Admin Menu Editor vs Adminimize
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| Feature | Admin Menu Editor v1.15.2 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.6/5 Visit Details | Adminimize v1.11.14 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.7/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 300,000+ | 100,000+ |
| Last updated | August 19, 2026 | June 10, 2026 |
| Editions | Admin Menu Editor · Admin Menu Editor Pro ($) | Adminimize |
| Pros | Reorder, rename and hide any admin menu item; Add custom menu entries that point to any dashboard page or external URL | Per-role control of menus, dashboard widgets and post controls; Free, with settings export |
| Cons | Per-role and per-user controls need the Pro version; The free editor shows Pro upgrade prompts | Settings apply to whole roles, not to individual users |
| Mentioned in our posts | 2 | — |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Shortcodes for admin URL, home URL and user info, Network-wide (multisite) mu-plugin module, Access editor for per-role menu permissions ($), Hide plugins from other users on the Plugins page ($) | Hide admin menu items per role, Control dashboard widgets per role, Control admin bar items, Hide post and page meta controls per role, Control custom post type screens, Export settings for all roles |
| Integrations | ||
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | — |
| Plugins | WPML, bbPress | bbPress |
| Requires WordPress | 5.9 | 4.0 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | — |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.0 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| Shortcodes | 3 | — |