Admin Menu Editor vs Admin Notices Manager
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| Feature | Admin Menu Editor v1.15.2 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.6/5 Visit Details | Admin Notices Manager v1.6.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.9/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 300,000+ | 10,000+ |
| Last updated | August 19, 2026 | September 17, 2026 |
| Editions | Admin Menu Editor · Admin Menu Editor Pro ($) | Admin Notices Manager |
| Pros | Reorder, rename and hide any admin menu item; Add custom menu entries that point to any dashboard page or external URL | Moves dashboard notices into one popup, keeping the dashboard clear; Choose per notice level whether to hide, pop up or leave notices |
| Cons | Per-role and per-user controls need the Pro version; The free editor shows Pro upgrade prompts | Notices with non-standard markup need a CSS selector entered by hand; Hidden notices stay hidden until the list is reset |
| Mentioned in our posts | 2 | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Shortcodes for admin URL, home URL and user info, Network-wide (multisite) mu-plugin module, Access editor for per-role menu permissions ($), Hide plugins from other users on the Plugins page ($) | Notices collected into a popup panel, Per-level handling: hide, popup or leave notices, Choose which users can hide notices, Hide a notice permanently, Admin bar item listing notices, Restore hidden notices by resetting the list |
| Integrations | ||
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | — |
| Plugins | WPML, bbPress | — |
| Requires WordPress | 5.9 | 5.0 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.2 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| Shortcodes | 3 | — |