Admin Menu Editor vs Menu Image, Icons made easy (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
Menu Image, Icons made easy
100K+ active installs
Free
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, Admin Menu Editor has a higher user rating (4.6/5 from 311 reviews) and leads in active installations (400K+ vs 100K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Admin Menu Editor has accumulated 7.8M+ total downloads while Menu Image, Icons made easy has 2.1M+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | Admin Menu Editor | Menu Image, Icons made easy | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.6/5 | ◄ | 4.5/5 |
| Total Reviews | 311 | ◄ | 123 |
| Active Installs | 400K+ | ◄ | 100K+ |
| Total Downloads | 7.8M+ | ◄ | 2.1M+ |
| Support Resolution | 60% | N/A | |
| Last Updated | 1 month ago | ◄ | 8 months ago |
| First Released | 2009 | 2013 | |
| Age | 17 years | 13 years | |
| WP Requires | 5.9+ | 4.4.0+ | |
| PHP Requires | 7.4+ | false+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 1.15 | 3.13 |
Rating Breakdown
Admin Menu Editor
Menu Image, Icons made easy
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, Admin Menu Editor averaged approximately 2,546 daily downloads while Menu Image, Icons made easy averaged 196.
Recent Reviews
Admin Menu Editor Reviews
We swear by this plugin, installed on all our sites!
Not sure how we can manage without this plugin. It keeps our structure organized, categorized and most importantly easy to find. Highly recommend, I’ve tried a few and stuck with this one overall.
Separator with title
Great plugin, it just lacked an option to organize groups with a titled separator.
Helpfull Plugin
I was always annoyed by the huge number of menu entries created by all the installed plugins. With Admin Menu I was finally able to clean things up and organize everything in a meaningful way. It took
Menu Image, Icons made easy Reviews
not scaling images
The plugin does not actually scale the images in the menu and displays them only in full size.
Pésimo
Pésimo, parace un virus… daña todo y no se deja desinstalar This topic was modified 1 year, 8 months ago by ozonodigital.
It works – simple
Its the only image menu which worked for me. Easy to set up. My wishes: would be good to can change the image on active status. Thanks.
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