Remove admin menus by role vs Access Areas for WordPress (2026)

Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.

Remove admin menus by role

Remove admin menus by role

4.4(14)

8.0K+ active installs

Free

Updated 4 months ago
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Access Areas for WordPress

Access Areas for WordPress

4.5(17)

400 active installs

Free

Updated 4 months ago
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Quick Verdict

As of April 2026, Access Areas for WordPress has a higher user rating (4.5/5 from 17 reviews) while Remove admin menus by role leads in active installations (8.0K+ vs 400). Both are free WordPress plugins. Remove admin menus by role has accumulated 65K+ total downloads while Access Areas for WordPress has 32K+.

Detailed Comparison

Rating
4.4/5Remove admin menus by role
Access Areas for WordPress4.5/5
Total Reviews
14Remove admin menus by role
Access Areas for WordPress17
Active Installs
8.0K+Remove admin menus by role
Access Areas for WordPress400
Total Downloads
65K+Remove admin menus by role
Access Areas for WordPress32K+
Support Resolution
N/ARemove admin menus by role
Access Areas for WordPressN/A
Last Updated
4 months agoRemove admin menus by role
Access Areas for WordPress4 months ago
First Released
2016Remove admin menus by role
Access Areas for WordPress2013
Age
10 yearsRemove admin menus by role
Access Areas for WordPress13 years
WP Requires
3.5+Remove admin menus by role
Access Areas for WordPress4.6+
PHP Requires
5.6+Remove admin menus by role
Access Areas for WordPress5.6+
Business Model
FreeRemove admin menus by role
Access Areas for WordPressFree
Latest Version
1.37Remove admin menus by role
Access Areas for WordPress1.5.22

Rating Breakdown

Remove admin menus by role

4.4/5(14 reviews)
5
79%
4
0%
3
7%
2
7%
1
7%

Access Areas for WordPress

4.5/5(17 reviews)
5
82%
4
6%
3
0%
2
0%
1
12%

Recent Reviews

Remove admin menus by role Reviews

by aespe

Works flawlessly

Thank you developer! its free and works as expected

by FilipeOS

Don’t work

Simply don’t work, sadly

by Gabor Lippert

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

Access Areas for WordPress Reviews

No reviews yet

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Remove admin menus by role or Access Areas for WordPress more popular?
Remove admin menus by role has 8.0K+ active installations while Access Areas for WordPress has 400. Remove admin menus by role is the more widely-used plugin as of April 2026.
Which has better ratings — Remove admin menus by role or Access Areas for WordPress?
Remove admin menus by role has a 4.4/5 rating from 14 reviews, while Access Areas for WordPress has a 4.5/5 rating from 17 reviews.
Are Remove admin menus by role and Access Areas for WordPress free?
Remove admin menus by role is free and Access Areas for WordPress is free. Both can be downloaded from the WordPress.org plugin directory.
Which plugin has better support — Remove admin menus by role or Access Areas for WordPress?
Support resolution data is not available for all plugins. Check each plugin's WordPress.org support forum for current response quality.
Which plugin is updated more frequently?
Remove admin menus by role was last updated 4 months ago and Access Areas for WordPress was last updated 4 months ago.

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