Admin Menu Editor vs Dashboard quick links widget
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| Feature | Admin Menu Editor v1.15.2 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.6/5 Visit Details | Dashboard quick links widget v1.6.0 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 5.0/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 300,000+ | 600+ |
| Last updated | August 19, 2026 | January 23, 2026 |
| Editions | Admin Menu Editor · Admin Menu Editor Pro ($) | Dashboard quick link widget |
| Pros | Reorder, rename and hide any admin menu item; Add custom menu entries that point to any dashboard page or external URL | Simple link list configured in one settings page; Links can open in a new tab; Choice of Font Awesome icon versions |
| Cons | Per-role and per-user controls need the Pro version; The free editor shows Pro upgrade prompts | Icons load from the cdnjs CDN; Only a list of links, with no per-user or per-role control |
| Mentioned in our posts | 2 | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Shortcodes for admin URL, home URL and user info, Network-wide (multisite) mu-plugin module, Access editor for per-role menu permissions ($), Hide plugins from other users on the Plugins page ($) | Configurable list of dashboard links, Open individual links in a new tab, Coloured notice above the links, Font Awesome icon version selector, Dashboard widget registration |
| Integrations | ||
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | — |
| Plugins | WPML, bbPress | — |
| Other | — | Font Awesome CDN (cdnjs) |
| Requires WordPress | 5.9 | 3.0 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.3 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 6.9 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | — | cdnjs.cloudflare.com |
| Shortcodes | 3 | — |