Admin Menu Editor vs Login or Logout Menu Item (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
Login or Logout Menu Item
20K+ active installs
Free
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, Login or Logout Menu Item has a higher user rating (4.8/5 from 23 reviews) while Admin Menu Editor leads in active installations (400K+ vs 20K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Admin Menu Editor has accumulated 7.8M+ total downloads while Login or Logout Menu Item has 224K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | Admin Menu Editor | Login or Logout Menu Item | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.6/5 | ► | 4.8/5 |
| Total Reviews | 311 | ◄ | 23 |
| Active Installs | 400K+ | ◄ | 20K+ |
| Total Downloads | 7.8M+ | ◄ | 224K+ |
| Support Resolution | 60% | N/A | |
| Last Updated | 1 month ago | ◄ | 2 months ago |
| First Released | 2009 | 2017 | |
| Age | 17 years | 9 years | |
| WP Requires | 5.9+ | 6.0+ | |
| PHP Requires | 7.4+ | false+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 1.15 | 1.3.0 |
Rating Breakdown
Admin Menu Editor
Login or Logout Menu Item
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, Admin Menu Editor averaged approximately 2,546 daily downloads while Login or Logout Menu Item 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
Login or Logout Menu Item Reviews
No support for PHP version 8.0 or later
The plugin don’t seem to work from PHP version 8.0 and above.
Worked Easily and Flawlessly
I don’t know why this isn’t a standard with WordPress, but am so grateful this developer saw the need and created a functioning, lightweight, easy to use option! Highly recommend this.
It’s incredible…
… that WP doesn’t offer this functionality on its own 😀 Great plugin, works like a charm.
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