin Buddy** in the admin menu. 4. Enable the modules you want in **Setup Modules**. ## FAQ ### Does it work with my theme? Admin Buddy only affects the WordPress admin area. It has no effect on your public- facing theme except for the Login module (which styles `wp-login.php`) and Maintenance mode (which gates the frontend for non-logged-in users). ### What PHP version do I need? PHP 8.1 or higher. ### Does it use jQuery? No. All Admin Buddy scripts in the free build are Vanilla ES6+. jQuery is not declared as a dependency for any free-build script. ### Can I build add-on modules? Not yet – a public module API is planned for a future release. Right now, all modules are bundled. ## Reviews There are no reviews for this plugin. ## Contributors & Developers “Admin Buddy” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ igse ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/igse/) [Translate “Admin Buddy” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/admin-buddy) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/admin-buddy/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/admin-buddy/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/admin-buddy/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/admin-buddy/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 1.0.2 * Fix mismatched “Tested up to” header between admin-buddy.php (6.9) and readme. txt (7.0) that triggered a Plugin Check error on install. Both now declare 7.0. No functional change. #### 1.0.1 * Initial public release on WordPress.org. Admin Buddy is a modular admin enhancement suite – White Label, Colours, Login, Maintenance, SMTP, User Roles, and Quick Settings – that you enable per-module from the Setup screen. ## Meta * Version **1.0.2** * Last updated **1 day ago** * Active installations **Fewer than 10** * WordPress version ** 6.4 or higher ** * Tested up to **7.0** * PHP version ** 8.1 or higher ** * Tags * [admin](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/admin/)[coming soon](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/coming-soon/) [login](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/login/)[smtp](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/smtp/) [White Label](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/white-label/) * [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/admin-buddy/advanced/) ## Ratings No reviews have been submitted yet. [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/admin-buddy/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/admin-buddy/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ igse ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/igse/) ## Support Got something to say? Need help? [View support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/admin-buddy/)