Admin Menu Editor vs Max Mega Menu
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| Feature | Admin Menu Editor v1.15.2 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.6/5 Visit Details | Max Mega Menu v3.10.8 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.8/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 300,000+ | 300,000+ |
| Last updated | August 19, 2026 | September 14, 2026 |
| Editions | Admin Menu Editor · Admin Menu Editor Pro ($) | Max Mega Menu · Max Mega Menu Pro ($) |
| Pros | Reorder, rename and hide any admin menu item; Add custom menu entries that point to any dashboard page or external URL | Mega menus with widgets, blocks or custom HTML; Built-in theme editor for menu styling; Placed by block, shortcode, widget or Elementor |
| Cons | Per-role and per-user controls need the Pro version; The free editor shows Pro upgrade prompts | Sticky, tabbed, search and other advanced features need Pro; Pro is a separate paid add-on with its own licence; Adds its own styles and scripts to the front end |
| 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 ($), Hide plugins from other users on the Plugins page ($) | Mega menu panels with widgets and blocks, Shortcodes for placing a menu, Elementor widget for placing a menu, Built-in theme editor for menu styles, Icon library for menu items, Pro features such as sticky, tabbed and vertical menus ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | — |
| Plugins | WPML, bbPress | Elementor, Divi, WPML, Polylang |
| Requires WordPress | 5.9 | 6.2 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| Blocks | — | 1 |
| Shortcodes | 3 | 2 |