Remove admin menus by role vs Announce from the Dashboard (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
Remove admin menus by role
8.0K+ active installs
Free
Announce from the Dashboard
7.0K+ active installs
Free
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, Remove admin menus by role has a higher user rating (4.4/5 from 14 reviews) and leads in active installations (8.0K+ vs 7.0K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Remove admin menus by role has accumulated 65K+ total downloads while Announce from the Dashboard has 24K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | Remove admin menus by role | Announce from the Dashboard | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.4/5 | ◄ | 4.3/5 |
| Total Reviews | 14 | ◄ | 6 |
| Active Installs | 8.0K+ | ◄ | 7.0K+ |
| Total Downloads | 65K+ | ◄ | 24K+ |
| Support Resolution | N/A | N/A | |
| Last Updated | 4 months ago | ◄ | 2 years ago |
| First Released | 2016 | 2012 | |
| Age | 10 years | 14 years | |
| WP Requires | 3.5+ | 3.8+ | |
| PHP Requires | 5.6+ | false+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 1.37 | 1.5.3 |
Rating Breakdown
Remove admin menus by role
Announce from the Dashboard
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, Remove admin menus by role averaged approximately 15 daily downloads while Announce from the Dashboard averaged 5.
Recent Reviews
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
Announce from the Dashboard Reviews
Simple, fast, intuitive.
Hello Your plugin is simple, fast, intuitive. I thought the plugin does not work, because I have turned off alerts for users. Rather to my surprise I saw appear the message done with your plugin. Fant
GREAT ! – BON !
Good plugin! But too simple. Suggestion: Add more options for the message text editing mode. FR : Bon plugin ! Mais trop simple. Suggestion : Ajouter plus d’options pour le mode édition de texte messa
Simple and straight forward
Very nice plugin, works as described. I run it along the other plugin of same author “WP Admin UI Customize” and works very nicely for Subscribers roles. Thanks for your work!
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