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Useful Admin Menu

by ioannup · WordPress.org page

v2.0 Tested up to WP 6.2.11 PHP 5.6+

Useful Admin Menu has 10+ active installs on WordPress.org and 30,957 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on April 15, 2023, tested up to WordPress 6.2.11.

Useful Admin Menu at a glance

Active installs
10+
Total downloads
30,957
Downloads, last 30 days
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available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
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tracking since September 4, 2026

Is Useful Admin Menu well maintained?

Support threads resolved
No open threads
nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum
WordPress compatibility
Behind
tested up to WordPress 6.2.11, not yet with the current 7.1

Features

The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.

  • Search menu and submenu items
  • Auto hides unused Admin Menu items
  • These settings personal for each user
  • Reset settings
  • Reset clicks – to start collecting data and hiding unused menu items from scratch
  • Set Menu Items which should be always shown or hidden

Useful Admin Menu reviews and ratings

2 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.

All reviews
5.0 out of 5

2 reviews

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  • Thats a very inteligent software.. the only problem was..

    Thats a very inteligent software.. the only problem was..it would not keep woocommerce menu displayed even though I had explicitly made it keep showing. If it was not for that I would have keeped it.. maybe in the future try to fix it. thanks anyway ! i believe it may help others a lot.

    cliquei2

  • My Admin Menu Now Perfect!

    My Admin Menu now as it should be, perfectly uncluttered, thanks!

    Jimmy Lee

Details

The plugin automatically hides unused Admin Menu items and adds search box for menu items

The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.

Tags

  • admin
  • admin menu
  • auto
  • hide
  • search

More from ioannup

Version
2.0
Last updated
Apr 15, 2023
First published
Nov 25, 2019
Requires WordPress
5.0
Tested up to
6.2.11
Requires PHP
5.6
Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

Useful Admin Menu FAQ

What does Useful Admin Menu do?

According to its WordPress.org readme, Useful Admin Menu offers Search menu and submenu items, Auto hides unused Admin Menu items, These settings personal for each user, Reset settings and Reset clicks – to start collecting data and hiding unused menu items from scratch.

How many active installs does Useful Admin Menu have?

WordPress.org reports 10+ active installs for Useful Admin Menu as of September 7, 2026.

Is Useful Admin Menu still maintained?

The last release was on April 15, 2023, more than a year ago. WordPress.org shows a warning on plugins that go this long without an update.

Is Useful Admin Menu free?

Useful Admin Menu is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.