Simple Client Dashboard is the #98 ranked admin app on WordPress, with a 4.5 average rating from 26 reviews, as of Aug 31, 2026.
Simple Client Dashboard is a WordPress Plugin Directory app by TylerDigital. With a rating of 4.5★ from 26 reviews, it currently ranks #98 in the Admin category.
AppRanks data: Simple Client Dashboard ranks #98 in Admin on WordPress Plugin Directory, placing it in the top 15% of that category.
AppRanks verdict
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Simple Client Dashboard is a highly rated WordPress app with a limited review volume. It is listed in the Admin category on WordPress Plugin Directory, which AppRanks treats as the canonical taxonomy node for ranking and competitor comparison. 26 reviews put it in the early-traction tier — useful for early-stage stores willing to be on the leading edge. Early-traction review counts are sensitive to single launch periods or feature events, so a 30-day re-check before bigger commitments often resolves whether the trend is sustained. Paid-only pricing means evaluating fit on the marketplace listing or via the developer's documentation before installing. AppRanks tracks rating, review count, pricing tier, and category position daily — the figures on this page reflect the most recent scrape from the canonical WordPress Plugin Directory listing.
Pros
- +High average rating (4.5★) signals consistent merchant satisfaction
- +Published by TylerDigital — established developer track record
Cons
- −Limited review base (26) — ratings can shift significantly with new feedback
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How Simple Client Dashboard works
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Simple Client Dashboard offers a new “Admin” user role, which fits perfectly between the default WordPress roles for Administrator and Editor access. This allows clients and Webmasters to manage their website content without you having to worry about critical settings or information being removed or adjusted.
Preserve your hard work
Avoid unexpected messes and troubleshooting sessions
One-click access restriction
Incorporate Into Your Clients Site with Ease Getting started with Simple Client Dashboard is a breeze — unlike other full user-role solutions that eat up your time, this one won’t have you scratching your head or testing endlessly. Simply install this on your client’s site right from the get-go and it’s smooth sailing from there.
There’s little to no setup required, just install Simple Client Dashboard, and you’ll instantly have access to the new “Admin” user role. If you’d like to adjust the “Admin” role, the free plugin offers a clean and tidy interface so that you can make adjustments. And, Simple Client Dashboard Pro, lets you further customize permissions for more advanced third party plugins.
Give Clients and Webmasters The Access They Need Restrict access to only the features and functions they need to manage their site – without breaking it! Restrict their capabilities and permissions just enough to make sure no unexpected problems arise as they begin working on their website.
Simple and Clean “Admin” Role Editing Interface The Simple Client Dashboard offers a clean and straightforward editing interface for the new “Admin” role. Effortlessly make updates to the permissions and abilities that your clients have on their websites with a few clicks.
Simple Client Dashboard creates a new user role named “Admin” which is similar to the default “Administrator” role, but with the following changes:
Hides Non-essential and Troublesome WordPress Dashboard Items
Hide the WordPress Settings menu
Hide the WordPress Plugins menu
Hide the WordPress Tools menu
Hide the WordPress Users menu
Hide the WordPress Appearance > Editor tab
Disable the theme installation button
Disable theme-switching buttons
Disable the WordPress Core Updates button
(More options in Simple Client Dashboard Pro)
Simple Client Dashboard PRO also provides Third Party Plugin Constraints Upgrade to Simple Client Dashboard Pro to get even more control over how the Admin role can interact with popular third party plugins.
Other user role solutions expect you to enter raw code names for permissions or are limited to capabilities that WordPress exposes by default. While Simple Client Dashboard takes it a step further by custom coding beyond standard WordPress permissions.
Advanced Custom Fields – Hide ACF menu and settings, including definitions, rules, and fields.
Custom Post Types – Restrict ability to create Custom Post Types.
Contact Form 7 – Restrict the ability to create new forms, delete forms, and edit forms but allow the Admin role to view submissions.
Draw Attention – Restrict ability to add Draw Attention images.
Easy Digital Downloads – Allow the Admin role to manage products, manage customer payments, manage reports & sales data, and/or manage settings
Five Star Business Profile and Scheme – Hide business profile settings.
Gravity Forms – Restrict the ability to create new forms, delete forms, and preview forms. Only allow the Admin role to edit forms and view submissions.
iThemes Security – Hide iThemes security menus and settings.
Jetpack – Hide the Jetpack stats.
LearnDash – Restrict permissions to edit courses, assignments, groups and the group leader.
Ninja Forms – Restrict the ability to import and export forms, manage settings or extensions, and view the system status. Only allow the Admin role to edit forms and view submissions.
Redirection – Remove permission to manage URL redirection settings.
Revolution Slider – Restrict access to the Revolution Slider menu.
Simple Custom CSS – Hide option to add CSS.
SiteGround Optimizer – Hide the Optimizer settings menu.
Sucuri Scanner – Hide security scan information.
TablePress – Hide the TablePress Options screen. Only allow the Admin role to show, edit, import, and export TablePress content.
The Events Calendar – Restrict the Admin role’s ability to manage and delete events, venues, and organizers.
WooCommerce – Hide the settings. Only allow the Admin role to edit & view products, coupons, or orders, allow the Admin role to view reports.
