Admin Menu Editor vs Dashboard Widget Suite
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| Feature | Admin Menu Editor v1.15.2 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.6/5 Visit Details | Dashboard Widget Suite v3.5.2 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.9/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 300,000+ | 4,000+ |
| Last updated | August 19, 2026 | July 17, 2026 |
| Editions | Admin Menu Editor · Admin Menu Editor Pro ($) | Dashboard Widgets Suite · Dashboard Widgets Suite Pro ($) |
| Pros | Reorder, rename and hide any admin menu item; Add custom menu entries that point to any dashboard page or external URL | Debug and error log viewers in the dashboard; Each widget can be switched on or off in one panel; Shortcodes reuse the feed, social and notes widgets on the front end |
| Cons | Per-role and per-user controls need the Pro version; The free editor shows Pro upgrade prompts | Pro edition is referenced in the code but its contents are not visible here; Promotional banners for other Plugin Planet products appear in settings |
| 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 ($), Hide plugins from other users on the Plugins page ($) | Widget control panel to enable or disable each widget, Debug log viewer, Error log viewer, Feed box that reads an RSS feed, System information widget, User notes widget, Front-end shortcodes for feed, social and notes boxes |
| Integrations | ||
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | — |
| Plugins | WPML, bbPress | — |
| Other | — | Perishable Press feed (default feed box source) |
| Requires WordPress | 5.9 | 4.7 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 5.6.20 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | — | perishablepress.com |
| Shortcodes | 3 | 3 |