Admin Menu Editor vs User Menus – Nav Menu Visibility (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
User Menus – Nav Menu Visibility
80K+ active installs
Free
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, User Menus – Nav Menu Visibility has a higher user rating (5/5 from 1,273 reviews) while Admin Menu Editor leads in active installations (400K+ vs 80K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Admin Menu Editor has accumulated 7.8M+ total downloads while User Menus – Nav Menu Visibility has 887K+. User Menus – Nav Menu Visibility has a higher support resolution rate (100% vs 60%).
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | Admin Menu Editor | User Menus – Nav Menu Visibility | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.6/5 | ► | 5/5 |
| Total Reviews | 311 | ► | 1,273 |
| Active Installs | 400K+ | ◄ | 80K+ |
| Total Downloads | 7.8M+ | ◄ | 887K+ |
| Support Resolution | 60% | ► | 100% |
| Last Updated | 1 month ago | ◄ | 1 year ago |
| First Released | 2009 | 2016 | |
| Age | 17 years | 10 years | |
| WP Requires | 5.9+ | 4.6+ | |
| PHP Requires | 7.4+ | 5.6+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 1.15 | 1.3.2 |
Rating Breakdown
Admin Menu Editor
User Menus – Nav Menu Visibility
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, Admin Menu Editor averaged approximately 2,546 daily downloads while User Menus – Nav Menu Visibility averaged 76.
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
User Menus – Nav Menu Visibility Reviews
Super
Facile d’accès, pratique +++++++++++++
Does what it says it does…
…and I thank the author for it.
Nice Plugin
Word very well.
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