Admin Menu Editor vs Responsive Menu
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| Feature | Admin Menu Editor v1.15.2 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.6/5 Visit Details | Responsive Menu v4.7.4 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.5/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 300,000+ | 70,000+ |
| Last updated | August 19, 2026 | October 12, 2026 |
| Editions | Admin Menu Editor · Admin Menu Editor Pro ($) | Responsive Menu · Responsive Menu Pro ($) |
| Pros | Reorder, rename and hide any admin menu item; Add custom menu entries that point to any dashboard page or external URL | Works with any WordPress menu and most themes; Trigger button with aria-expanded and labelled submenus; Live editor with style options and no code |
| Cons | Per-role and per-user controls need the Pro version; The free editor shows Pro upgrade prompts | Desktop and mega menus need the paid Pro edition; Free edition shows upgrade prompts for locked options; Theme catalogue is fetched from the vendor site at runtime |
| 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 ($), Hide plugins from other users on the Plugins page ($) | Hamburger trigger button with aria-expanded, Integrated menu search box, Hide menu items by login state or user role, Multiple menu configurations stored as a custom post type, Shortcodes to place a menu anywhere, Pre-built menu themes loaded from the vendor catalogue, Elementor widget, Locked options show an upgrade message |
| Integrations | ||
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | — |
| Plugins | WPML, bbPress | Elementor |
| Requires WordPress | 5.9 | 3.6 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.1 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1.3 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | — | responsive.menu |
| Shortcodes | 3 | 2 |