Nav Menu Roles vs PublishPress Capabilities
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| Feature | Nav Menu Roles v2.1.3 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.9/5 Visit Details | PublishPress Capabilities v2.53.0 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.7/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 70,000+ | 100,000+ |
| Last updated | October 21, 2026 | October 14, 2026 |
| Editions | Nav Menu Roles | PublishPress Capabilities · PublishPress Capabilities Pro ($) |
| Pros | Per-item visibility by login state and role; Works in the menus screen and the customizer; Free with no paid tier | Create, edit and duplicate roles with fine capability control; Hide editor, admin menu and toolbar features per role; Automatic backups of role changes with WP-CLI restore |
| Cons | Hides menu items only, not the linked pages; Support is limited to the WordPress forums; Needs a separate access plugin to lock content | Pro edition adds further controls not covered here; Many settings screens; a learning curve for large role sets |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Per-item visibility by user role, Logged-in and logged-out visibility modes, Role settings in the Customizer menu editor, Importer for menus from other sites, Filter for the list of roles offered | Create, edit and duplicate roles, Hide block and classic editor features, Restrict admin menus, toolbar and dashboard items, Automatic role backups and restore, Login and logout redirects per role, Application password capability control, Admin menu order and title editing |
| Integrations | ||
| E-commerce | — | WooCommerce |
| Plugins | — | Yoast SEO, bbPress, WPML, BuddyPress, LearnDash |
| Requires WordPress | 6.6.0 | 5.5 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.2.5 |
| Tested up to | 7.1.0 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| Blocks | — | 1 |