Admin Menu Editor
by Janis Elsts 4.6 (312 reviews)

Admin Menu Editor

Lets you edit the WordPress admin menu. You can re-order, hide or rename menus, add custom menus and more.

Admin Menu Editor ranks #157 among WordPress.org plugins with 300,000+ active installations, is #24 of 8,527 in the Customization category, a 4.6/5 rating from 312 reviews, and was last updated Aug 19, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Compatible with WP 7.1
v1.15.2 Current Version v1.15.2
Updated 3 weeks ago Last Update on 19 Aug, 2026
Refreshed 11 hours ago Last Refreshed on
#24 of 8,527 in Customization Top 1% by installs Downloads -32.7% this week Actively maintained
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#157
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Active Installs
300K+
-23.9%
KW Avg Position
25.4
0.2 worse
Downloads
7.8M
+2,366 today
Support Resolved
20%
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Rating
92%
Review 4.6 out of 5
4.6 (312 reviews)

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Reviews & Ratings

4.6
312 reviews
Overall 92%
5
266 (85%)
4
16 (5%)
3
9 (3%)
2
6 (2%)
1
15 (5%)

Support Threads Overview

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Unresolved
5
Total Threads
1
Resolved
4
Unresolved
20%
Resolution Rate

Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

3 known vulnerabilities on record · 2 in the last 24 months · checked 1 week ago

  1. Admin Menu Editor [admin-menu-editor] < 1.15

    CVE-2026-32456 · Fixed in v1.15

  2. Admin Menu Editor [admin-menu-editor] < 1.14.1

    CVE-2025-9493 · Fixed in v1.14.1

  3. Admin Menu Editor [admin-menu-editor] < 1.12.1

    CVE-2024-24876 · Fixed in v1.12.1

TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site administrators who need to control who sees what in the Dashboard. It solves the problem of managing admin menu visibility and permissions by letting users reorder, hide, rename, or add custom menu items and set access based on role or capability.

  • Reorder menus via drag & drop
  • Hide/show menus and menu items
  • Change menu permissions by role
  • Move menu items to submenus
  • Create custom menus
  • Login and logout redirects
  • Restrict post access by role
  • Hide plugins from other users

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Admin Menu Editor

Admin Menu Editor has 300,000+ active installations on the WordPress.org plugin directory.
Admin Menu Editor holds a 4.6 out of 5 star rating based on 312 user reviews on WordPress.org.
Admin Menu Editor is developed by Janis Elsts and published on the official WordPress.org plugin repository.
Admin Menu Editor requires WordPress 5.9 or higher, is tested up to WordPress 7.1 and needs PHP 7.4 or newer.
Admin Menu Editor has been downloaded 7,795,756+ times from WordPress.org.
The latest version of Admin Menu Editor is 1.15.2. It was last updated on August 19, 2026.
Yes. Admin Menu Editor is a free WordPress plugin available to download and install from the WordPress.org plugin directory.

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