Admin Menu Editor vs Better Notifications for WP
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| Feature | Admin Menu Editor v1.15.2 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.6/5 Visit Details | Better Notifications for WP v1.10 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.8/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 300,000+ | 30,000+ |
| Last updated | August 19, 2026 | October 14, 2026 |
| Editions | Admin Menu Editor · Admin Menu Editor Pro ($) | Better Notifications for WP · BNFW premium add-ons ($) |
| Pros | Reorder, rename and hide any admin menu item; Add custom menu entries that point to any dashboard page or external URL | Visual editor and shortcodes for each notification; Covers default WordPress emails and adds new ones; Sends to users, roles or several roles at once |
| Cons | Per-role and per-user controls need the Pro version; The free editor shows Pro upgrade prompts | Advanced features need separately licensed add-ons; Mail goes through wp_mail, so delivery depends on your SMTP setup; Premium add-ons use an external licence store |
| 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 ($), Hide plugins from other users on the Plugins page ($) | Visual editor for each notification (custom post type), Overrides of default WordPress emails, Sends through wp_mail for each notification, Option to suppress notifications for spam comments, post_term shortcode for notification text, Premium add-on licence registration (EDD SDK) |
| Integrations | ||
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | — |
| Plugins | WPML, bbPress | — |
| Other | — | EDD Software Licensing SDK (betternotificationsforwp.com store) ($) |
| Requires WordPress | 5.9 | 6.0 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | Only if you agree |
| External services | — | betternotificationsforwp.com |
| Shortcodes | 3 | 1 |