Admin Menu Editor vs User Menus – Nav Menu — WordPress

Admin Menu Editor vs User Menus – Nav Menu Visibility

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

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	Admin Menu Editor	User Menus – Nav Menu Visibility
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Description	2624 / 5000 chars52% used	1756 / 5000 chars35% used
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Platforms	WordPress	WordPress
Developer	Janis Elsts	Daniel Iser
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Feature comparison between Admin Menu Editor and User Menus – Nav Menu Visibility
Metric	Admin Menu Editor	User Menus – Nav Menu Visibility
Rating	4.6 ★	★ 5.0 ★
Total reviews	312	★ 1.3k
Active installs	300,000+	80,000+
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Keyword	Admin Menu Editor	User Menus – Nav Menu Visibility
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%

User Menus – Nav Menu Visibility

User Menus is the perfect plugin for websites that have logged in users. The plugin gives you more control over your nav menu by allowing you to apply visibility controls to menu items e.g., who can see each menu item (everyone, logged out users, logged in users, specific user roles). It also enables you to display logged in user information in the navigation menu e.g., “Hello, John Doe”. Lastly, the plugin allows you to add login, register, and logout links to your menu. Full Feature List User Menus allows you to do the following: Display menu items to everyone Display menu items to only logged out users Display menu items to only logged in users Display menu items to users with or without a specific user role. Show a logged in user’s {avatar} in a menu item with a custom size option. Show a logged in user’s {username} in a menu item Show a logged in user’s {first_name} in a menu item Show a logged in user’s {last_name} in a menu item Show a logged in user’s {display_name} in a menu item Show a logged in user’s nickname} in a menu item Show a logged in user’s {email} in a menu item Add a logout link to the menu (optional redirect settings) Add a register link to the menu (optional redirect settings) Add a login link to the menu (optional redirect settings) ** Includes a custom Menu Importer that will allow migrating User Menus data with the normal menu export/import. Created by Code Atlantic User Menus is built by the Code Atlantic team. We create high-quality WordPress plugins that help you grow your WordPress sites. Check out some of our most popular plugins: Popup Maker – #1 Popup & Marketing Plugin for WordPress Content Control – Restrict Access to Pages and Posts Requires WordPress 4.6 and PHP 5.6

Top keywords

menu21×6.58%
user14×4.39%
logged13×4.08%
item8×2.51%
logged in user8×2.51%
menu item8×2.51%

Frequently asked

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Which has better reviews, Admin Menu Editor or User Menus – Nav Menu Visibility?

User Menus – Nav Menu Visibility has the higher average rating (5.0★ from 1,278 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 User Menus – Nav Menu Visibility?

User Menus – Nav Menu Visibility 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 User Menus – Nav Menu Visibility?

Both apps are one-click installs from the WordPress Plugin Directory. User Menus – Nav Menu Visibility has the deeper published review base (1,278 vs 312), 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). User Menus – Nav Menu Visibility typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (1,278 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 User Menus – Nav Menu Visibility?

Migration support varies by app and category. Admin Menu Editor and User Menus – Nav Menu Visibility 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 Admin Menu Editor" 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 User Menus – Nav Menu Visibility

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Which is faster to set up, Admin Menu Editor or User Menus – Nav Menu Visibility?

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Can I migrate data between Admin Menu Editor and User Menus – Nav Menu Visibility?

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