Adminimize vs Dashboard quick links widget
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| Feature | Adminimize v1.11.14 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.7/5 Visit Details | Dashboard quick links widget v1.6.0 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 5.0/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 100,000+ | 600+ |
| Last updated | June 10, 2026 | January 23, 2026 |
| Editions | Adminimize | Dashboard quick link widget |
| Pros | Per-role control of menus, dashboard widgets and post controls; Free, with settings export | Simple link list configured in one settings page; Links can open in a new tab; Choice of Font Awesome icon versions |
| Cons | Settings apply to whole roles, not to individual users | Icons load from the cdnjs CDN; Only a list of links, with no per-user or per-role control |
| 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 | Configurable list of dashboard links, Open individual links in a new tab, Coloured notice above the links, Font Awesome icon version selector, Dashboard widget registration |
| Integrations | ||
| Plugins | bbPress | — |
| Other | — | Font Awesome CDN (cdnjs) |
| Requires WordPress | 4.0 | 3.0 |
| Requires PHP | — | 7.3 |
| Tested up to | 7.0 | 6.9 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | — | cdnjs.cloudflare.com |