As of April 2026, Advanced Post Manager is a WordPress column plugin with 4.0K+ active installations and a 3.5/5 rating from 11 reviews. It has been downloaded 146K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 6.6+ and PHP 7.4+. Available on WordPress.org since 2011. Downloads are down 18% this week. Top alternative: Make Column Clickable for Elementor.
3.5/511 reviews
4.0K+active installs
146K+total downloads
15 yearssince 2011
Overview
This is a tool for developers who want to turbo-charge their custom post type listings with metadata, taxonomies, and more. An intuitive interface for adding (and saving) complex filtersets is provided, along with a drag-and-drop interface for choosing and ordering columns to be displayed. Metaboxes are also automatically generated for all your metadata-entry needs.
- Add columns to the post listing view
- Filter post listings by custom criteria
- Easily add metaboxes to custom post types
- Automatically add registered taxonomies to post listings
- Sort by post metadata
See docs/documentation.html in the plugin directory for full documentation.
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Ratings & Reviews
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Recent Reviews
Sucks if you just want to sort by date modified
by pixieblitz·2 years ago
I added this plugin because I needed to sort my events by when they were posted (or last edited), to view the most recent submissions. After installation I realized it does NOTHING – you have to read their documentation, which is really complicated and confusing, and basically it tells you to go write your own code in your functions file according to their formulas – but supposedly this plugin is required before adding your own code will work. It is INSANELY frustrating.
Plugin này không làm gì cả
by khongngu·2 years ago
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Time zone mishandeling prevents us from upgrading
by fremontdems·3 years ago
This is a potentially cool plugin, but the inconsistent and incorrect handling of time zone display in the basic version is a red flag for us to justify upgrading. The pages upon pages of troubleshooting FAQs and forums related to this bug throw responsibility back to we end users. The plugin developers should recode their app to use the time zone in the WordPress settings and be done with falling through to the web server PHP time zone setting – IF that is the cause of the issue.
We simply do not employ full time programmers to debug and chase down faults in this or any other plugin. Time zone settings, recognition and display work just fine in all other areas of our site. If and when this otherwise decent plugin is fixed to handle time zones correctly, I will consider recommending that our non-profit volunteer staffed organization pay the price for the upgrade. Until and unless I see that happen, I’ll keep shopping and evaluating alternatives.
Should Be Removed
by vpjm3.0·5 years ago
This plugin doesn’t do anything. It says you have to install it and then get a developer to write some code to make it work. That means this isn’t a plugin, it’s just a useless piece of code. The plugin repository should only be for plugins that actually add some functionality to your WordPress website. This “plugin” is just taking up space and confusing people. Did the developers just get bored and decided not to finish their plugin? It should be removed from the plugin repository!
Doesn’t do anything without developer knowledge
by shaytorn·6 years ago
A bit misleading as it doesn’t do anything without coding it into your site. And it does mention this, but only after you have spent time installing and looking around. The interface as seen in the screenshots is not available by default. Why not just make a version that attaches itself to your theme too? Developers will know how to change and edit.
- This topic was modified 6 years, 8 months ago by shaytorn.
Download Trends
Today: 20Yesterday: 31This week: 138Period total: 10K
Compatibility
| WordPress | 6.6+ requiredTested up to 6.8.5 |
| PHP | 7.4+ required |
Version Adoption
v4.5
96.9%
Other
3.1%
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Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
[4.5.5] 2025-08-25
- Fix – Ensure Advanced Post Manager initialization timing can handle switching between
admin_initandcurrent_screen. [ECP-1915] - Tweak – PHP 8.3 compatibility fixes.
Contributors
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