Admin Menu Editor vs Menu Backup & Restore — WordPress

Admin Menu Editor vs Menu Backup & Restore + Import/Export

Name: Admin Menu Editor
Rating: 4.6 (312 reviews)

Side-by-side comparison · 24 data points

Admin Menu Editor

4.6·312reviews·300,000+installs

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1. Listing metadata

Field-level data

	Admin Menu Editor	Menu Backup & Restore + Import/Export
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Description	2624 / 5000 chars52% used	3419 / 5000 chars68% used
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Platforms	WordPress	WordPress
Developer	Janis Elsts	Matthew Reilly
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2. Categories & rankings

Shared categories on the same row · in-category position inline

Admin Menu Editor

Menu Backup & Restore + Import/Export

At a glance

4 metrics · auto-computed

Feature comparison between Admin Menu Editor and Menu Backup & Restore + Import/Export
Metric	Admin Menu Editor	Menu Backup & Restore + Import/Export
Rating	4.6 ★	★ 5.0 ★
Total reviews	★ 312	3
Active installs	300,000+	400+
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3. Search rankings

Top 5 keywords · shared rankings prioritized

Keyword	Admin Menu Editor	Menu Backup & Restore + Import/Export
online form	#352	Not ranked
online forms	#365	Not ranked
custom form	#754	Not ranked

5. App details

Long-form description · keyword frequency

Admin Menu Editor

Admin Menu Editor lets you manually edit the Dashboard menu. You can reorder the menus, show/hide specific items, change permissions, and more. Features Change menu titles, URLs, icons, CSS classes and so on. Organize menu items via drag & drop. Change menu permissions by setting the required capability or role. Move a menu item to a different submenu. Create custom menus that point to any part of the Dashboard or an external URL. Hide/show any menu or menu item. A hidden menu is invisible to all users, including administrators. The Pro version lets you set per-role menu permissions, hide a menu from everyone except a specific user, export your admin menu, drag items between menu levels, make menus open in a new window and more. Try online demo. Additional Features Despite the name, this plugin is not limited to just editing the admin menu. You can also: Create login redirects and logout redirects. Allow/deny access to specific posts based on user roles. Hide plugins on the Plugins -> Installed Plugins page from other users. Edit the display name, description, and other plugin details shown on the Plugins -> Installed Plugins page (e.g. for white-labelling). Shortcodes The plugin provides a few utility shortcodes. These are mainly intended to help with creating login/logout redirects, but you can also use them in posts and pages. [ame-wp-admin] – URL of the WordPress dashboard (with a trailing slash). [ame-home-url] – Site URL. Usually, this is the same as the URL in the “Site Address” field in Settings -> General. [ame-user-info field="..."] – Information about the logged-in user. Parameters: field – The part of user profile to display. Supported fields include: ID, user_login, display_name, locale, user_nicename, user_url, and so on. placeholder – Optional. Text that will be shown if the visitor is not logged in. encoding – Optional. How to encode or escape the output. This is useful if you want to use the shortcode in your own HTML or JS code. Supported values: auto (default), html, attr, js, none. Notes If you delete any of the default menus they will reappear after saving. This is by design. To get rid of a menu for good, either hide it or change it’s access permissions. In the free version, it’s not possible to give a role access to a menu item that it couldn’t see before. You can only restrict menu access further. In case of emergency, you can reset the menu configuration back to the default by going to http://example.com/wp-admin/?reset_admin_menu=1 (replace example.com with your site URL). You must be logged in as an Administrator to do this.

Top keywords

menu19×4.28%
user7×1.58%
url6×1.35%
hide5×1.13%
access4×0.90%
admin4×0.90%
admin menu4×0.90%
change4×0.90%
menus4×0.90%
permissions4×0.90%
dashboard3×0.68%
default3×0.68%

