The Best WordPress Admin Themes You Could Possibly Find
WordPress Administration can be a bland and boring thing, after a while it becomes tiresome. Time for a change, freshen things up. The availabilty of WP Admin themes is not great, so below to make things easier for everyone I have compiled a list of the best admin themes available.
These themes are not only good for personal use, but also for your clients, makes it easier to customize to there style.
I currently use the Tiger Admin Plugin.
Below are ‘The Best WordPress Admin Themes You Could Possibly Find’.
1. WP Tiger Administration (http://orderedlist.com)
Name: WP Tiger Administration.
Plugin URL: http://orderedlist.com/wptiger.
Author URL: http://orderedlist.com.
WP Compatabilty: WordPress 2-2.3.
Browser Compatabilty: Firefox and Safari only.
2. AFD WP2 Admin (http://aenonfiredesign.com)
Name: AFD WP2 Admin.
Plugin URL: …afd-wordpress2-admin-theme.
Author URL: http://aenonfiredesign.com.
WP Compatabilty: WordPress 2 – 2.3. (Older versions available for download).
Browser Compatabilty: IE7, Firefox, Opera and Safari.
3. Js Style Admin + Drop Menus (http://jsbox.net/283)
Name: Js Style Admin + Drop Menus.
Plugin URL: http://jsbox.net/283.
Author URL: http://jsbox.net.
WP Compatabilty: WordPress 2 – 2.3.
Browser Compatabilty: IE7, Firefox, Opera and Safari.
Notes: This Admin theme is based on the SpotMilk Admin. Its available in two colors: green and blue.
4. WP NiceAdmin (http://www.douglaskarr.com/projects/niceadmin/)
Name: WP NiceAdmin.
Plugin URL: …projects/niceadmin/.
Author URL: http://www.douglaskarr.com.
WP Compatabilty: WordPress 1.5 – 2.3.
Browser Compatabilty: IE7, Firefox, Opera and Safari.
Notes: This Admin theme is also based on the SpotMilk Admin.
5. Planet X7 WP Admin (http://www.sevban.com/wordpress/planet-x7)
Name: Planet X7 WP Admin.
Plugin URL: …wordpress-admin-theme/.
Author URL: http://www.sevban.com.
WP Compatabilty: WordPress 2 – 2.3.
Browser Compatabilty: Opera, Firefox, IE 7 and there is a few minor problems with IE 6 (no surprise there then).
6. WP Barunio Administration (http://barunsingh.com/software/wp-admin)
Name: WP Barunio Administration.
Plugin URL: …arunio-administration/.
Author URL: http://barunsingh.com.
WP Compatabilty: WordPress 2 – 2.3.
Browser Compatabilty: Firefox and Safari only.
Notes: This theme is great for your clients, it is very easy to customize.
7. MyDashboard Plugin (http://dev.clearskys.net/Wordpress/MyDashboard)
Name: MyDashboard Plugin.
Plugin URL: …Wordpress/MyDashboard.
Author URL: None, no longer being supported.
WP Compatabilty: WordPress 2 – 2.3.
Browser Compatabilty: Opera, Firefox and IE 7.
Notes: This theme needs a fair bit of tweaking to get to work the way you want it to (if I had the time I would). Have a look at all the amazing features though: Drag and drop to reorder the gadgets location to your liking, add or remove gadgets at will, fully extend-able – easily add your own gadgets to the dashboard using the very simple API, skinable – The look of the dashboard can be changed simply by selecting a different skin (CSS style sheet)…
8. B I T B Y B I T WP Administration (http://bitbybit.wordpress.com/code/wordpress)
Name: B I T B Y B I T WP Administration.
Plugin URL: …admin-theme-preview/.
Author URL: None, no longer being supported.
WP Compatabilty: WordPress 2 – 2.3.
Browser Compatabilty: Opera, Firefox and IE 7.
Notes: No longer being developed by the author, make sure you read the ‘known issues‘ section.
9. SHUTTLE WP Admin (http://www.brokenkode.com/shuttle)
Name: B I T B Y B I T WP Administration.
Plugin URL: http://www.brokenkode.com/shuttle.
Author URL: http://www.brokenkode.com.
WP Compatabilty: WordPress 2 – 2.3.
Browser Compatabilty: Opera, Firefox, Safari and IE.
Notes: This theme is not ready yet for download, but worth having a look. This will be the future of WP Admin themes. This will no doubt be the number 1 when it is released.
10. Spotmilk Admin Theme v2.2.1 (http://code.google.com)
Name: Spotmilk Admin Theme v2.2.1.
Plugin URL: http://code.google.com.
Author URL: http://ceprix.net (Its a dead link).
WP Compatabilty: WordPress 2 – 2.3.
Browser Compatabilty: Opera, Firefox, Safari and IE.
Notes: The URL for the author doesn’t work, but I did manage to find a download link via Google Code. This theme is the base for a few of the other themes.
How to install your new Admin Theme
1. Download the plugin.
2. Copy/Move the Plugin to your WordPress Plugin Folder.
3. Activate the Plugin in your WordPress Admin
4. Hope it works!!!!!!!!! Of course it will.









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