Show IDs by DraftPress

61 Quality Score

Active Installs

18/30

With roughly 10,000 active installs, the plugin sits in a modest middle tier, well behind the leading Reveal IDs plugin at 40,000 installs.

Update Freshness

10/25

The plugin was last updated in May 2025 and is confirmed compatible with WordPress 6.8.5, though the absence of a stated minimum PHP version is a minor gap in the metadata.

User Rating

14/15

A 96 out of 100 rating from 20 users is excellent, though the sample size is small enough that the score should be read as a strong signal rather than a definitive verdict.

Support Health

8/15

Zero support threads opened, which either means the plugin is so simple it rarely breaks or means users are not engaging with the developer for help, making this score hard to interpret.

WP Compatibility

11/15

Compatibility scores well because the plugin targets WordPress 4.9 and up and was recently tested against 6.8.5, covering a very wide range of installs.

Scores higher than 10% of indexed plugins

About

The Show IDs plugin displays the ID of all posts, categories, pages, taxonomies, users, tags, and more.

Active Installs 10k+

Rating ★★★★½ 4.8/5

Last Updated 2025-05-06 3:31pm GMT

Requires WordPress 4.9+

Tested Up To 6.8.8

✓ No known vulnerabilities

What It Does

Show IDs by DraftPress adds a new column to the WordPress admin listings for posts, pages, categories, tags, custom taxonomies, users, and other content types, displaying the database ID for each row. It also exposes shortcodes and simple functions for displaying IDs on the front end. The goal is to make it easy to grab the numeric identifier of any item without having to open the edit screen or inspect the database.

Who It's For

This plugin is a good fit for developers, agencies, and site administrators who frequently need post, term, or user IDs for custom code, theme configuration, shortcodes, or API calls. It is especially useful on multi-author platforms and enterprise sites where many users reference IDs in documentation, support tickets, or automation scripts. Anyone running audits, bulk operations, or database migrations will also benefit from having IDs visible at a glance.

Who Should Skip It

Casual bloggers, small site owners, or non-technical users who never reference post or user IDs have no reason to install this, since the extra columns add visual clutter to the admin for no practical gain. If you only need IDs occasionally, a quick hover over the edit link or a browser inspect tool will suffice.

The Bottom Line

Show IDs by DraftPress is a small, focused utility that does one job and does it well, earning a Quality Score of 64.5 out of 100 driven mostly by strong user satisfaction and recent maintenance. Its main weaknesses are a relatively small install base, a thin support history, and missing PHP version metadata. If you regularly work with WordPress IDs and want a free, lightweight tool, it is worth trying, but Reveal IDs remains the safer default for most installs.

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Reveal IDs 83/100

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Show Pages IDs 80/100

Pick Show Pages IDs if your need is narrower and limited primarily to post and page listings, where its tighter scope may be easier to manage.

Show IDs by Echo 65/100

Pick Show IDs by Echo if you want a lighter alternative with a comparable feature set and a smaller install base, which may suit sites that prefer lesser-known authors.