Controlled Admin vs Remove Dashboard — WordPress

Controlled Admin Access vs Remove Dashboard Access

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Controlled Admin Access

4.8·45reviews·10,000+installs

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	Controlled Admin Access	Remove Dashboard Access
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Description	2829 / 5000 chars57% used	2541 / 5000 chars51% used
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Platforms	WordPress	WordPress
Developer	Waseem Senjer	TrustedLogin
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Feature comparison between Controlled Admin Access and Remove Dashboard Access
Metric	Controlled Admin Access	Remove Dashboard Access
Rating	★ 4.8 ★	4.6 ★
Total reviews	45	★ 78
Active installs	10,000+	30,000+
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Keyword	Controlled Admin Access	Remove Dashboard Access
payment form	#879	#743

5. App details

Long-form description · keyword frequency

Controlled Admin Access

Give a temporary limited admin. access to themes designers, plugins developers and support agents. The plugin is simple and clean, it helps the administrator to create a user with a temporary access and choose which pages in your admin area which you don’t want the user to access. send the details to the user and when he finished his task, you can easily deactivate the account and activate it later. Upgrade to Pro Now Documentation Features Menu Filter The plugin will allow you to select admin menu items that you want to restrict for the created admin. Not only the plugin will hide the menu item from the admin but it also will block the page if they access it in some other way. Expiration Time You may don’t want to give access indefinitely, the plugin allows you to set an expiration time for the restricted admin account. After the account expires, the account will no longer be able to login into the admin dashboard. Moreover, you can always extend the expiry time or change it. Hide Admin Bar WordPress offers an admin bar to provide quick access to some pages or to perform some actions. Using the plugin, you can hide the admin bar links at the top of the page will be hidden in both the frontend and admin areas. Disable Access You can always disable the restricted admin account at any time. For example, if you gave a developer access to fix a bug or install a theme, when they finish the task you can disable their account. This will block login in using the account but it will retain the account’s information in case you wanted to give them access in the future. Pro Features Plugins Internal Pages Take more control and restrict access to plugins’ internal pages. For example, you would like to give access to the WooCommerce Settings page, but you do not want the account to see the Payments Gateways tab. Currently, the plugin supports WooCommerce, Easy Digital Downloads and BuddyPress. In the future, we will add support for more plugins. No Password Login Add some convenience when sending access to the user, you can generate a secure login URL for the user, and the user will use the link to login into the dashboard without the need for a password. You can also disable login by a password for restricted admins, this will restrict the admin from login in using a password or sending a reset password email. Activity Log Keep track of what restricted admins have done while logged in, the plugin will log more than 20 actions such as activating/deactivating/deleting a plugin, switching a theme, deleting a theme, exporting data, publishing/deleting a post and uploading a file. Remote Logout At any given time, you can force logging out any restricted admin if you no longer need them logged in the admin dashboard. This action will log them out on all logged-in devices and locations.

Top keywords

admin15×3.00%
access12×2.40%
account9×1.80%
login7×1.40%
user6×1.20%
password5×1.00%
restricted5×1.00%
time5×1.00%
disable4×0.80%
give4×0.80%
pages4×0.80%
want4×0.80%

Remove Dashboard Access

The easiest and safest way to restrict access to your WordPress site’s Dashboard and administrative menus. Remove Dashboard Access is a lightweight plugin that automatically redirects users who shouldn’t have access to the Dashboard to a custom URL of your choosing. Redirects can also be configured on a per-role/per-capability basis, allowing you to keep certain users out of the Dashboard, while retaining access for others. Limit Dashboard access to user roles: Admins only Admins + editors Admins, editors, and authors or restrict by specific user capability Choose your own redirect URL Optionally allow users to edit their profiles Display a message on the login screen so users know why they’re being redirected Allow specific admin pages through the redirect — paste a list of URLs your customers should still be able to reach (with wildcard support for grouping related pages) Optionally extend the block to admin-ajax.php requests for stricter lockdown Blocking access to the Dashboard is a great way to prevent clients from breaking their sites, prevent users from seeing things they shouldn’t, and to keep your site’s backend more secure. Allow only users with roles or capabilities: You can restrict Dashboard access to Admins only, Editors or above, Authors or above, or by selecting a specific user capability. Grant access to user profiles: Optionally allow all users the ability to edit their profiles in the Dashboard. Users lacking the chosen capability won’t be able to access any other sections of the Dashboard. Show a custom login message: Supply a message to display on the login screen. Leaving this blank disables the message. Allow specific admin pages through the redirect: Sometimes you want to lock down the Dashboard but still let your customers reach one or two specific admin pages — a payment confirmation, a TrustedLogin secret-share screen, a custom report. Paste those URLs into the Allowed URLs box (one per line, relative or absolute), and matching requests will skip the redirect. Use * as a wildcard inside a query value to match a whole group of pages at once. For example, ?page=tl-* allows tl-secrets, tl-config, and any other page whose slug starts with tl-. Optionally block AJAX requests too: By default this plugin doesn’t touch requests to admin-ajax.php — most WordPress sites rely on those for legitimate frontend AJAX. If you’d rather the dashboard restriction apply there as well, turn on the “Also block AJAX” checkbox in the Advanced section of the settings page.

Top keywords

dashboard11×2.67%
access9×2.18%

Frequently asked

Common questions about this comparison

Which has better reviews, Controlled Admin Access or Remove Dashboard Access?

Controlled Admin Access has the higher average rating (4.8★ from 45 reviews) compared to Remove Dashboard Access (4.6★ from 78 reviews). Both are tracked daily by AppRanks, so the figures here update each refresh cycle.

Should I choose Controlled Admin Access or Remove Dashboard Access?

Controlled Admin Access 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.

Which is faster to set up, Controlled Admin Access or Remove Dashboard Access?

Both apps are one-click installs from the WordPress Plugin Directory. Remove Dashboard Access has the deeper published review base (78 vs 45), 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?

Controlled Admin Access typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (45 reviews). Remove Dashboard Access typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (78 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 Controlled Admin Access and Remove Dashboard Access?

Migration support varies by app and category. Controlled Admin Access and Remove Dashboard Access 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 Controlled Admin Access" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.

Controlled Admin Access vs Remove Dashboard Access

Controlled Admin Access

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Which has better reviews, Controlled Admin Access or Remove Dashboard Access?

Should I choose Controlled Admin Access or Remove Dashboard Access?

Which is faster to set up, Controlled Admin Access or Remove Dashboard Access?

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

Can I migrate data between Controlled Admin Access and Remove Dashboard Access?

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