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Privilege Menu

This plugin allows you to display menu items based on if a user is logged in, logged out or based on the role you have given the user.

By FuzzGuard·Menu·Free
5(7 reviews)
·1.0K+ active installs·Updated 7 years ago
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As of April 2026, Privilege Menu is a WordPress menu plugin with 1.0K+ active installations and a 5/5 rating from 7 reviews. It has been downloaded 36K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.8+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2014. Last updated 7 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Downloads are up 50% this week. Top alternative: Admin Menu Editor.

5/57 reviews
1.0K+active installs
36K+total downloads
12 yearssince 2014

Overview

This plugin allows you to display menu items based on if a user is logged in, logged out or based on the role you have given the user.

This plugin allows fine-grained permissions to be added to each individual menu item to display or not display the item based on the
users logged in/logged out status or the role assigned to the user. This solves the problem of having to modify theme functions.php files to add in menu restrictions. The changes in functions.php is often overwritten by a theme update. This plugin removes that worry, as you can update the theme, independent of the plugin.

Please Note

This plugin uses a modified version of the Nav Menu Walker class. This means any other plugins that utilize their own custom Nav Menu Walker class, can and will conflict with this plugin. W…

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Ratings & Reviews

57 reviews
5 ★
7
4 ★
0
3 ★
0
2 ★
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1 ★
0

Recent Reviews

WOW! Works with MEGAMENU!
by Doc GermaniCus·5 years ago

I have now tested countless plugins, none of them worked with my mega menu! And this part that has not been updated for a long time works perfectly! Thumbs up!

Very Very Good
by igota15·5 years ago

Muito Bom!! PQP . Salvou tudinho

Perfect!
by peebz·8 years ago

A great plugin – much appreciated.

Great plugin
by Greg Ross·11 years ago

Much easier to deal with menu items you only want to display to certain users than having to hack whatever theme your using!

I Love it!
by Kay69·11 years ago

The Power of simplicity.

THANK YOU!

Download Trends

Today: 5Yesterday: 7This week: 33Period total: 1K

Compatibility

WordPress3.8+ requiredTested up to 5.0.25
PHPfalse+ required

Version Adoption

v1.8
100.0%

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Frequently Asked Questions

Changelog

1.8.4

  • Added hook support for the hooks ‘priv_menu_roles’ and ‘priv_menu_visibility’. See FAQ on usage.
View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

FuzzGuardFuzzGuard
Plugin Info
Version
1.8.4
Last Updated
Feb 18, 2019
WP Requires
3.8+
Tested Up To
5.0.25
PHP Requires
false+
Active Installs
1.0K+
Downloads
36K+
Added
Mar 30, 2014
Business
Free

Tags

menumenusrolesnav menunav menus

Developer

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FuzzGuard
5 plugins0.0M+ total installs
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