Admin Menu Editor vs WP Custom Admin Interface
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| Feature | Admin Menu Editor v1.15.2 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.6/5 Visit Details | WP Custom Admin Interface v7.43 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.7/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 300,000+ | 30,000+ |
| Last updated | August 19, 2026 | February 10, 2026 |
| Editions | Admin Menu Editor · Admin Menu Editor Pro ($) | WP Custom Admin Interface · Custom Admin Interface Pro ($) |
| Pros | Reorder, rename and hide any admin menu item; Add custom menu entries that point to any dashboard page or external URL | Drag and drop admin menu editing with custom icons; Login page logo, colours and custom CSS; Hide plugins, users and menu items from clients; Export and import settings to other sites |
| Cons | Per-role and per-user controls need the Pro version; The free editor shows Pro upgrade prompts | Multiple menus, admin code and dashboard widgets are Pro only; Runs custom PHP snippets from settings, so admin access is code access |
| 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 ($), Hide plugins from other users on the Plugins page ($) | Admin menu editor (rename, reorder, icons), Admin colour scheme, Login page styling and logo, Hide plugins from the plugins list, Hide users from the users list, Export and import settings, Maintenance mode, Custom PHP snippets from settings |
| Integrations | ||
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | — |
| Plugins | WPML, bbPress | — |
| Requires WordPress | 5.9 | 3.0.1 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | — |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 6.9.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | — | plugins.svn.wordpress.org, api.wordpress.org |
| Shortcodes | 3 | — |