Wordfence – Hide the Wordfence Dashboard Widget
WordPress Plugins – Restrict ability to install, activate, update, edit, and delete plugins.
WordPress Themes – Restrict ability to install, update, switch, edit, or delete themes. Only allow the Admin role to edit theme options such as widgets, menus, and the Customizer.
WP All Import – Remove ability to use WP All Import Settings Menu.
Yoast SEO – Hide Yoast SEO settings menu and hide the SEO meta box when editing pages/posts.
2.1.7.1
New: Added support for Jetpack Stats
2.1.7.0
New: Added GoPricing Plugin Support
New: Added Revolution Slider Plugin Support
New: Added Boss Theme Support
New: Added Canvas Theme Support
New: Added Genesis Theme Support
2.1.6.1
Fixed: members_get_capabilities() conflict with Members plugin
Fixed: CF7 issues with update
Improved: EDD capabilities
2.1.6.0
New: Added Ninja Forms Plugin Support
New: Added LearnDash Plugin Support
New: Added Envato Toolkit Plugin Support
New: Added CPTUI Plugin Support
New: Added Wordfence Plugin Support
New: Added Google Analytics Plugin by Yoast Support
New: Added Divi Theme Support
New: Added NativeChurch Theme Support
Update: Improved Portuguese Language Support
Fixed: Contact Form 7 Support
2.1.5.0
New: Added Settings link in plugins list
New: Added Easy Digital Downloads Module
New: Added iThemes Exchange Module
New: Added WooCommerce Module
New: Added Event Espresso Module
New: Added Events Calendar Module
New: Added WP All Import Module
New: Added Siteground SuperCacher Module
New: Theme support for Avian theme
New: Theme support for Cardinal theme
New: Theme support for Ken theme
New: Theme support for Total theme
Update: Improved Gravity Forms Module
Update: Improved i18n
New: Serbian Language Support
New: Portuguese Language Support (PT & BR)
Fix: multisite activation bug with _blogs() function
Fix: Improve Yoast SEO module
Fix: Fatal error with CF7 module
Fix: config array error on Multisite
Fix: removed Administrator from editable roles
2.1.3.1
Improved: Show Yoast metabox when editing pages (still hide settings) by default
2.1.3.0
New: Hide Users menu (often requested, and really the webmaster user couldn’t do much in this screen anyway)
New: Add support for ACF5 (hide Custom Fields Menu compatible with new version)
New: Add support for Contact Form 7
New: Add support for iThemes Security
2.1.2.1
New: Add support for TablePress [https://wordpress.org/plugins/tablepress/]
2.1.2.0
Multisite bugfix: Prevent webmaster from removing users from individual sites
Multisite bugfix: Stop removing Settings & Tools from network administrator
2.1.1.1
New: Now hides non-essential dashboard items
Fixed: Fixes a conflict with Mizzo theme (thanks djesch)
2.1.1.0
New: Add support for Sucuri Scanner [https://wordpress.org/plugins/sucuri-scanner/]
New: Add support for Advanced Custom Fields [https://wordpress.org/plugins/advanced-custom-fields/]
New: Remove tools menu – so webmaster users can’t import/export/migrate/find&replace
2.1.0.9
New: Add support for Ultimate Branding [http://premium.wpmudev.org/project/ultimate-branding/]
2.1.0.8
Improved: Add Gravity Forms edit_forms capability as an option (only allows entry viewing by default) via filter:
add_filter( ‘td-webmaster-user-roleoption_cap_gravityforms_edit_forms’, __return_true );
2.1.0.7
New: Remove settings menu from wp-admin
2.1.0.5
New: Remove capability to delete users
2.1.0.4
New: Add “editor” cap for role so plugins checking for “editor” explicitly work
2.1.0.3
New: Remove capabiilty to add, edit, promote users
New: Remove capability to update core
2.1.0.2
Initial Release
Category rankings
As of Sep 5, 2026- Admin#98of 669Top 15%
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Keyword rankings
Simple Client Dashboard ranks for 5 keywords across WordPress Plugin Directory. Here are the top 3:
- Rank #610
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- Rank #873
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Where Simple Client Dashboard stands in the Admin category
Simple Client Dashboard ranks #98 of 669 apps in the Admin category, placing it in the top 15% of the listing.
Frequently asked questions
What is Simple Client Dashboard?
Simple Client Dashboard is an app for WordPress. It currently holds a 4.5-star rating from 26 merchant reviews, and AppRanks has been tracking its public marketplace data on the refresh cadence published in our methodology. It is listed under the Admin category on AppRanks, where you can see its current category position, review-velocity trend, and how it compares against the top alternatives in the same space. Developed by TylerDigital.
Who uses Simple Client Dashboard?
Currently around 2,000 active stores have installed Simple Client Dashboard. Its review base is still building, which usually maps to early-stage merchants and stores piloting a new workflow. It is part of the Admin category on WordPress.
Where does Simple Client Dashboard rank on WordPress?
Simple Client Dashboard currently sits at position #98 in the Admin category on WordPress. That places it in the top 15% of 669 apps tracked in the same category. Category positions are read from the live marketplace ranking and refresh on each scrape, so the number you see here reflects the most recent crawl rather than a long-running average.