Advanced Settings 3
Adds settings that you might expect to find in the WordPress core.
3.9(7 reviews)
·200 active installs·Updated 1 month agoAs of April 2026, Advanced Settings 3 is a WordPress admin plugin with 200 active installations and a 3.9/5 rating from 7 reviews. It has been downloaded 33K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 5.0.0+ and PHP 7.4+. Available on WordPress.org since 2012. Recently updated within the last 3 months. Top alternative: Loginizer.
3.9/57 reviews
200active installs
33K+total downloads
14 yearssince 2012
Overview
Advanced Settings is a powerful WordPress plugin that provides settings you would expect to find in the WordPress core. It is lightweight, performant and offers a modern, fast and user-friendly interface.
🚀 PERFORMANCE
Advanced Settings 3 is optimized for extreme performance. It even loads only necessary PHP.
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🪶 LIGHTWEIGHT
Advanced Settings 3 is lightweight (only about 0.5 MB) and discreet (no dashboard hijacking).
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🔒 SECURITY
Advanced Settings 3 has been independently reviewed for security vulnerabilities via Patchstack.
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✳️ INFO ABOUT THE 2 BAD RATINGS
Bad ratings occurred in 2017 because users used outdated PHP versions, but can’t happen again.
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FEATURES
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Ratings & Reviews
3.97 reviews
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 5.0.0+ requiredTested up to 6.9.4 |
| PHP | 7.4+ required |
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Changelog
3.3.0 – 2026-02-07
- Several changes for “Custom post types” feature:
- Optimized edit interface
- Added new options in the sections “support” and “settings”
- Moved “Custom post types” feature to system category
- Fix: Flush rewrite rules added to ensure rewrite rules are always up to date
Contributors
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