Adminimize vs Advanced Sidebar Menu
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| Feature | Adminimize v1.11.14 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.7/5 Visit Details | Advanced Sidebar Menu v9.8.6 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.5/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 100,000+ | 10,000+ |
| Last updated | June 10, 2026 | August 24, 2026 |
| Editions | Adminimize | Advanced Sidebar Menu · Advanced Sidebar Menu PRO ($) |
| Pros | Per-role control of menus, dashboard widgets and post controls; Free, with settings export | Menus follow the page or category hierarchy automatically; Blocks and classic widgets for placement |
| Cons | Settings apply to whole roles, not to individual users | Some exclusion and display options need PRO; Go PRO prompts appear in the admin |
| Mentioned in our posts | — | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Hide admin menu items per role, Control dashboard widgets per role, Control admin bar items, Hide post and page meta controls per role, Control custom post type screens, Export settings for all roles | Page hierarchy sidebar menu, Category hierarchy sidebar menu, Advanced Sidebar - Pages block, Advanced Sidebar - Categories block, Classic widgets for pages and categories |
| Integrations | ||
| Plugins | bbPress | — |
| Requires WordPress | 4.0 | 6.2.0 |
| Requires PHP | — | 7.4.0 |
| Tested up to | 7.0 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| Blocks | — | 2 |