Menu Backup & Restore + Import/Export

Menu Backup & Restore protects every WordPress menu, both classic nav_menu menus and block-theme wp_navigation posts edited in the Site Editor, with automatic backups, one-click restoration, and powerful import/export capabilities. Transfer menus between sites seamlessly with intelligent per-item mapping that rewrites page, post, and category references for the target site. Key Features Automatic backup of menus when they are updated Works with both classic menus (nav_menu) and block-theme menus (wp_navigation posts edited in the Site Editor) Site Editor inspector panel — back up, restore, rename, or apply a backup from another menu without leaving the editor, with a Navigation block selected In-place restore replaces the existing menu directly, no duplicate menus, theme locations stay assigned Import and export menus as JSON files for portability or locally saved backups Multi-menu export and import — select multiple menus or backups to export in a single file Transfer menus between sites with intelligent object mapping, can be used to update menus from development to production sites without full site migration Manual mapping interface to override automatic matches and map menu items to specific pages, posts, or taxonomies during import Preserves complete menu structure: hierarchy, theme locations, CSS classes, and third-party plugin data (post_meta) icons etc… Bulk actions — select multiple backups to export or delete at once Rename backups inline with a click Configurable maximum number of backups to keep See who saved and created the backup Tab-based interface for better organisation Simple and intuitive user interface No database modifications required Lightweight and fast How It Works The plugin automatically creates a backup whenever you update a menu Backups are stored in the WordPress options table with complete menu structure (hierarchy, locations, CSS classes, custom post_meta) Manage backups from the legacy Menus page (classic themes), the Appearance > Menu Backups page (block themes), or inline from the Site Editor inspector when editing a Navigation block — rename, export, delete, restore, or bulk-select Restore any previous version with a single click, the existing menu is updated in-place, keeping theme locations intact Export one or multiple menus as a single JSON file for portability or import to other sites Configure the maximum number of backups to keep in the settings Requirements WordPress 5.0 or higher PHP 7.2 or higher What Users Have to Say on Reddit “That’s a super useful idea! Menus are so easy to wipe out by accident, and restoring from a full backup always feels like overkill. Nice work!” “Really appreciate it, This will come in handy alot!” “Oh man, I’ve done this before too. Lost a big menu while trying to rearrange items and it was gone in a click. Ended up re-building from scratch. This plugin sounds like a lifesaver — surprised WordPress hasn’t built something like this in by default.” “Kind of an automatic backup vs having to schedule one.” “that’s a killer quality of life plugin wp’s missing so many of those “one click undo” features for common mistakes” “Great idea! I do this more often than I care to admit. This needs to be in Core!” “Dude I literally do this all the time and actually did it less than an hour ago. I hate how the WordPress menu isn’t stored normally. Thanks for this!”

Frequently asked

Common questions about this comparison

Which has better reviews, Admin Menu Editor or Menu Backup & Restore + Import/Export?

Menu Backup & Restore + Import/Export has the higher average rating (5.0★ from 3 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.

Should I choose Admin Menu Editor or Menu Backup & Restore + Import/Export?

Menu Backup & Restore + Import/Export holds the higher average rating (5.0★ 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.

Which is faster to set up, Admin Menu Editor or Menu Backup & Restore + Import/Export?

Both apps are one-click installs from the WordPress Plugin Directory. Admin Menu Editor has the deeper published review base (312 vs 3), 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.

Which works better for small vs large WordPress Plugin Directory site owners?

Admin Menu Editor typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (312 reviews). Menu Backup & Restore + Import/Export typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (3 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.

Can I migrate data between Admin Menu Editor and Menu Backup & Restore + Import/Export?

Migration support varies by app and category. Admin Menu Editor and Menu Backup & Restore + Import/Export 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 Menu Backup & Restore + Import/Export" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.

Admin Menu Editor vs Menu Backup & Restore + Import/Export

Admin Menu Editor

1. Listing metadata

2. Categories & rankings

Menu Backup & Restore + Import/Export

At a glance

AppRanks verdict

3. Search rankings

4. Activity in the last 90 days

Admin Menu Editor · 1 changes

Menu Backup & Restore + Import/Export · 0 changes

5. App details

Frequently asked

Which has better reviews, Admin Menu Editor or Menu Backup & Restore + Import/Export?

Should I choose Admin Menu Editor or Menu Backup & Restore + Import/Export?

Which is faster to set up, Admin Menu Editor or Menu Backup & Restore + Import/Export?

Which works better for small vs large WordPress Plugin Directory site owners?

Can I migrate data between Admin Menu Editor and Menu Backup & Restore + Import/Export?

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