Title: Fancy Admin UI Author: Bob Orchard Published: July 3, 2014 Last modified: December 27, 2017 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/fancy-admin-ui/assets/banner-772x250.jpg?rev=1164944) This plugin **hasn’t been tested with the latest 3 major releases of WordPress**. It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when used with more recent versions of WordPress. ![](https://ps.w.org/fancy-admin-ui/assets/icon.svg?rev=1579506) # Fancy Admin UI By [Bob Orchard](https://profiles.wordpress.org/boborchard/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/fancy-admin-ui.zip) * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/fancy-admin-ui/#description) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/fancy-admin-ui/#reviews) * [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/fancy-admin-ui/#installation) * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/fancy-admin-ui/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/fancy-admin-ui/) ## Description WordPress’s admin themes are great, but we wanted to take it a step further. This is a clean blue/gray theme by default for the admin panel that simplifies the interface and makes things more accessible for our customers. Customize your colors by visiting Settings > General If there are any features you’d like to see or bugs with other plugins – visit the support tab and let me know. ### Improvements made * Blue AdminBar for front and backend of site * Soft Gray menu * Larger Calls to Action within Edit screens * Ability to change custom primary/secondary colors * Mobile Menu compatibility ## Screenshots * [[ * Screenshot of the basic admin panel ## Installation 1. Upload `fancy-admin-ui` to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory 2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress 3. Set your custom colors via Settings > General Be sure to check your login page because the default WP logo is a light blue and doesn’t match. I did wrap the standard WP logo in a white rounded rectangle so it should show up without any issue on any color. ## FAQ Installation Instructions 1. Upload `fancy-admin-ui` to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory 2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress 3. Set your custom colors via Settings > General Be sure to check your login page because the default WP logo is a light blue and doesn’t match. I did wrap the standard WP logo in a white rounded rectangle so it should show up without any issue on any color. ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/327df26394c1842a8c7e7d370e3566073322b04bd3fbd9f84098f708c474600e? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Good Style](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/good-style/)󠁿 [Canada WebMaster](https://profiles.wordpress.org/canadawebmaster/) July 18, 2021 Its good style and nice but need update, there is some conflict with the CSS, please update the plugin as 4 years is long and keep it up 🙂 ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b712112bb86aa7786dbebaf2e7b707df27143f6a98fc5334e113c1ee7a3bcafa? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Very easy](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/very-easy-109/)󠁿 [saqnaz](https://profiles.wordpress.org/saqnaz/) March 13, 2018 2 replies Beautiful admin interface. Thanks Bob Orchard ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/9643ae64bd00474c460a3e5f60017b81630321816ebd17c673bf78de5bb4f1d1? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Great Admin theme](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/great-admin-theme/)󠁿 [louiswalch](https://profiles.wordpress.org/louiswalch/) December 20, 2017 This is the best Admin UI theme I’ve seen for Wordpress. Very clean and minimal and does a nice job at improving the Wordpress backend experience. I would highly suggest. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/3c881be2c662458564b6f1967a98bd1bf856d544eb290b61a3e15eb64cc529b9? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[awesome for RTL Theme](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/awesome-for-rtl-theme/)󠁿 [riaziban](https://profiles.wordpress.org/riaziban/) July 20, 2017 I test several plugins for Admin Them. it is very good and nice, i like it. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/c8669e59417a0951821f6b66be7d8fea91318d6961e0aa6e087b2d68d37af570? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Perfect and responsive](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/perfect-and-responsive-2/)󠁿 [samthomas](https://profiles.wordpress.org/samthomas/) September 3, 2016 It’s really nice, clean and user-friendly. Thanks Sam ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/77352b599bf11c0058adb7bf272b0a4865c8edeaaa30ff5dec2dfd51ec061886? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Wow..](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wow-334/)󠁿 [Dhruva](https://profiles.wordpress.org/dhruva/) September 3, 2016 Super Clean and beautiful. [ Read all 14 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/fancy-admin-ui/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “Fancy Admin UI” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ Bob Orchard ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/boborchard/) [Translate “Fancy Admin UI” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/fancy-admin-ui) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/fancy-admin-ui/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/fancy-admin-ui/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/fancy-admin-ui/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/fancy-admin-ui/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 2.1 Fixed menu notificaton tag position, added some more styles, fixed a few UI bugs spotted by users, and refactored the settings file to remove some PHP 7 warnings. #### 2.0 Fixed mobile menu issues, refactored how styles are embedded, reduced how much the secondary color is used to keep things consistent, fixed other css bugs #### 1.1 Fixed styling issue that appeared with WordPress v. 4.2.2, fixed incorrect file reference for colorpicker, and cleaned up metabox styling #### 1.0 Added ability to change the primary and secondary color via the WP Admin Settings page #### 0.2 Added updates to style Visual Composer elements #### 0.1 Cleaning up code, reduced sidebar menu item height #### 0.1 Beta Initial beta version for release. The responsive portion of the nav isn’t yet addressed. ## Meta * Version **2.1** * Last updated **8 years ago** * Active installations **1,000+** * WordPress version ** 3.9.0 or higher ** * Tested up to **4.9.29** * Tags * [admin theme](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/admin-theme/)[blue](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/blue/) [custom admin](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/custom-admin/)[ui](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/ui/) [ux](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/ux/) * [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/fancy-admin-ui/advanced/) ## Ratings 4.4 out of 5 stars. * [ 10 5-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/fancy-admin-ui/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 2 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/fancy-admin-ui/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 1 3-star review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/fancy-admin-ui/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 0 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/fancy-admin-ui/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 1 1-star review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/fancy-admin-ui/reviews/?filter=1) [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/fancy-admin-ui/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/fancy-admin-ui/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ Bob Orchard ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/boborchard/) ## Support Got something to say? Need help? [View support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/fancy-admin-ui/) ## Donate Would you like to support the advancement of this plugin? [ Donate to this plugin ](http://cash.me/$boborchard)