Side-by-side comparison · 24 data points
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| Metric | Admin Menu Editor | Category Posts in Custom Menu |
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| Rating | 4.6 ★ | ★ 4.8 ★ |
| Total reviews | ★ 312 | 43 |
| Active installs | 300,000+ | 2,000+ |
| Free plan | — | — |
Category Posts in Custom Menu edges out Admin Menu Editor on rating (4.8★ vs 4.6★), but the gap is small enough that pricing fit and feature differentiation should drive the decision more than the headline number.
Admin Menu Editor has the larger user base (312 reviews vs 43), which usually maps to broader integration coverage, faster bug-fix cadence, and a deeper bench of community workflow patterns. Category Posts in Custom Menu's smaller cohort can be an advantage for niche workflows where the bigger app has accumulated bloat.
Recommended by size: small/early-stage site owners who need fast install and low risk should default to Category Posts in Custom Menu; mid-market and enterprise site owners with specific feature requirements should evaluate both — Admin Menu Editor's 312-review base may include the workflow context that matches your specific use case better than Category Posts in Custom Menu's broader-but-shallower coverage.
This verdict is generated from the live marketplace data on this page — rating, review count, pricing tier, and category position all refresh from the canonical WordPress Plugin Directory listing every 24 hours. AppRanks does not accept payment to influence comparison outcomes; the methodology is documented on the About page and applies identically to every pair on the site.
Read each app's audit: Admin Menu Editor audit • Category Posts in Custom Menu audit
| Keyword | Admin Menu Editor | Category Posts in Custom Menu |
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| online form | #352 | Not ranked |
| online forms | #365 | Not ranked |
| custom form | #754 | Not ranked |
Category Posts in Custom Menu has the higher average rating (4.8★ from 43 reviews) compared to Admin Menu Editor (4.6★ from 312 reviews). Both are tracked daily by AppRanks, so the figures here update each refresh cycle.
Category Posts in Custom Menu holds the higher average rating (4.8★ vs 4.6★). That is the one dimension AppRanks can separate them on here — read both apps' detail pages for the feature breakdown and recent listing changes.
Both apps are one-click installs from the WordPress Plugin Directory. Admin Menu Editor has the deeper published review base (312 vs 43), which often — though not always — accompanies better-tested setup docs. AppRanks doesn't measure setup time directly: read the recent reviews on each app's detail page for user-reported install experience.
Admin Menu Editor typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (312 reviews). Category Posts in Custom Menu typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (43 reviews). A larger review base generally means the app has been exercised at scale — relevant if you are processing high volume or handling enterprise compliance requirements.
Migration support varies by app and category. Admin Menu Editor and Category Posts in Custom Menu both publish their export options on their marketplace listing pages (or in their support docs); some apps offer one-click import from competitors, others require CSV. The fastest check: search "import from Category Posts in Custom Menu" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.
