Admin Menu Editor vs Ultimate Dashboard
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| Feature | Admin Menu Editor v1.15.2 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.6/5 Visit Details | Ultimate Dashboard v3.8.18 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.6/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 300,000+ | 50,000+ |
| Last updated | August 19, 2026 | October 10, 2026 |
| Editions | Admin Menu Editor · Admin Menu Editor Pro ($) | Ultimate Dashboard · Ultimate Dashboard PRO ($) |
| Pros | Reorder, rename and hide any admin menu item; Add custom menu entries that point to any dashboard page or external URL | Custom dashboard widgets and admin menu editing in the free version; Login page branding and login redirect rules included free; No tracking or telemetry in the code |
| Cons | Per-role and per-user controls need the Pro version; The free editor shows Pro upgrade prompts | Several branding and login options show a PRO-only message in the free version; Onboarding email signup goes through a vendor proxy |
| 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 ($), Hide plugins from other users on the Plugins page ($) | Custom dashboard widgets (icon, text, HTML), Admin menu editor, Admin bar item control, Login redirect rules by role, Login page customizer, Admin branding (logo, colours, layout), Settings export and import tools, Dark mode and other options shown as PRO-only ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| — | MailerLite | |
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | — |
| Plugins | WPML, bbPress | — |
| Requires WordPress | 5.9 | 4.6 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 5.6 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | — | ultimatedashboard.io |
| Shortcodes | 3 | — |