About this plugin
Admin Columns lets you customize and organize the columns displayed in the WordPress admin list tables for posts, pages, users, comments and media.
Instead of the limited default list table, you get to display the information you actually need – like custom fields, featured images, taxonomies, file data and more.
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With a simple drag-and-drop interface you can:
- Add any column to posts, pages, users, media and comments
- Reorder and resize columns to match your workflow
- Choose from 200+ column types including custom fields, taxonomies and file data
- Display rich metadata such as images, dates, colors and relational fields
- Create clean overviews for even the most complex websites
It works for any site from simple blogs to large WooCommerce stores.
Why Admin Columns?
Default WordPress list tables are limited. They often show only the title, author and date.
Admin Columns turns them into useful management screens that show you what matters.
Examples:
- See featured images, custom fields and taxonomies directly in the post list table
- Display media file size, dimensions or EXIF data
- View user metadata and roles in the users screen
- Keep track of large content libraries
Popular use cases
Admin Columns is used by developers, agencies and site owners to manage content more efficiently.
Common setups:
- Managing WooCommerce products with price, SKU or stock columns
- Displaying ACF custom fields in post list tables
- Organizing large media libraries
- Reviewing SEO metadata from Yoast
- Organizing custom post types with the right columns
Built for developers
Admin Columns is open source and built to be extended. Use actions and filters to register custom column types, modify output or integrate with your own plugins.
- Full hooks and filters reference for custom integrations
- Register column configurations in PHP for version-controlled setups
- Designed to work alongside page builders, custom post type plugins and third-party extensions
Explore the developer documentation.
Admin Columns Pro
Upgrade to Admin Columns Pro for sorting, filtering, inline editing and more. With Pro you can:
- Sort any column
- Filter content with stackable smart filters
- Inline editing – edit titles, custom fields, taxonomies and more directly from the list table
- Bulk editing – update multiple items at once
- Conditional formatting – color-code rows and cells based on rules
- Export to CSV
- Import/export column sets between sites or team members
- Save to PHP for version-controlled column configurations
Admin Columns Pro also provides deep integrations with popular plugins:
- Advanced Custom Fields – display and edit all field types
- WooCommerce – product and order columns
- Yoast SEO – SEO score and metadata columns
- Toolset Types – custom fields and relationships
- Pods – Pods fields and content types
Learn more about the additional features of Admin Columns Pro on our website:
Upgrade to Admin Columns Pro
Supported content types
Admin Columns works with the following WordPress admin screens:
- Posts, Pages and Custom Post Types
- Users
- Media Library
- Comments
- Taxonomies (Pro)
Custom field column
Admin Columns allows you to display custom fields (post meta and user meta) directly in the admin list table.
Supported field formats include:
- Color
- Date
- Images
- Number
- Text
- URL
- True/False
- Relational: Posts, Users and Media
Docs & Support
Is this your first time using Admin Columns? Check out our documentation and guides:
Documentation
Getting Started
Developer documentation
Need help? Please visit the Admin Columns support forums.
Contribute
Admin Columns is open source and community-driven. There are several ways to contribute:
- Translate: Help translate Admin Columns on WordPress.org or Pro translations on Transifex
- Report issues: Found a bug? Report it on GitHub
- Suggest features: Submit ideas to our public roadmap