Admin Menu Editor vs Menu Expiration Control

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.

The Menu Expiration Control plugin adds start and expiration dates along with precise time control to WordPress menu items, allowing you to control exactly when each menu item is displayed. This feature is useful for temporary promotions, seasonal menus, flash sales, limited-time offers, or any situation where menu items should only be visible for a specific period. Key Features: Date Control: Set start and stop dates for menu items Time Control: Specify exact hours and minutes (12-hour format with AM/PM) jQuery UI Datepicker: Easy-to-use calendar interface for date selection Dropdown Selectors: User-friendly hour and minute dropdowns for precise time setting Automatic Visibility: Menu items automatically appear and disappear based on your schedule Flexible Scheduling: Set only dates, only times, or both – plugin adapts to your needs WordPress 6.9 Compatible: Fully tested and compatible with the latest WordPress version Perfect For: Limited-time promotional menu items Seasonal navigation links Event-specific menus Flash sale announcements Temporary campaign links Holiday specials Time-sensitive content navigation Support If you encounter any issues or have questions, please contact us at [https://elvirainfotech.com/contact-us/]. You can also visit our website for more information and support resources. Technical Details File Structure: menu-expiration-control/ ├── menu-expiration-control.php (Main plugin file) └── assets/ └── jquery-ui.css (Datepicker styling) Hooks Used: * wp_nav_menu_item_custom_fields – Adds custom fields to menu items * wp_update_nav_menu_item – Saves custom field data * wp_nav_menu_objects – Filters menu items based on date/time * admin_enqueue_scripts – Loads datepicker assets Browser Compatibility: * Chrome/Edge (latest) * Firefox (latest) * Safari (latest) * Mobile browsers supported Privacy Policy This plugin does not collect, store, or transmit any user data. All date and time settings are stored locally in your WordPress database as post metadata. License This plugin is licensed under the GPLv2 or later license.