Admin Columns vs Falcon – Cache, Performance, Security, Cleanup, and Tweaks

Admin Columns lets you customize and organize the columns displayed in the WordPress admin list tables for posts, pages, users, comments and media. Instead of the limited default list table, you get to display the information you actually need – like custom fields, featured images, taxonomies, file data and more. Trusted by 100,000+ WordPress sites worldwide. With a simple drag-and-drop interface you can: Add any column to posts, pages, users, media and comments Reorder and resize columns to match your workflow Choose from 200+ column types including custom fields, taxonomies and file data Display rich metadata such as images, dates, colors and relational fields Create clean overviews for even the most complex websites It works for any site from simple blogs to large WooCommerce stores. Why Admin Columns? Default WordPress list tables are limited. They often show only the title, author and date. Admin Columns turns them into useful management screens that show you what matters. Examples: See featured images, custom fields and taxonomies directly in the post list table Display media file size, dimensions or EXIF data View user metadata and roles in the users screen Keep track of large content libraries Popular use cases Admin Columns is used by developers, agencies and site owners to manage content more efficiently. Common setups: Managing WooCommerce products with price, SKU or stock columns Displaying ACF custom fields in post list tables Organizing large media libraries Reviewing SEO metadata from Yoast Organizing custom post types with the right columns Built for developers Admin Columns is open source and built to be extended. Use actions and filters to register custom column types, modify output or integrate with your own plugins. Full hooks and filters reference for custom integrations Register column configurations in PHP for version-controlled setups Designed to work alongside page builders, custom post type plugins and third-party extensions Explore the developer documentation. Admin Columns Pro Upgrade to Admin Columns Pro for sorting, filtering, inline editing and more. With Pro you can: Sort any column Filter content with stackable smart filters Inline editing – edit titles, custom fields, taxonomies and more directly from the list table Bulk editing – update multiple items at once Conditional formatting – color-code rows and cells based on rules Export to CSV Import/export column sets between sites or team members Save to PHP for version-controlled column configurations Admin Columns Pro also provides deep integrations with popular plugins: Advanced Custom Fields – display and edit all field types WooCommerce – product and order columns Yoast SEO – SEO score and metadata columns Toolset Types – custom fields and relationships Pods – Pods fields and content types Learn more about the additional features of Admin Columns Pro on our website: Upgrade to Admin Columns Pro Supported content types Admin Columns works with the following WordPress admin screens: Posts, Pages and Custom Post Types Users Media Library Comments Taxonomies (Pro) Custom field column Admin Columns allows you to display custom fields (post meta and user meta) directly in the admin list table. Supported field formats include: Color Date Images Number Text URL True/False Relational: Posts, Users and Media Docs & Support Is this your first time using Admin Columns? Check out our documentation and guides: Documentation Getting Started Developer documentation Need help? Please visit the Admin Columns support forums. Contribute Admin Columns is open source and community-driven. There are several ways to contribute: Translate: Help translate Admin Columns on WordPress.org or Pro translations on Transifex Report issues: Found a bug? Report it on GitHub Suggest features: Submit ideas to our public roadmap

Falcon is a lightweight WordPress plugin that helps you speed up your site, harden security, clean up bloat, and fine-tune how WordPress works — without a heavy stack of separate tools. Toggle only what you need from a clear settings UI. Export and import settings to reuse the same setup across sites. Features Performance Make pages load faster and cut unnecessary front-end work. HTML page cache — serve static HTML and skip WordPress, themes, and plugins on cache hits Disable Heartbeat to reduce server load Remove ?ver= query strings from CSS/JS for better browser caching Disable emoji scripts and styles Remove jQuery Migrate on the front end Load selected CSS files asynchronously to reduce render-blocking Security Reduce common attack surfaces and protect your content. Limit login attempts (block an IP after 3 failed tries for 1 hour) Hide detailed login error messages Force login to view the site Disable the REST API for unauthenticated requests Disable XML-RPC Restrict upload file types (including WebP and AVIF when enabled) Comment spam protection with a simple honeypot Block common AI crawlers via robots.txt Use scheme-less asset URLs to avoid mixed content warnings Cleanup Strip unused markup and keep the database lean. Header Hide WordPress version Remove shortlink, REST API link, adjacent posts links, feed links, RSD link, and WLW manifest link Admin Use the site icon on the login screen Hide update nags Remove default dashboard widgets Remove admin footer text and the WordPress admin bar logo Frontend Disable embeds Clean up menu item classes and IDs Remove Recent Comments widget CSS Database Clean revisions, auto drafts, trashed posts, spam/trashed comments, expired transients, orphaned meta, unused terms, and optimize tables Content Control the editor, comments, media, and publishing behavior. Editor Disable the block editor (Gutenberg) and use the classic editor Disable post revisions Disable texturize (smart quotes and auto formatting) Comments Disable comments site-wide Remove the website field from the comment form Media Disable thumbnail generation Disable big image scaling Disable EXIF-based image rotation Publishing Limit front-end search to posts only Disable self pingbacks System Site-wide controls for maintenance and WordPress internals. Maintenance mode (customize the message with maintenance.php in the active theme) Block external HTTP requests Disable application passwords Disable auto-updates Disable WP-Cron (use a real server cron instead) Remove privacy tools from the admin menu Email Cut noisy notifications and send mail reliably. Notifications Disable admin email verification prompts Disable update notification emails Disable new user emails to admins Disable password change/reset emails Delivery Change the default from name and email address Send WordPress email via SMTP You might also like If you like this plugin, you might also like our other WordPress products: Meta Box – A powerful WordPress plugin for creating custom post types and custom fields. Slim SEO – A fast, lightweight and full-featured SEO plugin for WordPress with minimal configuration. GretaThemes – Free and premium WordPress themes that clean, simple and just work. Auto Listings – A car sale and dealership plugin for WordPress.