WP Admin Columns – Easy Admin Columns Builder for WordPress – Custom Post Types, Taxonomy, Users & More
by Dipankar Pal on WordPress.org
Customize WordPress admin columns for post types, users, taxonomies & more. Add, reorder, or remove columns easily – no coding needed.

Walkthrough.
WP Admin Columns gives you complete control over the WordPress admin columns for any post type.
- ✅ Add, edit, and remove columns from a simple interface
- ✅ Select or deselect all columns using the top-left checkbox
- ✅ Display post meta, static text, or use your own callback for full customization
- ✅ Works with all registered post types (restricted types require Pro)
- ✅ Beautiful, responsive interface
⚠️ Pro-Only Features
– 🔄 Drag & drop column reordering
– 🧩 Code editor popup for editing filter hook callbacks
– 🛒 WooCommerce post type support
🔍 Key Features
- Add/edit/remove any admin columns
- Enable/disable columns per post type
- Supports core fields, post fields, meta fields, additional fields and custom fields
- Filter hook provided per column for rendering output
- Clean, intuitive UI
- Works with all custom post types
- (Pro) Drag & drop reordering
- (Pro) Built-in editor for custom callbacks
🧩 Column Types Explained
(In the “Edit Columns” popup for each post type)
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Core Field – Native WordPress columns (e.g., Title, Date)
- Only the label is editable
- To customize, uncheck and re-add it as a custom field
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Post Field – Columns from the
wp_poststable (e.g., post_status, post_author)- Label is editable
- Output can be modified via filter hook only
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Meta Field – Auto-detected from the
postmetatable- Label is editable
- Do not change the meta key — it must match the database exactly
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Custom Field – Fully flexible
- Set your own key and label
- Use the hook to render any content
- Ideal for developers or integrating third-party fields
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Additional Field –
- Useful derived values like featured image, word count etc.
- Filter hook can be used to modify the content
Credits
Developed by Dipankar Pal(dipankarpal212)
License
This plugin is licensed under the GPLv2 or later.