Admin Menu Editor vs Custom Menu Wizard Widget (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
Custom Menu Wizard Widget
3.0K+ active installs
Free
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, Custom Menu Wizard Widget has a higher user rating (4.7/5 from 49 reviews) while Admin Menu Editor leads in active installations (400K+ vs 3.0K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Admin Menu Editor has accumulated 7.8M+ total downloads while Custom Menu Wizard Widget has 263K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | Admin Menu Editor | Custom Menu Wizard Widget | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.6/5 | ► | 4.7/5 |
| Total Reviews | 311 | ◄ | 49 |
| Active Installs | 400K+ | ◄ | 3.0K+ |
| Total Downloads | 7.8M+ | ◄ | 263K+ |
| Support Resolution | 60% | N/A | |
| Last Updated | 1 month ago | ◄ | 8 years ago |
| First Released | 2009 | 2013 | |
| Age | 17 years | 13 years | |
| WP Requires | 5.9+ | 3.9+ | |
| PHP Requires | 7.4+ | 5.4+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 1.15 | 3.3.1 |
Rating Breakdown
Admin Menu Editor
Custom Menu Wizard Widget
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, Admin Menu Editor averaged approximately 2,546 daily downloads while Custom Menu Wizard Widget averaged 6.
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
Custom Menu Wizard Widget Reviews
No more updates, fails with PHP 8
The plugin fails with PHP 8 (breaking site), and there have been no updates for 5 years … This topic was modified 2 years, 8 months ago by lausianne.
Powerful and intelligent menu customizer !!!
Is the author still maintaining plug-ins? Although no mistakes were found. Compared with other custom menu plug-ins, this is the most powerful menu plug-in I have ever seen. I didn’t understand the us
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很好用，希望有一个中文版本，I hope it could transla to chinese ,thanks
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