Controlled Admin Access vs Remove admin menus by role (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
Controlled Admin Access
10K+ active installs
Free
Remove admin menus by role
8.0K+ active installs
Free
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, Controlled Admin Access has a higher user rating (4.8/5 from 44 reviews) and leads in active installations (10K+ vs 8.0K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Controlled Admin Access has accumulated 218K+ total downloads while Remove admin menus by role has 65K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | Controlled Admin Access | Remove admin menus by role | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.8/5 | ◄ | 4.4/5 |
| Total Reviews | 44 | ◄ | 14 |
| Active Installs | 10K+ | ◄ | 8.0K+ |
| Total Downloads | 218K+ | ◄ | 65K+ |
| Support Resolution | 0% | N/A | |
| Last Updated | 3 months ago | ◄ | 4 months ago |
| First Released | 2015 | 2016 | |
| Age | 11 years | 10 years | |
| WP Requires | 4.0+ | 3.5+ | |
| PHP Requires | 7.0+ | 5.6+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 2.1.2 | 1.37 |
Rating Breakdown
Controlled Admin Access
Remove admin menus by role
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, Controlled Admin Access averaged approximately 44 daily downloads while Remove admin menus by role averaged 15.
Recent Reviews
Controlled Admin Access Reviews
Great Plugin
It’s a very great plugin. Thank you.
Perfect software
The software works perfectly. Something than can maybe be added is a way to log page view, of the admins we create. (Real time, or simply log events & display them onto a page), maybe with an email no
Excellent!
This is an extremely useful little plugin that not only makes it easier to provide admin access to outsiders but also to understand what actions they are taking and ensuring they don’t have access to
Remove admin menus by role Reviews
Works flawlessly
Thank you developer! its free and works as expected
Don’t work
Simply don’t work, sadly
BE VERY CAREFUL WITH THIS PLUGIN
Why? Because it doesn’t work ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ You can easily check this: – create a new role with the User Role Editor plugin – assign the new role to a user – use this plugin to disable, for instance, the P
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It hides the default role dropdown list and displays a list of role checkboxes to select multiple roles for a user.
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