Title: Admin Compass
Author: Tag Concierge
Published: <strong>October 18, 2024</strong>
Last modified: July 27, 2025

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Search plugins

This plugin **hasn’t been tested with the latest 3 major releases of WordPress**.
It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when
used with more recent versions of WordPress.

![](https://ps.w.org/admin-compass/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev=3171303)

# Admin Compass

 By [Tag Concierge](https://profiles.wordpress.org/tagconcierge/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/admin-compass.zip)

 * [Details](https://co.wordpress.org/plugins/admin-compass/#description)
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 *  [Installation](https://co.wordpress.org/plugins/admin-compass/#installation)
 * [Development](https://co.wordpress.org/plugins/admin-compass/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/admin-compass/)

## Description

Admin Compass improves how you navigate your WordPress WP-Admin Dashboard. With 
a simple interface inspired by MacOS tools like Raycast or Alfred, it offers fast
search capabilities, allowing you to quickly find and access posts, pages, products,
settings, and more.

**This is open beta which means some features still need testing, see FAQ for more
details.**

Key Features:

 * Fast search across all your WordPress content thanks to dedicate search index
 * Elegant, minimalistic interface doesn’t clutter your Admin area
 * Keyboard navigation for quick access
 * Searches posts, pages, settings, WooCommerce orders, and products

Whether you’re managing a small blog or a large e-commerce site, Admin Compass helps
you navigate your WordPress admin area with ease and efficiency.

## Screenshots

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 * Admin Compass search palette WooCommerce products

## Installation

 1. Upload the `admin-compass` folder to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory
 2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
 3. Use the keyboard shortcut (default: Ctrl + Shift + F) or click the “magnifying 
    glass” icon in the admin bar to open the search palette

## FAQ

### Is this production ready?

This is currently an open beta, ready for testing. It doesn’t perform any destructive
operations since it generates a dedicated search index.

### How do I open the search palette?

You can open the search palette by using the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + Shift + F,
or by clicking the “magnifying glass” icon in the WordPress admin top-bar.

### Why not the built-in WordPress Command Palette

I know there is already a command palette built into the WordPress editor ([link](https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/site-editor-command-palette/)).
The problem is that it’s only available when editing posts or pages with default
WordPress editor, so it’s not global. Also it seems the development stopped.

### Can I change the keyboard shortcut?

Currently, the keyboard shortcut is not customizable, but we’re planning to add 
this feature in a future update.

### Is this plugin compatible with WooCommerce?

Yes, it supports searching and navigating to orders and products.

### Can I use this plugin on a multisite installation?

While the plugin should work on individual sites within a multisite installation,
it has not been extensively tested in a multisite environment. Use with caution 
and test thoroughly.

## Reviews

There are no reviews for this plugin.

## Contributors & Developers

“Admin Compass” is open source software. The following people have contributed to
this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ Tag Concierge ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/tagconcierge/)

[Translate “Admin Compass” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/admin-compass)

### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/admin-compass/), check
out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/admin-compass/), or subscribe
to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/admin-compass/) 
by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/admin-compass/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Changelog

#### 1.3.0

 * Various UI/UX improvements
 * Move from SQLite to MySQL search index
 * Proper support for WooCommerce
 * Ability to view or edit found items
 * Recent items list

#### 1.2.0

 * Clicking outside Search Palette closes it
 * Handle updates and search index recreation
 * Improved admin settings naming
 * Fix JS error

#### 1.1.0

 * Protect search index from public access

#### 1.0.0

 * Initial release

## Meta

 *  Version **1.3.1**
 *  Last updated **9 months ago**
 *  Active installations **Fewer than 10**
 *  WordPress version ** 5.1.0 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **6.6.5**
 *  PHP version ** 7.4 or higher **
 *  Language
 * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/admin-compass/)
 * Tags
 * [admin](https://co.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/admin/)[global-search](https://co.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/global-search/)
   [navigation](https://co.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/navigation/)[productivity](https://co.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/productivity/)
   [search](https://co.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/search/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://co.wordpress.org/plugins/admin-compass/advanced/)

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## Contributors

 *   [ Tag Concierge ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/tagconcierge/)

## Support

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