Hide admin menu and admin bar items in WordPress admin area based on user role.
As of April 2026, ELU Hide Admin Menu is a WordPress admin bar plugin with 100 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 2 reviews. It has been downloaded 2.6K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.8+ and PHP 5.3+. Available on WordPress.org since 2018. Last updated 7 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Hide Admin Bar.
The ELU Hide Admin Menu plugin helps you hide admin menu and admin bar items in WordPress admin area based on user role. Simply select the checkboxes corresponding to menu items and user role and Save. You’ll have a simplified menu for your clients and users. That will help you hide some important menu items that you don’t want them to access, like settings page, account detail page, etc.
This plugin has a friendly interface and very easy to use. Everything is simple and you can understand all the functionality within 5 minutes!
The ELU Hide Admin Menu plugin works well with custom user roles and menu items added by other plugins and compatible with WordPress Multisite.
| WordPress | 4.8+ requiredTested up to 4.9.29 |
| PHP | 5.3+ required |
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