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Backend Designer

v1.4Not updated in over a year

Create your own design for the Wordpress Backend with live-preview and customize the Login screen with your own logo and awesome color styles.

by Daniele De Rosa · Website

admin themebackend designerbackend themecustomize admindesign backend
Rank
#5,612 24h -3 · 7d 34
Est. installs
1,819 High confidence
Total downloads
14K all time
Rating
5.0 ★ 4 reviews
Official installs
1,000+ public bucket
Support threads
0 last 2 months
Support resolved
— of threads
Tested up to
WP 6.5.13 compatibility

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Maintenance & compatibility

2.5 years ago

Last release

Version
1.4
Requires WP
3.0.1
Requires PHP
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On WP.org since
2015

About Backend Designer

Backend Designer is a WordPress plugin by Daniele De Rosa, first published on WordPress.org in 2015. It has 1,000+ active installations and 14,235 downloads in total, and ranks #5,612 in the WordPress.org plugin directory. Over the past week it climbed 34 places. Users rate it 5.0 out of 5 across 4 reviews. Version 1.4 was released 2.5 years ago; WordPress.org flags plugins that have not been updated in over a year. It is tested up to WordPress 6.5.13 and requires WordPress 3.0.1 or later. No support threads were opened in the last two months. It is listed under admin theme, backend designer, backend theme, customize admin and design backend. Plugins with a similar focus include Markdown Editor (Formerly Dark Mode), Fancy Admin UI and Aquila Admin Theme.

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