Admin Menu Editor vs Menu Icons
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| Feature | Admin Menu Editor v1.15.2 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.6/5 Visit Details | Menu Icons v0.13.25 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.9/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 300,000+ | 100,000+ |
| Last updated | August 19, 2026 | September 29, 2026 |
| Editions | Admin Menu Editor · Admin Menu Editor Pro ($) | Menu Icons |
| Pros | Reorder, rename and hide any admin menu item; Add custom menu entries that point to any dashboard page or external URL | Font Awesome, Dashicons and image icons for menu items; Default icon settings per menu; Colour and size styling for icons |
| Cons | Per-role and per-user controls need the Pro version; The free editor shows Pro upgrade prompts | Works on menu items only, not on other page elements; Bundles its own copy of Font Awesome; Shows promotional notices for other ThemeIsle products |
| Mentioned in our posts | 2 | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Shortcodes for admin URL, home URL and user info, Network-wide (multisite) mu-plugin module, Access editor for per-role menu permissions ($), Hide plugins from other users on the Plugins page ($) | Font Awesome icons for menu items, Dashicons for menu items, Image icons chosen from the media library, Default icon settings for each menu, Icon colour and size styling, WordPress Abilities API registration |
| Integrations | ||
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | — |
| Plugins | WPML, bbPress | — |
| Requires WordPress | 5.9 | 4.7 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | — |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | Only if you agree |
| External services | — | api.themeisle.com |
| Shortcodes | 3 | — |